The ultimate Valentine’s Day match: Why integrated services make protection stronger for MSPs

Valentine’s Day is all about perfect pairs — and in cybersecurity, nothing creates more operational harmony than natively integrated services working together. That’s where unified cyber protection shines. 

Whether it’s the synergy of RMM and EDR, the RMM and backup or email security and security awareness training, natively integrated cyber protection delivers efficiency and resilience that standalone tools can’t match. 

To celebrate this Valentine’s Day, we’re highlighting five real-world case studies that show how integrating the right solutions can save MSPs time, reduce complexity and strengthen security. Each case study example demonstrates how choosing tools built to work together leads to smoother operations and stronger protection.  

KamNic is a Canadian cybersecurity MSP that paired Acronis RMM with Acronis EDR / XDR to consolidate protection into one unified platform. With natively integrated tools, technicians gained instant remote access, automated patching and centralized visibility in the same console — eliminating the fragmented, time-consuming workflows that previously slowed the team down. 

Using integrated EDR, KamNic stopped ransomware in its tracks by isolating a compromised PC, blocking malicious hashes across the fleet and resolving the incident with zero downtime. 

Why this integration works: 

• RMM delivers proactive management and automation. 

• EDR / XDR provides correlated threat detection and real-time responsetime response.Together, RMM and EDR / XDR close gaps before they widen. 

The Cleveland Cavaliers combined automated patching with Acronis Backup to minimize risk during updates. With Acronis RMM failsafe patching, systems are backed up first, patched second and rolled back instantly if an update causes issues. Because patching and backup are natively integrated, the Cavaliers and their MSP partner, ECMSI, streamlined approvals, scheduling and deployment — reducing administrative overhead and lowering the risk of data loss during patching. 

The result: faster audits, simplified compliance and hours saved on Windows patching. 

Why this integration works: 

• Acronis RMM automates patching and reduces manual work. 

• Acronis Backup ensures data continuity when issues arise. 

• Together, backup-assisted patching protects systems from unexpected failures. 

The Portland Timbers and Covenant Technology simplified their hybrid environment with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, combining Microsoft 365 security, backup and cloud-based disaster recovery in one integration. This approach closed gaps in Microsoft 365’s default protection, unified on-premises and cloud workloads and enabled rapid failover through cloud virtual machines — keeping matchday operations uninterrupted premises and cloud workloads and enabled rapid failover through cloud virtual machines — keeping matchday operations uninterrupted. 

Integrating Microsoft 365 protection, backup and disaster recovery also improved audit readiness, simplified cyber insurance reporting and reduced operational overhead. 

Why this integration works: 

• Ultimate 365 hardens Microsoft 365 environments. 

• Backup ensures continuous data protection. 

• Disaster recovery maintains operations under pressure. 

• Together, these solutions help teams maintain compliance and resilience. 

403Tech, a Calgary-based MSP, struggled with a bloated security stack that required managing multiple vendors and fragmented Microsoft 365 protection. By consolidating onto Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, the team unified email security, security awareness training and Microsoft 365 backup on a single platform. 

According to 403Tech President Scott Gallupe, the team onboarded more than 80 clients to Microsoft 365 backup, SAT and email security in a single afternoon — made possible by Acronis’ natively integrated workflows. 

Why this integration works: 

• Email security reduces time spent investigating spam and phishing attempts. 

• Security awareness training helps clients improve user behavior through automated education. 

• Together, these tools simplify technician workflows and accelerate onboarding. 

Panathinaikos Football Club (FC) partnered with TicTac Laboratories and Acronis to defend against increasingly sophisticated phishing and spoofing attempts. 

By combining Acronis Email Security with integrated Microsoft 365 Backup, the club ensured that even if a threat bypassed filters, mailbox and collaboration data remained secure and recoverable. This strengthened operational continuity and reduced the risk of financial or reputational damage. 

Why this integration works: 

• Email Security blocks phishing and spoofing attempts before they reach end users. 

• Microsoft 365 protection secures mailbox and collaboration data with recoverability. 

• Together, the solutions strengthen resilience across email and collaboration environments. 

Strong partnerships thrive on compatibility. These five examples show how MSPs can unlock meaningful gains by adopting natively integrated cybersecurity, backup and endpoint management. 

Rather than juggling multiple vendors, brittle integrations and manual processes, service providers can achieve smoother operations, faster responses and a more resilient security posture by consolidating in a unified platform. 

Integrations like RMM + EDR/XDR, RMM + Backup and Email Security + Microsoft 365 protection do more than simplify workflows — they empower MSPs to shift from reactive firefighting to strategic service delivery. With automation, centralized visibility and native integration, consolidation free teams to focus on higher-value initiatives while reducing risk across every client environment.