AUGUST 2024: Technical Newsletter

Written By Tami Sutcliffe (Super Administrator)

Updated at September 9th, 2024

Technical Best Practices NEWSLETTER August 2024 | ARCHIVE

Hey Tami,

Our technical newsletter outlines recent feature releases & updates, upcoming events, and relevant knowledgebase articles from Axcient. We hope you enjoy!

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🕓 Register for early access: PST exports for x360Cloud

Accelerate your M365 restores

Exporting Office 365 data in PST format offers a rapid solution in emergency and compliance situations, enabling you to access and restore information efficiently.

Register here for early access to PST exports for x360Cloud

Our team will notify you when early access opens in Fall 2024.

🔗 New! Public APIs are coming

Take advantage of x360Portal public APIs

We've just released the second wave of early API access for x360Portal and our product team is ready to share the details, including billing integration, directions to get started, and the roadmap to general availability of Axcient’s Public APIs.

Sign up for early access here
Documentation is available here: https://developer.axcient.com
Register here for our Public APIs Early Access team call on
Monday, September 9th at 1pm Central

🕵️Direct-to-Cloud (D2C): Persistent installer agent tokens

In our x360Recover 14.1 release, you can now manage D2C installer agent tokens within a vault. We’ve removed the token expiration date (previously 180 days) and provided the ability to replace the token on demand.

Read the latest on installing an agent

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What's coming in Q3?

x360Recover Geo+

We'll be adding geo-redundancy for our US-based protected systems.

x360RecoverGeo+ allows you to replicate from one regional data center to another location. Register for early x360Recover Geo+ access here:

ARM processor support is coming soon
RMC dashboard will have more Quick Actions added (like a D2C agent download and a Recovery Wizard.)

Keep watching for dates and details.

Have you seen these recently-added features?

🔎 Enhancements to RMC health dashboard

We've added an AutoVerify column, with BootVM screenshots, to the RMC dashboard:

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We've also added a Restore Points in Use feature, so you can quickly see what needs to be cleared up and unmounted.

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✨ Recovery wizard

Now available to all partners, our Recovery wizard in RMC has new options to Recover File & Folders or Export Virtual Disk, meaning you don't need to install or launch the recovery center on the protected system for restores (unless you are doing a local cache recovery.)

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🖥️ Systray icon for Windows

Available in agent 2.4.1, our new x360Recover systray icon can provide you with a rich selection of info, including agent version, service status (running or stopped), and connection status with Backup Manager on the appliance.

Learn the details on the systray here

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🍿 MSP Xperience Summit

Master Disaster Recovery in a Hybrid Cloud World

Thursday, October 3rd at 12:00 PM EDT

Join us for MSP Xperience Summit, Axcient's free annual virtual partner conference. Hear from Axcient leadership, industry speakers, and MSP panels as they cover topics like Axcient product best practices and strategies to increase sales with security conversations. View the agenda, and register before August 30th to enter the early bird drawing.

💻 x360Recover in Action

Navigating Hybrid Cloud Data Protection

Thursday, August 15 at 12:00 PM CT

Join us for an in-depth look at the BCDR stack structure required for single solution consolidation: Learn about all-in-one flexibility, always-on ransomware protection, and options to bring your own device (BYOD) or bring your own cloud (BYOC).

📱 MSP Xperience Roundtable

Ask an Axcient partner - Kurt Hoeft

Tuesday, August 20 at 12:00 PM CT

Join us for a roundtable discussion on the ins and outs of smart vendor selection. Learn tips on how to automate routine tasks, and explore tailored pricing and contracts.

⛱️ MSP Xperience Lounge

The power of Microsoft

Wednesday, August 21 at 1:00 PM CT

Join us for a LinkedIn live discussion on the transformative value of Microsoft’s technology stack

💻 x360Cloud Live Demo
Thursday, Sept 5 at 12:00 PM CT

Learn how to close cybersecurity loopholes for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace data. And take t a look at the ease and usability of simple deployment, which allows you to deploy in less than 10 minutes.

🎤 Team call: Public APIs early access

Monday, September 9 at 1:00 PM ET

We've just released the second wave of early API access