Wasabi CEO David Friend is seeking to disrupt the cloud storage market -- where giants like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure loom large.Sound impossible? Guess again. Wasabi is growing rapidly, attracting channel partners and MSPs -- and turning heads in financial markets. This morning, the company announced a $30 million financing round led by Forestay Capital.The big question: What is Wasabi's secret sauce in the very competitive cloud storage market? David Friend shares answers in this ChannelE2E interview -- recorded two days before today's funding announcement:The conversation covers:0:00 - Intros 0:10 - Wasabi's cloud storage services explained 0:26 - How Wasabi stands out from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure 1:30 - Competing against AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) while being plug compatible 2:19 - Wasabi's secret sauce: How the company drives down cloud storage costs 3:30 - Wasabi's company history and business journey 4:50 - Funding clues - Wasabi's latest round 5:35 - Initiatives for channel partners, MSPs and strategic alliances: Momentum, data points and milestones 7:10 - How Wasabi serves as a storage system for third-party backup and disaster recovery (BDR) software platforms 9:06 - The coronavirus pandemic: Implications for Wasabi, partners and customers 11:58 - Wasabi's business priorities for the rest of 2020 and beyond 14;28 - Commodity technology: How to ensure it's a profitable opportunity 16:27 - Where to find more info about Wasabi 17:00 - Conclusion
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Wasabi CEO David Friend: The ChannelE2E Interview
Joe Panettieri
Joe Panettieri is co-founder & editorial director of MSSP Alert and ChannelE2E, the two leading news & analysis sites for managed service providers in the cybersecurity market.
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