Solarwinds spin-off N-able is trying to capture the fast-growing backup market aimed at MSPs, homing in on cloud-first solutions and as-a-service models.
“People are looking for simpler ways to scale their backups to get the desired level of security around their backups,” Chris Groot, who was recently promoted to general manager of N-able Backup, told CRN. “A cloud-first as-a-service model is the direction where most companies want to land, and tha’s a relatively new thing for backup specifically.”
As part of his new role, Groot will lead key functions to delivering long-term, sustainable growth as well as strategy and product development.
Stefan Voss, who previously worked at Dell Technologies and led the product management team for Dell data protection software, was hired in November as VP of product management for N-able’s backup business.
N-able is the Burlington, Mass.-based Solarwinds MSP business spin-off that focuses on security, management, monitoring and ticketing.
In his newly created role, Voss will help further the data protection ...more here