Special From Acronis

Show clients that you've got their back: As a managed service provider, you're not only responsible for provisioning systems and providing technical support you are your clients' very lifeline against a rise tide of cyber risks, any one of which could spell disaster for their very livelihoods.

Companies are more reliant than ever on the availability and integrity of their data, which has made breaches and operational downtime into very serious threats. As the security landscape continues to evolve, expanding your protection services (and communicating the value add through real-world examples) can help you continue to power your clients' successes.

• Article and video Summit Interview Series: Erick Simpson. At the last Acronis #CyberFit Summit in Miami, Dave Sobel host of the Business of Tech podcast spoke with channel growth expert Erick Simpson about what the future looks like for the managed services industry. See what they had to say on how the tech talent shortage is changing the way MSPs price and deliver services, and how you can retool your solution stack to fit clients' needs. Get your Early Bird tickets for this year's Summit.
• Case study Techne consolidates tools with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. Tool sprawl is a big issue for MSPs. As they tack on new solutions to try and keep up with a dazzling array of cyberthreats and other IT challenges, costs and managerial demands can quickly spiral out of control. Vendor consolidation can help you deliver more effective security while realizing huge savings, as Wisconsin-based MSP Techne saw firsthand when they dropped discrete backup, antivirus, and remote viewing solutions for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.
• Datasheet Advanced Email Security for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. Email may be old and boring, but it's still at the heart of business communications. Over 300 billion messages are delivered every day, and with them a whopping 94% of all malware. Cyberthreat awareness training is widespread, but people make mistakes and it only takes one slip-up to compromise an entire network. Learn how next-generation email security solutions can side-step human error by preventing even brand-new threats from ever reading clients' inboxes.
• E-book Planning and optimizing work-from-home networks. For today's businesses, remote work capabilities are a must, but protecting data and devices outside of traditional controlled environments adds new challenges for MSPs. Learn how to build long-term plans to secure extended networks that stretch far beyond the office and directly into employees' homes.

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