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eFolder Lunch, Three Secrets to Pricing and Packaging Your BDR Service
The document outlines strategies for pricing and packaging Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) services to improve profitability and client relationships. It emphasizes creating bundled services for a comprehensive solution, aiming for high recurring gross margins, and tailoring offerings to meet client needs. The document also highlights the importance of understanding client expectations and protecting profit margins while offering managed services.
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- 1. Three Secrets toPricing and Packaging Your BDR Service http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com 1 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 2. Three Secrets toPricing and Packaging Your BDR Service Ted Hulsy VP of Marketing, eFolder 678-888-0700 x151 ehulsy@efolder.net
- 3. From Devastation… 3 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 4. From Devastation… toDomination 4 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 5. My Promise: Youand Your Profits • Give you real life partner pricing examples • Show you how to get 75% recurring gross margins • Help you to get started 5 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 6. Who is Ted? http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com 6 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 7. Managed Service PackagingChallenge “The biggest challenge in managed services today is the trap of selling point solutions. We go for client relationships Dave Watts President, CEO, NetFusi where we own and deliver a on complete managed services bundle, where business continuity is just a piece of the overall solution.” 7 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 8. Killer Managed ServicesBundle 24x7 Help desk Managed business continuity Managed network LAN/WAN/firewall/web filtering One price per client per Line of business month, based upon apps size/users/devices Managed security AV/Spy/FW Managed desktop Managed Server 8 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 9. Bundles Payoff “The client sees a total solution, not line items, not nickels and dimes. And we can build in everything we know the client needs. Dave Watts President, CEO, NetFusion We get the benefits of standardization and expertise, while delivering a higher level of service to the client.” 9 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 10. BDR and WinningNew Clients “We are very focused on new client acquisition and we see BDR as a wedge service that can get us into new accounts that we can grow into a larger relationships. Lyf Wildenberg President/Co-founder Mytech Partners Our BDR service needs to be rock solid as a standalone offering we can offer to any SMB.” 10 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 11. BDR Service Line •Bundle Model – Targets 50-70% recurring gross margin – Incorporates appliance cost into bundle – Flat $750 setup fee BDR 1-125 BDR 2-250 BDR 3-500 BDR 4-1500 BDR 6-2000 Monthly Retail Price $300 $450 $600 $867 $1,125 Included # Servers 1 2 3 4 6 Included Protected GB 125 250 500 1500 2000 11 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 12. Simplicity Payoff “We try to think like a vendor in terms of the simplicity and packaging of our offering. Lyf Wildenberg Simplicity allows us to sell President/Co-founder Mytech Partners more easily and penetrate new accounts.” 12 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 13. Labor Cost Challenge “We see too many MSPs leaving money on the table. They over commit in their Erik Thorsell pricing bundles and get President/Founder Success Computer creamed on their labor costs Consulting down the road.” 13 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 14. Success Computer Consulting •President of Success Computer Consulting – www.sccnet.com – Minneapolis, Minnesota – In business since 1992 – 35 people, 22 engineers/technicians – HTG – member (six years), facilitator (four years) • eFolder Partner for since 2006
- 15. SCC’s BDR ManagedService Offering • 113 managed service clients – 71 BDRs in production (63% of MSP clients) – Protecting 327 servers and over 4,500 users – Over 90% of new clients get a BDR • BDR gross margin in 2011 = 75.7% – In other words, cost = 24.3% of the selling price – Our most profitable offering
- 16. SCC BDR SalesStrategy 1. Understand client needs in their terms 2. Unbundle the offering and build on it 3. Protect the margin (minimum 66% per deal, down to 50% with manager approval)
- 17. 1. Understand Needsin Their Terms • Ask clients to explain their expectations • Ask them to quantify tolerable downtime by key application/function • Ask them to quantify cost-per-hour of downtime • Don’t sell BDR features/performance specs; respond to the client’s needs directly!
