What You Should Know About Virtual Infrastructure Protection
With the overwhelming amount of information out there on virtual infrastructure protection, things can get a little confusing for MSPs. Here are a few things you need to know.
“Our technical world is evolving to become faster, smarter, and more efficient,” said Ian McChord, product director at Datto, a Norwalk, Connecticut-based business continuity solutions provider, in a company blog post. “As consumers and distributors of technology we are experiencing a large scale transformation in the infrastructure of our digital world.”
Here’s what McChord believes are the three must knows about virtual infrastructure protection.
Versatility. According to McChord, a versatile hybrid cloud-based solution is one that can support both physical and virtual systems. “To protect businesses from downtime and data loss you need all critical systems protected within a single solution that is capable of spinning up failover VMs at any time,” he said. He said being able to support exporting and running virtualizations across multiple hosts is another challenge of versatility.
Cost. “Software licenses are sneaky costs that seem to multiply exponentially as you integrate more companies and vendors,” McChord said. “Consolidation is key to implementing a cost effective solution.” He said pricing a solution wrong can lead to near zero margins or cut rate services for MSPs.
Cloud. When it comes to business continuity, cloud is what’s needed to back up both physical and virtual environments, he said. “Having the cloud be a cost effective and safe repository not just for data, but also systems, allows businesses to run remotely,” he said.
“From deployment to licensing to data security the game has changed and the products and services we provide must also change, to adapt to this new environment,” he said. “When it comes to data protection and seamless continuity the solution must to be able to adapt to virtual infrastructure as well as support existing or legacy system.”
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