Author: Joseph Kovar
Data protection technology developer CrashPlan Tuesday said it has expanded its Microsoft application protection capabilities with the acquisition of Parablu, which focuses on protecting Microsoft 365 data.
“We started out really just on the endpoint, and we’re trying to grow that business into a broader business and protect more than just files and folders on endpoints, and that’s one of the key reasons that we made this recent acquisition,” Becker told CRN.
“I think we’re going to be more and more going after channel partners because we’re not going to be able to build a direct sales force,” he said. “Our focus really was, number one, stand the company up right after the acquisition to make sure that we could do the things we said we’re going to do, and then develop that wash-rinse-repeat cycle so that we can help the channel deliver solutions to their customers.”
Read the full article in CRN: https://www.crn.com/news/storage/2024/crashplan-acquires-parablu-for-m365-data-protection-tech