- 18. 2. Unbundle andBuild • Own the equipment right away, and have the client pay for it • Give clients ultimate flexibility • Add periodic services that clients will pay for – testing, DR drills, reporting
- 19. eFolder cloud dataprotection services Image Replication and Storage Local Storage and AppAssure Core eFolder AppAssure Cloud Image Backup BDR Appliance On-site Virtualization eFolder ShadowProtect BDR File / folder Backup eFolder Backup Cloud Recovery as a Service eFolder Continuity Cloud 19 STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR REDISTRIBUTION © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 20. eFolder BDR eFolder BDR eFolder Storage Cloud Image backup Production Disaster recovery options BDR appliance servers 1. Download On-site virtualization 2. Disk shipment eFolder 3. Emergency in the cloud Continuity Cloud virtualization and recovery Users 20 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 21. Partner Pricing Please call eFolder for partner wholesale pricing details: 800-352-0248 www.efolder.net/join 21 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 22. 2. Unbundle andBuild
- 23. 2. Unbundle andBuild
- 24. 3. Protect Margin • Start with the end margin in mind • Price based on value • No assumptions about competitive pricing • Avoid all-you-can-eat
- 25. Profit Payoff “BDR is our most profitable managed service offering and eFolder is our key partner to help us deliver a highly reliable and predictably Erik Thorsell President/Founder profitable service offering.” Success Computer Consulting 25 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 26. eFolder AppAssure Cloud 26© 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 27. Solution Components Best-of-breed server imaging software eFolder cloud replication eFolder cloud storage eFolder cloud recovery 27 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 28. Feature Summary Capability eFolder AppAssure Cloud Application integrity checks Universal Recovery Chain-free retention policies Global deduplication Silent data corruption prevention Fast recovery with Virtual Standby Cloud recovery eFolder Partner Portal 28 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 29. Partner Pricing Please call eFolder for partner wholesale pricing details: 800-352-0248 www.efolder.net/join 29 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 30. Join eFolder Gold AppAssure Service Platinum eFolder AppAssure Cloud eFolder Continuity Cloud eFolder ShadowProtect BDR eFolder Backup eFolder Email Security eFolder Exchange Archiving eFolder BDR Rescue Program Partner branding Wholesale monthly billing Made in America Support Partner Center Portal Named Account Manager Enrollment Fee Rebate Special pricing, eFolder Backup Pooled storage, eFolder BDR $500 Waived, $100 min per mo. $1000 Enrollment Fee 30 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 31. eFolder Competitive Advantages • Leverage the power of the cloud Adapt • Manage the migration from on-premises to cloud services • Your own service offerings Differentiate • Your own pricing • Your own branding • Predictable, monthly revenue streams Thrive • Low operating costs • Consistent margins and cash flow 31 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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- 34. Flexible Deployments forSmall Biz eFolder ShadowProtect Backup Key software tools eFolder Storage Cloud Image backup Production Pricing: server • $25 per server/mo. • $40 per site (150 GB included) • $0.30-$0.20 per GB additional 34 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 35. Deployment Scenario: Build Your Own BDR Build Your Own BDR Key software tools eFolder Image backup Storage Cloud Third party server Production servers 35 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 36. Deployment Scenario: Cross-site Replication Client Location 1 Image backup Production BDR appliance servers On-site virtualization eFolder Storage Cloud Image replication Client Location 2 Image backup Production BDR appliance servers On-site virtualization 36 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 37. Deployment Scenario: Many-to-one Replication Client 1 Image replication Production BDR appliance servers On-site virtualization Client 2 Partner Private Image replication Cloud Production BDR appliance High capacity BDR servers On-site virtualization Client 3 Image replication Production BDR appliance servers On-site virtualization 37 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 38. eFolder cloud securityservices Spam Quarantine Admin Console Users Mail Server Third Parties Outbound eFolder Outbound Inbound Inbound Security Cloud