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Advancing Data Protection Posture for SMBs
The demand curve for data protection in APAC is steepening.
SMBs are moving from fragmented, reactive practices to integrated, compliance-ready resilience and they’re looking for partners who can guide that journey.
Our Data Protection Resource Round-Up curates the latest insights, articles, playbooks and resources to help partners answer three critical questions:
- When does it make sense to focus on specific cybersecurity and continuity point solutions
- At what point do SMB customers need data protection strategies that combine both for end-to-end, compliance-ready, AI-aware solutions?
- How can Crayon add value to my business to drive new opportunities through Data Protection sales plays?
We’ll update this post with links to new content as it is released, so check out what’s available today and bookmark this page for future reference!
Data Protection Playbook #1
Confidently position, sell, and deliver data protection solutions that bring data security, continuity and compliance closer together for your customers.
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From rethinking backup to governance frameworks and behavioural analytics, what should partners consider when building a complete Data Protection strategy for SMB customers? We break it down.
Insider risks are subtle and continuous, making them both difficult to detect and critical to manage. Find out how integrated platforms can turn hidden threats into a manageable and quantifiable aspect of Data Protection strategies.
Backups have long been a foundational element of data protection, but SMBs face a landscape where traditional approaches are no longer sufficient. Bringing security and continuity closer together is key to modern Data Protection.
SMB operations in the Asia Pacific region are shifting from traditional backup and disaster recovery toward something more transformative.
And it’s driving a steep upturn in investment in Business Continuity solutions. Find out why.
Risk reduction is a critical priority for SMBs in APAC, and this is driving intense focus on improvements to security, data privacy and compliance management. Find out how this translates into investment and solution adoption plans.
Continuity is no longer a reactive, siloed function. It’s becoming a proactive enabler of security, analytics, and agility. Storing and accessing data isn’t enough. Operational Data Resilience means secure, available, and immutable.
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- Understanding Data Protection challenges for SMB customers
- How Data Protection supports core business objectives
- Recognising the IT objectives and priority actions that signal Data Protection requirements
- Aligning priorities to Data Protection plays, strategies and solutions
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Mission essentials for understanding unique platform protocols and winning data protection business in education, healthcare, retail and manufacturing.
Threat actors foiled at every turn! Jump into these exciting missions and get all the case notes on how intrepid partners and their clients protect platforms, endpoints, identity and people!
Learn how the capabilities of Microsoft Defender XDR and ContraForce combine to provide comprehensive, AI-enhanced security coverage.
With regulations changing to tackle emerging AI threats, is your cybersecurity practice ready to respond?
Learn how Crayon’s through-partner security assessments can unlock new revenue potential and create value for your customers.
Infographics
Solutions to deploy against the enemy operatives and attack sequences described in the Cyberoperatives Field Guide.
The perception of business continuity is shifting gears. SMBs are racing ahead to invest. Are you ready to start your competitive engines?
Data is a critical component of business growth and innovation. Protect and secure it with best-of-breed solutions that reduce disruption, theft and loss.
Data Protection is a Growth Opportunity
Effectively protecting SMB data requires more than deploying individual tools. It requires coordinated solutions and services that align to business objectives, IT priorities and operational actions.
If you’re ready to get underway, simply leave your details and we’ll be in touch to discuss how Crayon can help you to get the ball rolling.
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