The Sky Isn’t Falling: Keeping Your Clients Safe in the Cloud

For companies with sensitive and potentially irreplaceable information, storing important files in the cloud requires careful consideration. The spread of data across different cloud platforms presents two problems. First, it increases the likelihood of data leakage and data loss, as administrators lose control over the data. Second, when documents, pictures and other files are stored in different cloud services, finding them--and recovering them if necessary--can be a challenge.

In case you thought Microsoft was lagging behind in mobile productivity, you might want to reconsider. Microsoft and other cloud companies have taken some big steps to extend Microsoft Office far beyond the desktop and into the cloud. In the last couple of months, Google and Box have separately announced online editing features and close integration with Office desktop apps, while Microsoft announced just two weeks ago that Office users on iPad will be able to save their documents in any kind of cloud storage.

What’s the upshot for MSPs given these moves? The days of employees storing their important data on a single server or within a single cloud repository are long gone. Now, as the applications that take advantage of cloud storage are becoming more cloud platform-agnostic, employees can and will store their data in any number of cloud services, such as Google Drive, Office 365 and Box. MSPs need to make sure that clients’ data is properly controlled, no matter where it resides.

For companies with sensitive and potentially irreplaceable information, storing important files in the cloud requires careful consideration. The spread of data across different cloud platforms presents two problems. First, it increases the likelihood of data leakage and data loss, as administrators lose control over the data. Second, when documents, pictures and other files are stored in different cloud services, finding them–and recovering them if necessary–can be a challenge.

eFolder Cloudfinder gives users the assurance that their cloud data is backed up, protected and recoverable. Cloudfinder works seamlessly with Office 365, Google Apps, Salesforce and Box. With Cloudfinder, partners can rest assured their clients’ cloud data is controlled while helping them respond to accidental data loss or malicious deletion.

Cloudfinder is a stellar solution from a partner perspective, as well. It allows MSPs to back up multiple applications from a single interface, including multiple instances of a single cloud service, allowing for easier management and oversight. MSPs can also search across different cloud applications, so they can find data no matter where it resides. Finally, MSPs who deploy Cloudfinder enjoy flexible pricing options and an easy-to-use interface with advanced monitoring and reporting features.

By licensing Cloudfinder, partners can offer their clients in the cloud peace of mind while taking advantage of an exciting new profit opportunity–even as their clients move more data off-premises and into the cloud. Learn more about why MSPs should deploy cloud-to-cloud backup to their clients by downloading the white paper “10 Reasons Why MSPs Need Cloud-to-Cloud Backup and Recovery.”

Neeraj Periwal is Marketing Coordinator, eFolder. Guest blogs such as this one are published monthly and are part of MSPmentor’s Cloud-based File Syncing and Sharing Infocenter.