eFolder Email Security Anti-virus Anti-spam 38 STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR REDISTRIBUTION © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 39. eFolder BDR CompetitiveAdvantages Field upgradeable BDR appliances The latest software version, guaranteed Silent data corruption prevention ConnectWise PSA integration Exchange granular recovery 39 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 40. Proactive Data IntegrityChecks Decryption and Transmission via Encrypted Verification Verification Network Tunnel over Public Internet and Reassembly Encrypted Transmission Your Data, Your Encrypted Data Cryptographically + Checksums Verified + Digital Signatures Data Verification and Reassembly during Download Data Protection and Duplication during Upload Encryption Encrypted Transmission via Encrypted Verification Transmission and Duplication Network Tunnel over Public Internet Your Data Your Encrypted Data + Checksums + Digital Signatures 40 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 41. Application Integrity Checks 41© 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 42. Chain-free Retention Policies 42© 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
- 43. Global Deduplication Raw Data Compressed + Deduped Data Data Deduped Globally Across All COREs / BDRs (with same encryption key) 43 © 2012 eFolder, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 44. Contact Us Phone: 800-352-0248 Email: info@efolder.net Web: efolder.net Blog: efolder.net/blog/ Twitter: twitter.com/eFolder 44 © 2011 eFolder, Inc. All Right Reserved.
Editor's Notes
- #20 Now for a few comments on our various service offerings. The eFolderAppAssure Cloud service is our immediate and biggest joint business opportunity. Developed by eFolder and AppAssure together over the past nine months, this service adds cloud replication and cloud recovery to the power of AppAssure software. This service delivers an end-to-end solution to SMBs and the partners serving this market.eFolderShadowProtect BDR has been shipping for nearly two years and combines bare-metal backup software, a local appliance for storage and server virtualization, and the power of the eFolder Cloud.eFolder Backup is the company’s first offering and supports anytime, anywhere cloud backup for business-class endpoints.And lastly, the eFolder Continuity Cloud delivers our partners the ability to recover server images or files to an ondemand compute node in the eFolder Cloud, enabling them to deliver business continuity services to their clients.
- #21 This diagram provides a simple overview of the main functions of an eFolder BDR installation.First, the imaging software running on the production servers captures an initial image of the server, along with incremental image backups, and stores them on the eFolder BDR.The eFolder BDR appliance acts both as a storage server and as a standby server, in the event the production server fails. The eFolder BDR, leveraging virtualization technology, can bring up the image of the downed server and operate just like production server. Since both the data and complete server configuration is backed up, this on-site recovery can happen in minutes, not hours or days.To deliver additional protection, eFolder backs up the server images daily to the eFolder Storage Cloud, providing cloud based protection from on-site disasters. The client or partner can recover the server images from the cloud, via a download or shipment of a hard drive with the server images.Or, partners may elect to recover the servers in the cloud with the eFolder Continuity Cloud. This approach provides the same benefits of on-site virtualization, but instead leverages the eFolder Continuity Cloud.
- #23 Here’s the eFolder pricing worksheet that our salesperson used for the deal we signed this morning…Show one-time cost and monthly cost
- #24 Here’s a clip from our managed service proposal, which includes the Advantage Point Standby Server.You can see we actually MARKED UP the hardware and made margin on it, too… and then we also more than tripled our cost on monthly items.Client is a small organization. Single server, just about 10 users. Signed for $450/month.Now, when I mention adding options:Quarterly virtualization test – charge by the hourQuarterly restore / recovery test – charge by the hourDisaster recovery planning – a BDR alone is NOT a disaster recovery plan – it is only technology – we use the BDR sale as a springboard to talking about development of a disaster recovery planBDRs can “pull through” more work! Don’t leave it on the table. Our clients expect us to sell this to them…and we do it by providing value, not a product.
