Unitrends ION Series of Desktop Backup Appliances and Cyber Assurance Program

Unitrends, a Kaseya Ltd. company, announced the ION Series of desktop backup appliances and a Cyber Assurance Program.

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These appliances provide protection MSPs and SMBs require-including features like automated DR testing, immutable storage, AI-based ransomware detection and more-in a form factor and noise level that fits any small client site or small office. With the ION and ION+, there’s no longer a need for a server rack.

“IT professionals face huge challenges when it comes to data protection. These challenges include ever-evolving cyberthreats and a growing number of IT requirements that are outpacing IT staff growth,” said Joe Noonan, GM. “Unitrends is setting a new standard, with enterprise protection that fits any budget.“

Appliance line includes features firm’s customers have come to expect:

ION is designed with premium NVMe SSD with no moving parts, making it silent and for small offices without a server rack. Built-in software tests recoverability right on the box, so customers can ensure their data will be available whenever they need it.

ION+ delivers service backup and recovery in a small tower form factor. With supercharged processors and extra memory, the ION+ delivers instant failover for recovery and instant labs for sandbox testing-removing the need for an external host for DR testing, patch testing and more.
Both the ION and ION+ can be used with Unitrends Forever Cloud for offsite immutable storage and Unitrends DRaaS for hands-free failover to eliminate downtime.

In addition to theses appliances, the company launched its Cyber Assurance Program. It educates and advises customers on how to stay up-to-date on the threat landscape and offers AI-based automation to ensure ransomware resilience.

Some benefits of program include: