StorageCraft Partners With Artisan Infrastructure

StorageCraft Technology Corporation 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 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.

"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 few minutes. Its technology delivers 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.