--- title: "Backup to Cloud: Opportunity for Managed Service Providers" description: Faster, better, cheaper are the driving pillars that have enabled smartphones to control our lives, make drones a commodity, and bring self-driving cars to the horizon. However, almost all of these great breakthroughs have downsides. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/backup-cloud-opportunity-managed-service-providers/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) # Backup to Cloud: Opportunity for Managed Service Providers Faster, better, cheaper are the driving pillars that have enabled smartphones to control our lives, make drones a commodity, and bring self-driving cars to the horizon. However, almost all of these great breakthroughs have downsides. [Try Now](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/trial/) [![Image 2: Job Gompen](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/4ebd2c6ab90855a20d45286557169382.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/job-gompen/ "Job Gompen") [Job Gompen](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/job-gompen/) 1 min read Last updated 28 April 2017 Faster, better, cheaper are the driving pillars that have enabled smartphones to control our lives, make drones a commodity, and bring self-driving cars to the horizon. However, almost all of these great breakthroughs have downsides. The same holds true for “Cloud”. It can mean many different things to different people, and the channel is no exception. For many [managed service providers](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/partners/service-providers/), [cloud backup](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/cloud/backup/) is the easiest and fastest way to elevate existing customers to cloud and grow customer base and establish significant incremental revenues. According to the SMB Group, the SMB market consisted of nearly 68 million firms in 2014 (32 percent of all global businesses), almost 1 billion employees (69 percent of all global employees) and represents over 50 percent of IT spending of all global businesses. At the same time, cloud backup is “Top cloud service IT Pros plan to start using”, according to SpiceWorks survey – with 49% of them planning to use Managed Cloud Backup - making it a great business opportunity for managed service providers (MSP). The biggest value that an MSP can give is to alleviate customers’ data protection concerns, and provide a set of managed services, allowing customers to concentrate on their business IT tasks. Simply offering of cloud storage would not be sufficient – MSPs need a scalable managed cloud backup solution. MSPs should implement a data protection strategy, centrally monitor, manage and control the solution, keep multiple copies of data in separate locations, and ensure that any, even minor, security concerns of customer are addressed in full. The solution vendor should have proven technologies and years of experience – Backup and Data Protection are not the IT areas to take unnecessary risks with untested solutions. Acronis makes this easy for MSPs. Acronis Backup Cloud is a turn-key solution that equips service providers to quickly solve customers’ data protection needs with a proven comprehensive local and cloud backup and recovery service. Service providers get a customizable, comprehensive, and reliable service for their partners and customers. Designed for service providers, this solution has zero entry costs and a per-use business model designed for growth [Cybersecurity](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cybersecurity/) [Cyber protection](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/) ## Written by ![Image 3: Job Gompen](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/4ebd2c6ab90855a20d45286557169382.png) Job Gompen [Previous post](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/three-reasons-why-mobility-overwhelms-smbs/) [Three Reasons Why Mobility Overwhelms SMBs](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/three-reasons-why-mobility-overwhelms-smbs/) [Next post](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/healing-data-centers-bare-metal-recovery/) [Healing Data Centers with Bare-Metal Recovery](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/healing-data-centers-bare-metal-recovery/) About Acronis Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. [Add as a preferred source on Google](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=acronis.com) ## Related stories Want to learn more? Read the latest stories featuring this solution on our blog. [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) ![Image 4: stc Bahrain and Acronis partner to bring advanced endpoint security to businesses in Bahrain](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-card/9600f3eea83b8f4e168ea6c1409c8c26.png) [stc Bahrain and Acronis partner to bring advanced endpoint security to businesses in Bahrain](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/stc-bahrain-and-acronis-partner-to-bring-endpoint-security-to-businesses/) We are proud to announce a strategic partnership with stc Bahrain, expanding access to advanced cybersecurity services for businesses across Bahrain. **October 26, 2026**3 min read ![Image 5: Introducing New Acronis CEO: Prakash Panjwani](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-card/30cb571f6f1aaa131733e5727a4a250c.png) [Introducing New Acronis CEO: Prakash Panjwani](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/introducing-new-acronis-ceo-prakash-panjwani/) We are pleased to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive Officer, Prakash Panjwani. A veteran cybersecurity CEO, Panjwani previously served as CEO of WatchGuard Technologies and SafeNet. **October 15, 2026**2 min read ![Image 6: Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-card/18e90e89f5ec4ef0901f19008d4ccbf2.png) [Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-expands-mdr-toward-broader-workspace-protection/) Acronis is expanding the MDR service with capabilities that make this expertise easier to deliver and help partners address more risks. The developments build on a broader commitment to managed security: helping service providers protect the connected workspace while giving customers access to the expertise needed to investigate threats, respond effectively and maintain business continuity. **October 13, 2026**6 min read