N-able, Inc. has announced that Cove Data Protection™ has enhanced its disaster recovery options with the introduction of Standby Image for VMware ESXi. This feature also supports Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure, offering MSPs and IT professionals a more efficient and cost-effective Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution for their clients. The update aligns with N-able’s Ecosystem vision, allowing users to seamlessly integrate N-able solutions with their existing tools.
Cove’s approach to cyber resilience and ransomware preparedness includes advanced features such as isolating backup storage by default, automated recovery testing, and storing immutable copies in N-able’s private cloud. Standby Image serves as Cove’s virtualized backup and disaster recovery capability, creating and managing current copies of protected data in a bootable virtual machine format after each backup. These images can now be stored in VMware ESXi in addition to Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure.
In today’s IT landscape, different disaster recovery scenarios require tailored approaches. Cove excels in combating both cyberattacks and traditional disasters, with a particular focus on ransomware resilience. The platform’s architecture ensures that in the event of an attack, both the Cove application and primary backup storage remain outside the local network, safeguarding against malware. This allows for quicker business continuity at a recovery site and supports forensic investigation and cyber insurance purposes.
Stefan Voss, Vice President of Product Management at N-able, highlights Cove’s strength in cyber resilience, emphasizing its superiority over traditional backup products designed for physical disasters. Voss noted that device-based backup solutions, while widely used in the past, can be costly and vulnerable to network-wide attacks. The updated Cove allows users to create a bootable virtual machine after each backup in their preferred recovery environment, now including ESXi.
N-able offers IT service providers robust software solutions to monitor, manage, and secure their clients’ systems, data, and networks. With a scalable platform and a wide range of integrations, N-able supports partners at every stage of growth, enabling them to protect their customers and expand their offerings. All trademarks, service marks, and logos mentioned belong to N-able and its affiliates.
In conclusion, N-able’s collaboration with Cove Data Protection™ enhances disaster recovery capabilities for IT service providers, offering a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for combating cyber threats and ensuring business continuity for end users. This latest update underscores N-able’s commitment to empowering partners with innovative tools to manage and protect their clients’ systems and data effectively.
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