Flexential Cloud-Based Backup-as-a-Service Solution for Data Protection Due to Covid-19

Flexential, a provider of data center colocation and hybrid IT solutions, announced its next gen cloud-based Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution is available nationwide.

This solution provides more options on a secure, flexible and scalable environment to meet higher demands and more frequent backups needed during the new work from home reality of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Backup-as-a-Service is a need everyone has, no matter the industry, the size of the company or whether a global pandemic happens, but building flexibility into our products is more important than ever with the increasing workload stress on infrastructure,” said Mike Fuhrman, COO, cloud and managed services, Flexential. “Our BaaS is secure and tailored to meet each customer’s unique data and business requirements, while also providing the resiliency businesses need.“

The company’s BaaS solution solves these challenges because it is purpose-built, using infrastructure with scalable storage and flexible data retention times. The offering is not subject to bandwidth constraints and connects through the FlexAnywhere, composed of company’s private 100GbE network backbone.

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The solution is infrastructure agnostic and works with all cloud, colocation and managed hosting use cases. It can backup and store all types of data and images, wherever they reside, including legacy systems and applications, making essential files available when needed. It also supports backups of SaaS applications, such as Office 365, including SharePoint and OneDrive.

The firm offers 2 levels of service, including a managed solution for businesses that don’t want to worry about managing their systems. Experts will handle backup, security systems, compliance requirements and hardware associated with the BaaS solution, eliminating any need for a customer’s internal IT staff to interact with or monitor backups. For customers who are experts in backup, the company has a self-managed option that allows them to leverage the company’s infrastructure while assuming responsibility for solution management themselves. The firm also offers the ability to scale the storage capacity, retention times and bandwidth on demand, giving customers the flexibility to overcome challenges and keep their business operating as usual.

This BaaS is part of a data protection portfolio that includes DRaaS, Managed Storage, Object Based Storage and DR Design and Planning solutions.

About Flexential
It empowers the IT journey of the nation’s complex businesses by offering flexible and tailored solutions in colocation, cloud, data protection, managed and professional services. The company builds on a platform of 3 million square feet of data center space, in 20 highly connected markets, and on the FlexAnywhere 100GB private backbone, to meet the challenges in security, compliance and resiliency.