MSP Backup Is Overdue for Modernization

Slide CEO Michael Fass explains why MSPs need modern backup architecture, end-to-end encryption, faster recovery, and stronger vendor accountability.

Backup and disaster recovery may be a mature technology category, but much of the infrastructure protecting MSP customers was designed for a far different threat landscape.

Michael Fass, co-founder and CEO of backup and disaster recovery provider Slide, argues that aging BCDR platforms can create security, recovery and operational risks for MSPs already contending with ransomware, regulatory pressure and increasingly complex customer environments.

In this Channel Insider Q&A, Fass discusses why MSPs should scrutinize the architecture behind their backup platforms, prioritize end-to-end encryption and recovery testing, and evaluate whether their vendors are keeping pace with modern security and partner expectations.

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