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Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud. We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
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ROBOBAK Announces Its 2009 Sponsorship of MSP Partners
Vendor teams with industry leaders such as Microsoft, Intel, Ingram Micro, more, to educate managed service providers

ROBOBAK, the leader in agentless data protection software designed for remote and branch offices, today announced its 2009 silver sponsorship of MSP Partners, an alliance established by Intel Corporation, Cisco, Ingram Micro Inc., LPI Level Platforms Inc., Microsoft® Corporation and other leading IT manufacturers to provide solution providers with a comprehensive and collaborative online education source dedicated to managed services.

“We are pleased to have ROBOBAK join as a 2009 sponsor of MSP Partners,” said Jim Hamilton, MSP Partners’ Executive Director. “Increasingly, we find that our members are seeking reliable and easily administered data protection solutions that they can offer to their customers. By joining MSP Partners, ROBOBAK delivers valuable industry expertise and insight into our program, in turn further strengthening our offering to our members.”

ROBOBAK’s v9 Data Protection Suite incorporates a full set of sophisticated technology that makes it easier for companies to protect corporate-critical information. One prominent industry analyst recently wrote that v9 “offers significant advantages in dealing specifically with backup window, recovery point objective (RPO), and bandwidth issues.” “MSPs are a critical segment of our business. We are constantly seeking more efficient ways of communicating with them, and MSP Partners gives us an unparalleled ability to do precisely that,” said Ron Roberts, ROBOBAK’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“Thousands of service providers of all sizes belong to MSP Partners, providing both them and us with the opportunity to build our business worldwide.” Roberts noted that 2008 was ROBOBAK’s best year in the company’s history, growing its customer base by more than 300 percent, and globally expanding its roster of distributors and resellers. ROBOBAK’s v9 Data Protection Suite software is available exclusively through its worldwide channel of resellers and managed service providers.

More information can be obtained at www.robobak.com, or by calling 404.ROBOBAK.

About ROBOBAK
ROBOBAK (www.robobak.com) is a complete suite of network-based data protection software for the Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO) marketplace.

The ROBOBAK v9 Data Protection Suite provides companies and their customers with the perfect data protection solution, coupling advanced features like easy installation, powerful administration and scalability. The result is cost-effective data protection.

As part of its corporate mission, ROBOBAK strives to be the leading provider of remote office, branch office backup and recovery software for the global marketplace with a complete and unwavering focus on our clients’ requirements; to continuously enhance the ROBOBAK product suite while maintaining the highest degree of standards with regard to quality and consistency; and to provide a consistent level of customer service and support that exceeds all marketplace expectations.

More information about the company and its products is available from the company’s website, or by dialing 404.ROBOBAK.

About MSP Partners
MSP Partners is an alliance of more than 20 leading vendors that provides proven research and education to help solution providers stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly changing market for managed services. In its first two years, MSP Partners has attracted more than 3,000 members, who benefit from cohesive new market research, solution provider success stories, and collaborative vendor solutions, all demonstrating a path to success in managed services. www.msppartners.com.

About Steve Friedberg
High-tech public relations counselor for more than 15 years, with special focus in data protection, data security, business intelligence and more.

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