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DENVER, July 31, 2017 -- Pax8, the leading value-added cloud distributor, today announced a strategic partnership with Datto, Inc., the leading provider of total data protection solutions for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Through the new partnership, Pax8 will provide the full suite of Datto’s business continuity solutions worldwide, including backup and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) offerings, managed networking solutions, and cloud-to-cloud (C2C) backup services. The announcement was made in conjunction with CompTIA’s ChannelCon event, taking place this week in Austin, Texas.
“We are excited to offer MSPs a one-stop destination for all three of Datto’s business lines through our new strategic alignment,” said Ryan Walsh, senior vice president of Partner Solutions at Pax8. “The partnership with Datto will provide MSPs worldwide with enablement, support, and access to our dedicated Cloud Solutions Advisors, billing, and provisioning. As the experts in enabling MSPs to profitably grow their cloud businesses, we look forward to helping them add new monthly recurring revenue with the award-winning suite of Datto solutions.”
At an annual growth rate of approximately 25%, by 2018, Gartner estimates that the size of the DRaaS market will exceed that of the market for more traditional subscription-based DR services. As a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for DRaaS, Datto provides data protection and business continuity solutions for over 50,000 companies around the world, ensuring business data and infrastructure is both secure and accessible continuously both locally and in the cloud.
“Pax8 has been able to capture the attention of the MSP community serving SMBs because they truly understand how to enable them to grow their businesses with the cloud,” said Janson Hoambrecker, vice president of Strategic Partnerships at Datto. “The strategic partnership with Pax8 will help us better serve the partner community so they can grow and scale faster. We look forward to the impact this will have on the MSP businesses throughout the IT channel and the DRaaS market overall.”
The new partnership signifies the impact that Pax8 is having in the IT channel, and the company’s ability to help MSPs profitably grow their businesses by adding new streams of monthly recurring revenue with cloud products and solutions. For MSPs looking for end-to-end support and enablement when purchasing Datto products, Pax8 is the single source for their business needs.
Pax8’s award-winning partner program, combined with the power of its Command Console, offers MSPs accurate monthly billing, automated provisioning, and free on-demand marketing.
To learn more about purchasing Datto products through Pax8, please contact the cloud experts at (855) 884-PAX8, email [email protected], or visit www.pax8.com.
About Pax8
Pax8 is the leading value-added cloud distributor offering top cloud products and solutions to the IT channel. The company is driving the business transition to the cloud through its comprehensive enablement and technology. The Pax8 cloud marketplace provides efficient and intelligent cloud product configuration so service providers can easily create and customize bundled solutions for their customers. To fuel partners’ success, Pax8 offers on-demand marketing programs, sales assistance and training, provisioning automation, and subscription billing. As the experts in cloud innovation, Pax8 is well-engineered to sell, assemble, and deliver quality cloud solutions to its worldwide channel of service providers. For more information, please visit www.pax8.com. Follow Pax8 on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
About Datto
Datto protects business data and provides secure connectivity for tens of thousands of the world's fastest growing companies. Datto's Total Data Protection solutions deliver uninterrupted access to business data on site, in transit and in the cloud. Thousands of IT service providers globally rely on Datto's combination of pioneering technology and dedicated services to ensure businesses are always on, no matter what. Datto is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut and has offices in Rochester, Boston, Portland, Toronto, London, Singapore and Sydney. Learn more at www.datto.com.
Media Contacts Amanda Lee ARL Strategic Communications for Pax8 (727) 272-0781 [email protected] Sheila Lahar Communications Director at Datto [email protected]
