{"id":59605,"date":"2025-03-25T10:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=59605"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:06:50","slug":"introducing-msp360-managed-backup-8-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/introducing-msp360-managed-backup-8-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing MSP360 Managed Backup 8.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re excited to introduce MSP360 Managed Backup 8.0 with advanced integration with ConnectWise PSA, simplified backup management with templates, and more.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send Number of Licenses and Their Cost Along with Billing to ConnectWise PSA<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MSP360 has enhanced its integration with ConnectWise PSA, making billing more efficient and flexible for MSPs. The new update allows MSPs to sync billing information not just by data usage but also by the number of licenses, enabling more accurate and automated invoicing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this release, MSPs can now:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sync billing information by both data usage and license count.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatically generate invoices for MSP360 licenses without manual data entry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enable direct billing for all clients within ConnectWise PSA, eliminating the need for workarounds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how MSPs can set up cost and price for each MSP360 product:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59606 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-52.png\" alt=\"Set up custom prices\" width=\"1105\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-52.png 1105w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-52-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-52-707x1024.png 707w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-52-768x1112.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-52-1061x1536.png 1061w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-52-624x904.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 1105px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please refer to the Cost section as the amount paid by a provider to MSP360, whereas the Price section refers to the amount paid by a customer to the provider.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In order to configure billing for a specific customer, go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab, <strong>ConnectWise PSA<\/strong> section and configure the billing options for a selected customer:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59608\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-28.png\" alt=\"PSA integration\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-28.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-28-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-28-1024x817.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-28-768x612.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-28-1536x1225.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-28-624x498.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59607\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-29.png\" alt=\"PSA integration\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-29.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-29-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-29-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-29-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-29-1536x1229.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-29-624x499.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easier Backup Configuration with Templates<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We've made it even easier to apply and manage backup settings for your endpoints:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Apply Backup Templates: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">easily apply an existing backup template directly from the computer settings page, streamlining the setup of new endpoints.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Create Templates from Existing Configurations:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> turn a reference backup configuration into a reusable template straight from the computer\u2019s settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Clone Backup Plans:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> quickly duplicate backup plans by copying them from one endpoint and pasting them to another.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Updates and Improvements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, in this release, we've introduced several improvements that enhance overall usability. Here\u2019s what\u2019s new:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wasabi Unified Billing Details: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unified Billing customers can now download detailed Wasabi storage billing reports with a daily breakdown of data usage for better analysis and cost tracking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Billing Period in PDF Invoices: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">payment tracking now includes the billing period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Faster Object Listing for Backups and Restores:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we\u2019ve reduced the wait times when selecting files for backup or restore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Easy Access to Help and Documentation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">each page in the web console now contains direct links to relevant help materials in case users run into issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Public API Enhancement: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new API capabilities allow you to authorize, deauthorize, and check the authorization status of computers, streamlining device management.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Quick Filters with License Counters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> license counters now act as instant filters, making it easier to navigate and find specific license data on the Licenses page.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We value your feedback and encourage you to share your thoughts on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.msp360.com\/categories\/2\/managed-backup-general\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/feedback.msp360.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feedback portal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or via the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to introduce MSP360 Managed Backup 8.0 with advanced integration with ConnectWise PSA, simplified backup management with templates, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[877,895,882],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-articles","category-msp360-mbs","category-msp360-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59605"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59636,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59605\/revisions\/59636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}