Storage

Cloud backup, disaster recovery (BDR) & data protection software company OwnBackup grows valuation nearly $2 billion in seven months; plans expansion from Salesforce to Microsoft Dynamics 365 data protection.

HPE's Zerto acquisition may benefit MSPs that offer disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS). But the bigger strategy involves HPE GreenLake storage services.

Druva launches MSP partner program for SaaS-based data protection, backup and disaster recovery (BDR). Druva IPO speculation continues.

ConnectWise Recover Complete BDR is an MSP dashboard for managing multiple third-party backup & disaster recovery platforms. Acronis is the first integration.

IBM acquires data protection, storage & copy data management technology from Catalogic Software. IBM acquisitions reinforce hybrid cloud strategy.

Pure Storage unveiled new incentives and rewards for channel partners to help drive growth for its Pure-as-a-service offerings.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) is transitioning HPE Storage into a cloud-native, software-defined data services business, countering competitors like Dell Technologies' APEX.

Acronis, backed by CVC Capital, achieves $2.5 billion+ valuation. Cyber protection & cloud backup software company pursues more MSP partners.