Alaska Communications and Barracuda Brings BC Solutions to Alaska Businesses

Alaska businesses can implement BC plans – including secure and reliable backup for important data in the cloud – with solutions from Alaska Communications and Barracuda Networks, Inc.

Alaska Communications is a preferred Barracuda Partner and a of advanced broadband and IT managed services for business and consumers in Alaska.

“BC is a concern for almost every business. We’re proud to have a world-class provider like Barracuda to bring local organizations award-winning and secure backup, and provide them with a local team of experts to help implement and manage their BC solutions. We help ensure that an organization’s critical business functions will continue to operate despite serious incidents or disasters that could otherwise interrupt them,” Alaska Communications VP of managed services Chris Reaburn said.

“Alaska small businesses and enterprises, like healthcare providers, financial institutions, oil and gas companies, and government agencies need to backup and protect the data they use every day, such as payroll, billing, customer databases, 3-D heart scans or geophysical files,” said Reaburn.

Alaska Communications provides the secure, reliable, redundant fiber optic network that connects a customer’s multiple locations to one another and the cloud. It is the only Alaska-based carrier that is Ethernet 2.0 certified, providing the ultimate in reliability and security. Barracuda simplifies IT with cloud-enabled solutions that empower customers to protect their networks, applications, and data, regardless of where they reside. Together, Alaska Communications and Barracuda provide secure, reliable BC solutions to Alaska-based organizations.

“With more than 5,000 channel partners we need to be able to support a variety of unique business needs, and our relationship with Alaska Communications is a great example of this,” explained Paul Burke, VP sales for Americas, Barracuda. “Alaska Communications has an established track record of successfully deploying and supporting BC solutions, making the company a great fit for Barracuda’s Data Protection initiatives.“

Alaska Communications also offers professional services surrounding these solutions to assist customers with planning and optimizing BC.