Data management is becoming an increasingly important component of any IT/network/infrastructure strategy. Organizations of all sizes are embracing mobility, BYOD and a staggering number of applications, making management and handling of data a priority.
For companies that have chosen to outsource IT management and services to an MSP, data management should be a significant part of their service agreements. A recent article published by Channelnomics stressed the importance of data management and spoke to MSP Autotask Corporation about how the company is integrating it into their own offerings.
Autotask acquired Soonr, a provider of enterprise secure file sharing and collaboration services, just last month. Soonr specializes in a file sharing and synchronization (FSS) solution capable of functioning in hybrid cloud environments, which are becoming increasingly popular. Autotask is integrating the offering with its own services to provide business continuity as well as improved security and collaboration of client data.
“FSS is a fundamental element of business continuity that ITSPs are expected to provide,” said Mark Cattini, president and CEO of Autotask. “Soonr provides a HIPAA-compliant, SaaS (News - Alert) solution with 99.99 percent uptime that is IT-approved, easy to deploy, and simple to use.”
"Data management business continuity is a universal and time-proven need for all businesses to operate effectively, but the particular market dynamics right now that made this the right time to make this move is that the cloud provides a much better solution for file backup and collaboration than previous solutions," added Pat Burns, VP of product management at Autotask.
He stressed that previous data management solutions were cobbled together using file servers, extranets and share clients, while FSS is an integrated and flexible solution capable of working with a variety of cloud configurations. Benefits of Soonr data management include enterprise-grade security, data privacy certification and collaboration.
Ultimately, MSPs offering data management as part of their services can provide their clients with a better user experience and peace of mind, along with increased control over their data flows—a powerful and compelling selling point for any managed offering.
Edited by Dominick Sorrentino