Backup And Disaster Recovery Minute: A Differentiated Device-Based Platform Small Businesses Need

The need to continue to support distributed workforces is rising. As a result, nearly half of all solution providers believe they will see a positive impact on business continuity solutions, according to IPED Channelytics research. But most typical off-the-shelf BDR solutions are limited when it comes to provisioning, deployment and ecosystem restraints. This could cripple your SMB customers’ businesses.

MSPs must re-evaluate their technology offering to best fit today’s distributed workforce. StorageCraft’s solution is OneXafe Solo, a direct-to-cloud appliance bundled with next-generation data protection software.

“It’s extremely portable and extremely affordable, but it’s also powered by our next-generation software called ShadowXafe,” says Jeannine Edwards, senior director of channel marketing at StorageCraft. “This is the enterprise-level protection they need at a price point that makes sense.”

OneXafe Solo protects multiple physical and virtual environments and can backup customer data through a multitude of targets including direct-to-cloud, NAS, internal drive and USB drive.

Why is this important to you?

Nearly three out of four solution providers believe they will continue to support distributed workforces, according to StorageCraft research.

“You can actually have the appliance shipped right to your location or drop-shipped to the customer,” says Edwards. “And, once that machine is powered on and connected to the internet, bam, you are ready to manage it. And all of that information is tied into our management platform OneSystem.”

Additionally, partners can virtualize a system and recover their SMB customers’ data in seconds with StorageCraft’s VirtualBoot technology. “Our concept was always backup fast, recover faster,” says Lee Bender, senior director of sales engineering at StorageCraft. “With Solo, we now make it so much easier to put data there. Because we can leverage hypervisors in multiple locations, we have this ability to grow and expand at other sites.”

Partners who sell OneXafe Solo can take advantage of StorageCraft’s 24/7 support, indefinite hardware warranty and flexible monthly invoicing. This helps solution providers scale your business continuity solutions while keeping your clients’ data secure.