Office 365 Backup: Quest Software, Metallic Platforms Get Enhancements
… mitigate against loss of conversations, data, business logic, configurations and interconnections to ensure complete recovery from the aspect of the Azure administrator,” said Moir.
Metallic Signs Partnership Deal with Zones
For Metallic, the partnership with global IT solutions provider Zones expands its reach and sales potential for Office 365 backup. That will broaden its market for Metallic Office 365 Backup & Recovery for Microsoft Office 365 and the Azure cloud.
Metallic’s Office 365 backup is a SaaS-based product which stores data backups for customers’ Office 365 deployments. Office 365 does not include built-in backup capabilities for data generated by users.
Since it is SaaS, customers and partners can quickly set up Metallic Office 365 Backup & Recovery to protect customer data. If an attack compromises the data, Metallic allows quick and granular data restores, according to the company.
Under the deal, Zones offers Metallic’s other products, including Metallic Core Backup & Recovery for VM and more. Also included is Metallic’s Endpoint Backup & Recovery for laptops and desktops.
John Schwan is Metallic’s head of global partner sales and programs. He told Channel Futures that Office 365 backup products have become critical because Office 365 users can’t depend on Microsoft to protect their data.
“Even though it is in the cloud, you still need a backup and recovery solution for it, especially as the volume and value of your Office 365 data expands,” said Schwan. “As the number of companies that recognize they need this type of data protection increases, so do opportunities for the channel to provide solutions that address this need.”
The deal demonstrates that Metallic is strategically expanding and strengthening its partner community, he said.
“We are interested in working with partners who have made investments in delivering SaaS and other cloud solutions like Metallic through their own cloud platforms — as Zones has done with its newly launched Zones Cloud 2.0 cloud commerce platform,” he said. “Not only do these investments make it easier for customers to purchase our solutions, it shows customers that these channel partners understand the cloud, and that cloud-based delivery mechanisms are where the IT market is heading.”
An Analyst’s Take
Charles King is a principal analyst with Pund-IT. He says both the Quest and Metallic announcements show that the market is growing.
“Both are designed to add a layer of backup and recovery functionality to Office 365 backup customers,” said King. “Both note that Microsoft itself suggests that this is a wise course for businesses that require assurance that the files they are creating and saving with Office 365 apps are being properly backed up and can be recovered in case systems fail or a disaster strikes.”
On the other hand, said King, the COVID-19 pandemic could complicate that argument for some customers.
“If four out of five users determine that the Office 365 and Azure auto-save features are good enough, the extra cost of third-party solutions may be a tough sell, especially [when] so many businesses are under substantial financial pressure,” he said.
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