The Datto MSP Blog | Best Practices and for Managed Service Providers

MSP Best Practices Partner Program

Jun 07, 2021

What Is An MSP?

Courtney Heinbach

When discussing whether or not a company should outsource their IT department to an MSP, the first step is to understand exactly what that entails.

Practitioner Certification Now Available for Datto SaaS Protection

MSP Best Practices Partner Program Saas Protection

Jun 04, 2021

Practitioner Certification Now Available for Datto SaaS Protection

Jeff Reinholtz

Our latest certification, The Datto Certified Practitioner - SaaS Protection is the next learning offering focused on ensuring our partners get the most value out of their Datto SaaS Protection product.

BCDR MSP Best Practices

May 28, 2021

Azure Server Protection: Why and How

Andrew Burton

As a managed service provider (MSP), it is imperative to communicate the need for backup and recovery of cloud server workloads to clients. So, let's take a quick look at the why and how of Azure server protection.

Datto Networking WiFi-6 APs: Delivering MSPs Efficiency, Security, and Expanded Coverage

Datto Products Networking

May 20, 2021

Datto Networking WiFi-6 APs: Delivering MSPs Efficiency, Security, and Expanded Coverage

David Weiss

WiFi-6 Access Points (APs) have arrived for Datto partners, and that means more than just speed.

What is Maze Ransomware and How Does it Work?

Cybersecurity Ransomware

May 18, 2021

What is Maze Ransomware and How Does it Work?

Rotem Shemesh

Maze Ransomware has been in the headlines non-stop ever since it was first reported in May 2019. It has been used to attack individual companies, governments, and increasingly – and perhaps most worryingly – MSPs.

Incremental vs Differential Backup - What is the Difference?

BCDR

May 18, 2021

Incremental vs Differential Backup - What is the Difference?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

Differential and incremental backups are different backup strategies with the same purpose: optimise backup time and space.

Tech Beats: How MSPs Can Utilise Datto RMM to Improve Cyber Resilience

Cybersecurity RMM

May 13, 2021

Tech Beats: How MSPs Can Utilise Datto RMM to Improve Cyber Resilience

Justin Weller

Remote monitoring and management (RMM) platforms play an important role in helping managed service providers (MSPs) reduce client downtime through real-time monitoring and proactively securing and protecting managed devices from known vulnerabilities.

Canalys Positions Datto as a Strategic PSA and RMM Vendor

Datto Products PSA RMM

May 10, 2021

Canalys Positions Datto as a Strategic PSA and RMM Vendor

Adrian Luh

Canalys, a third-party analyst firm focused on the MSP channel, recently debuted their annual MSP Tech Stack Report assessing the performance and momentum of global PSA and RMM vendors. Take a look to see where Datto stacks up.

Datto Products Networking

May 07, 2021

WiFi-6: What It Means For MSPs

Ryan Denissoff

WiFi-6 is the most recent iteration of the WiFi network protocol and brings consumers and businesses alike a faster, more efficient internet connection. So what does it mean for MSPs?

Autotask PSA Updates Enhance User Experience and Document Manager

PSA

May 04, 2021

Autotask PSA Updates Enhance User Experience and Document Manager

Adrian Luh

The latest enhancements to Autotask PSA improve usability and add Document Manager and Knowledgebase features that increase technician accountability.

Ransomware

Apr 30, 2021

Ransomware Task Force Urges Creation of Ransomware Framework

Courtney Heinbach

The Institute for Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task Force (RTF) has announced a series of key recommendations aimed at helping public and private entities improve cybersecurity and cyber resilience with regard to ransomware.

Improve Microsoft 365 Management and Efficiency with New Datto SaaS Protection Features

MSP Best Practices Saas Protection

Apr 29, 2021

Improve Microsoft 365 Management and Efficiency with New Datto SaaS Protection Features

Erin Stephan

We are pleased to announce two new SaaS Protection features, now available for clients managing Microsoft 365 licenses.