Empowering MSPs: Simplifying Data Protection Through Strategic Partnerships

Managed service providers are under increasing pressure to protect complex workloads while keeping costs predictable. Rising ransomware threats, hybrid environments and unpredictable cloud pricing models have made data protection more challenging than ever. In an exclusive CRNtv interview, Kyleigh Romero, global MSP distribution manager at Commvault and Shawn Klein, senior technology alliance manager at Wasabi Technologies, shared how their partnership is helping MSPs strengthen cyber resilience and grow margins.

“MSPs are facing growing pressure as customer environments become more complex and cyber threats become more sophisticated,” Romero said. “The rapid adoption of hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure means data is now dispersed across multiple platforms, making consistent protection and compliance harder to manage.”

Commvault’s unified platform delivers intelligent data protection, recovery and threat defense across all environments, while Wasabi brings predictable pricing and high-performance cloud storage to the mix. “One of the key benefits of Commvault is flexibility,” Romero explained. “We give MSPs the ability to choose their own journey, and Wasabi fits perfectly with seamless integration that takes about 10 minutes.”

Klein emphasized the importance of cost predictability. “Any successful company owner needs to embrace predictable business models,” he said. “Wasabi offers flat-rate pricing with no egress or API fees, which MSPs absolutely love because it improves margins and reduces risk.”

The partnership also addresses operational efficiency. “MSPs often use three to five backup providers,” Romero noted. “Consolidating to one platform saves an average of 32 hours a month in administrative time.” Wasabi complements this with immutable storage and object lock features for ransomware protection. “You can’t deploy one without the other and have a truly cyber-resilient solution,” Klein said.

Together, Commvault and Wasabi deliver enterprise-grade protection without enterprise-level complexity, helping MSPs simplify operations, defend against ransomware and scale profitably.

To learn more visit, wasabi.com/partner/integrations/commvault