FirstLight Enhances Service Portfolio

TVC Albany, Inc., doing business as FirstLight Fiber, and providing fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast, announced the latest addition to its portfolio of fiber-based services: Veeam-Powered DR as a Service (DRaaS).

FirstLight’s cloud portfolio already boasts a set of services that include secure cloud computing and infrastructure, cloud backup and an existing DR solution. By leveraging its own fiber network and data centers, the company offers geographically diverse cloud services with the promise of end-to-end quality that comes from owning the underlining infrastructure.

FirstLight’s Veeam-Powered DRaaS solution provides a one-stop-shop for managing both backup and DR.

“For many years, FirstLight has leveraged Veeam for our cloud-based backup solution. With the addition of a Veeam-powered DRaaS solution, our customers can now protect their organizations from data loss and downtime using a single pane of glass to manage everything,” said Patrick Coughlin, chief development officer, FirstLight. “Our customers understand that there are many threats facing their organization and that downtime or data loss could have severe consequences on their business operations and reputation. In response, FirstLight has made it easier than ever before to guard against these threats and to work toward the goal of 100% availability of data and critical applications.“

FirstLight’s DRaaS offering combines the power of its fiber optic network, and diverse data centers, the strength and security of its cloud computing infrastructure as well as integration of the Veeam solution, to create an solution focused on helping clients to achieve their business objectives.