Partnership allows MSPs and VARs to offer cloud backup, disaster recovery and migration services to their customers
DRAPER, UTAH – April 6, 2011 – StorageCraft Technology Corporation, a provider of innovative backup, disaster recovery solutions, and Artisan Infrastructure, the wholesale Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider, have partnered to give managed service providers (MSPs) and value-added resellers (VARs) the opportunity to offer cloud-based services based on StorageCraft® ShadowProtect® technology.
This allows MSPs and VARs the ability to remotely test, evaluate and monitor the award-winning ShadowProtect line of backup and disaster recovery software safely and securely within Cornerstone, Artisan’s virtual Private Data Center platform (vPDC), before purchasing it.
To illustrate the benefits and value of the partnership within the channel, StorageCraft and Artisan will host a joint solution webinar for the channel. Joint webinars will take place on Wednesday, April 20th, and on Friday, April 22nd, at 1:00 p.m. CDT. Visit the Artisan Infrastructure Partner Webinar Seriespage to register.
“Our partnership enables our channel partners to create end-to-end solutions, providing a broader choice of flexible and affordable cloud backup services for customers. MSPs and VARs get real-time, hands-on experience of remotely deploying ShadowProtect’s cloud-based backup and recovery services from Cornerstone,” said Curt James, vice president of marketing and business development at StorageCraft.
ShadowProtect is pre-installed and publicly available via Artisan Infrastructure’s solution ecosystem, making it deployable in less than a few minutes. Its technology delivers quick and reliable cloud backup and disaster recovery, while Artisan’s Cornerstone vPDC enables solution providers to retain complete autonomy to deploy and manage their own cloud solutions.
“Our relationship with StorageCraft provides additional value to our channel partners by allowing choice and flexibility in how they deliver data protection services. It also ensures that our partners achieve the highest margins while maintaining complete control of their customers, strengthening their bottom line,” said Steve Williams, vice president of business development for Artisan Infrastructure.
“As an established MSP, MyITpros needs to own a completely reliable, cost-effective way to deploy an enterprise class backup and disaster recovery solution. Artisan’s wholesale cloud infrastructure and StorageCraft ShadowProtect empower us to do just that,” said Bill McCharen, IT director for MyITPros.
About StorageCraft Technology Corporation
StorageCraft Technology Corporation provides innovative backup, disaster recovery, system migration and data protection solutions for servers, desktops and laptops. StorageCraft delivers software products that reduce downtime, improve security and stability for systems and data and lower the total cost of ownership for servers, desktops and laptops.
About Artisan Infrastructure
Artisan Infrastructure is the leading innovator of cloud, cloud management and business continuity solutions that enable solution providers and enterprises to migrate, manage and deliver continuously available cloud applications
at the speed of business. Founded in 2011, Artisan Infrastructure specializes in helping organizations assimilate secure and compliant cloud technology into their operational portfolio. Artisan serves managed service providers, global systems integrators, communications providers, telco’s, data center operators, independent software vendors and enterprises exclusively through the channel. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Portland, Edinburgh, Scotland and Cluj, Romania. Artisan operates data centers in the United States and Europe. For more information on Artisan Infrastructure’s Cloud Architect™, Neverfail™ and Cornerstone™ solutions, contact the company at 512-600-4300, or http://www.artisaninfrastructure.com. Follow Artisan Infrastructure on Twitter at twitter.com/ArtisanInf