Installing and deploying MSP360 RMM is straightforward and designed to fit various usage scenarios. From testing on a single workstation to large-scale network deployments, MSP360 RMM provides flexible options tailored to your needs. This guide explains the installation and deployment methods and details scenarios where each is optimal and effective.
Many companies, including MSPs, are now experimenting with solutions with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) functionalities in order to better address cybersecurity challenges. In fact, in 2024, business spending on generative AI spiked to $13.8 billion, showing that enterprises are heavily investing in practical use cases for AI.
While technical expertise is integral to the Managed Service Provider (MSP) business, a deep understanding of customers’ industries truly sets top MSPs apart.
You can’t guarantee that a ransomware attack will never impact your business. The good news is that you can take steps to minimize your organization’s risk of becoming the victim of a successful ransomware attack.
Customer referrals are a powerful way for managed service providers (MSPs) to bring in new business. In fact, a potential customer is four times more likely to make a purchase when referred by a friend or colleague.
Selecting a backup solution requires balancing functionality, cost, and reliability, especially for IT professionals and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) managing critical business data. In this article, we compare Cove Backup (formerly N-able Backup) and MSP360 Managed Backup, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and optimal use cases to guide your decision—whether you’re new to backup solutions or considering a Cove Backup alternative.
This comparison focuses on features critical for MSPs and IT departments, including pricing policy and cost planning, backup capabilities, storage options, and management console usability, helping you make an informed decision based on your organization’s needs.
*According to Reddit users’ comments.
Choosing between MSP360 Managed Backup and Cove Backup depends on your business priorities. MSP360 offers unmatched flexibility in storage, robust security features like immutability, and cost-efficient pricing, making it an excellent choice for MSPs managing diverse environments or seeking a Cove alternative. On the other hand, Cove excels in cloud-native simplicity and seamless integration with N-able’s ecosystem, making it suitable for organizations already committed to their tools.
Both platforms cater to distinct needs, and understanding your operational requirements will help you make the best decision for protecting your data and ensuring business continuity.
If you take snapshots of your data, you may think your systems are safe against the risk of data loss or destruction. But when it comes time to restore data, you might be in for an unpleasant surprise when, despite having snapshots on hand, you’re not able to restore data successfully or maintain acceptable levels of business continuity.
Retention policies are a vital part of your backup strategy. This guide will explain the purpose of retention policies and provide a step-by-step walkthrough on how to create, assign, and manage them in MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
It’s that time of the year again: the holidays are upon us, and the new year is only a few weeks away.
While business operations may be winding down, December is the perfect time for managed service providers (MSPs) to reflect on their wins and losses in 2024 and proactively start planning for the future.
If your organization uses Microsoft 365, protecting your data in OneDrive is a critical part of a comprehensive backup strategy. While desktop backups are a cornerstone of data protection and an excellent solution for safeguarding local files, they’re not designed to secure your OneDrive data. This is where a specialized solution such as MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365 comes in.
We’ve already discussed the misconceptions about ways to provide OneDrive data security. Now, we will explore four critical reasons why OneDrive needs an automated, cloud-based backup solution that operates independently of users’ workstations and connects directly to OneDrive servers.
Even if OneDrive files reside on a user’s local workstation, relying on a desktop backup still means sending data through an office network that can’t match the speed of a direct, cloud-to-cloud transfer. Local internet connections in the office or at home often have limited bandwidth, creating bottlenecks that slow the backup process and consume valuable time.
MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365 circumvents these limitations by connecting directly to Microsoft’s servers, leveraging the high-speed and reliable data transfer capabilities of a cloud-to-cloud architecture. This approach ensures that your OneDrive backups run faster, with fewer interruptions and minimal impact on your local network. As a result, your backup process is not only more efficient but also more scalable and cost-effective in the long run.
Many OneDrive users rely on the OneDrive Files On-Demand feature, which stores only file pointers locally instead of downloading every file. This approach is intentional, as it keeps workstation disk usage low and maintains a responsive user experience.
Some backup solutions attempt to safeguard OneDrive data by forcing all on-demand files to be downloaded to the workstation before they can be backed up. This undermines the core benefit of Files On-Demand, needlessly consuming local storage and bandwidth and significantly prolonging the backup process. It’s highly inefficient to download files from one cloud environment to a desktop and then re-upload them to another.
By incorporating MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365 into your strategy, you avoid these pitfalls. Instead of depending on local synchronization, MSP360 connects directly to OneDrive in the cloud, ensuring that every file is backed up without forcing unnecessary downloads or wasting valuable storage space. This approach preserves the benefits of Files On-Demand while providing complete, secure backup protection.
Not every user works with OneDrive files in a way that a desktop backup can capture. Many users access and edit their documents directly through a web browser, whether they’re on a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Because these files never need to be downloaded to a local machine, desktop-only backup solutions cannot protect them.
With MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365, you can ensure full coverage of all user data, regardless of how or where it’s accessed. Instead of relying on local synchronization, MSP360 connects directly to Microsoft 365 to back up every file—whether it’s synced locally or edited exclusively in the cloud. This means that even the files that remain cloud-only are safely stored, giving you the confidence that no important data is left unprotected.
Even when a user’s workstation is offline, and the user is on vacation, colleagues may still be editing and updating this user’s files in OneDrive. By relying solely on desktop backups, you risk missing changes that happen exclusively in OneDrive.
Integrating MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365 ensures that all file versions are consistently protected at the source, safeguarding the latest file changes no matter when or where they occur.
Further reading Set up MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365
In modern organizations, people collaborate on documents in cloud platforms like OneDrive, trusting them with some of the most business-critical documents. While desktop backups are excellent for securing locally stored files, they are not optimized to handle the unique challenges of protecting cloud-based data. A dedicated cloud-based solution, such as MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365, is essential to ensure that all files—whether synced, cloud-only, or actively collaborated on—are fully protected.
By integrating MSP360 Managed Backup for Microsoft 365 with your existing desktop backup solution, you gain comprehensive coverage for both local and cloud-based data. Experience how a specialized backup approach can secure your organization’s data effectively. Take advantage of our trial licenses and storage to see the benefits for yourself and gain the peace of mind that comes with knowing your data is fully protected.
Further reading Why You Need to Back Up Microsoft 365 and How MSP360 Helps (Whitepaper)
Artificial intelligence helps managed service providers (MSPs) do their jobs faster, better, and more efficiently than ever. How you incorporate AI into your day-to-day operations will have far-flung effects.
Are you reading this to safeguard your OneDrive, for compliance reasons, or because you’ve had an incident? This article highlights six key factors to consider when selecting a OneDrive backup solution.