- #25 I already talked about pricing based on value…How much does downtime cost? In money? In lost opportunity cost?These conversations are NOT baloney. Network outages, data loss, disasters cost real money to real businesses. It’s not just theoretical. Think about what clients have had to pay you to “save their bacon” when they didn’t have adequate protection in place! What if they could pay the same, but on a predictable monthly schedule, to AVOID those problems. You are providing value.Secondly, if you are worried about how your competitors are pricing BDR’s, you’re missing the point. If you’re providing value and great service, your clients are usually not talking to anyone else.And really, are all BDRs the same? We don’t think so. We are in the process of replacing all of our old Zenith BDR’s with eFolder BDR’s. Remember, we own all those Zenith BDR’s, and their value is on our balance sheet as a fixed asset. It took some guts to write all that off – to essentially say that those assets are worthless… but we felt we could no longer sell that brand with a clear conscience…because we weren’t sure we could keep our promises to our clients. So, if someone is selling a lesser product…or is selling an unproven product…or is selling some “cloud-based” backup option…is that really the same thing? We shouldn’t let our clients see these things as equal – they’re not. And that thinking starts with US….we must recognize that some vendor partners are better than others, and allow us to deliver a better experience to clients. So, if a client has a quote for a BDR that’s half the cost, my guess is that they’re selling a “lesser” model or brand…or that they don’t have expertise to deliver real value. Sure, it costs less now…but how well will the recovery work?This strategy for pricing, by the way, is the same for us with any HaaS/SaaS offering. We use it for security appliances, BDRs, antivirus licensing, too.Finally, and this is unpopular advice… but my experience is that we managed service providers are great technology people, but we make rotten actuaries. If I wanted to be an actuary, I would have stayed at Ameriprise! Take the risk out of your pricing. Charge for the value you bring. Just a thought…
- #27 This diagram provides a simple overview of the main functions of the eFolder AppAssure Cloud.AppAssure and eFolder have joined forces to deliver the eFolder AppAssure Cloud, a service that replicates AppAssure bare metal backup images to the eFolder Storage Cloud and enables multiple disaster recovery options. This solution combines the power of AppAssure software with eFolder cloud backup and recovery services.This service will launch on X date.Before turning things over to Lliam, let me just make a few comments on how a service like this works:AppAssure software periodically creates image-based, bare-metal backups from the client servers or workstations at pre-configured intervals The backup images are automatically backed up to a local storage environment running the AppAssure CORE The local AppAssure CORE replicates the images to a fully managed AppAssure CORE in the eFolder AppAssure CloudeFolder delivers various system monitoring, data privacy, and data integrity technologies to guarantee the success and reliability of the images contained in the eFolder Storage Cloud In the event of server outage, the AppAssure software enables fast, on-site recovery to physical or virtual environments or to dissimilar hardware In the event of local disaster that destroys a location or the servers, eFolder supplies multiple recovery options for the bare-metal images stored in the eFolder Storage Cloud, including download, expedited shipment of the images on disk/NAS device, or rapid virtualization in
- #29 When we first started looking at our BDR solutions we were really only interested in finding a truly reliable off-site option; what we actually found was two companies that each respectively were the best at what they did.We have always been about the RECOVERY part – we see a lot of companies focusing on the backup part and paying very little attention to the recovery part – this has become our niche.In general terms, when we went looking for a solution we were wanting to really close the gap on items like: - Restore times - Utilization of drive space - Eliminate chain failures - Introduce Application integrity checks – Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and SharePoint - Provide a truly viable method for a true facility failureWe found that with AppAssure we have been able to take advantage of all of these items – and several other things that we hadn’t thought of.In terms of what we have seen as the top 5 technologies that are baked into AppAssurre – we see them above.[talk about each of the 5 listed above – quick intro for each feature]
- #32 [Ted will close out the last two slides, before formal Q&A]eFolder helps partners adapt to a fast changing technology landscape. Partners can leverage the power of the cloud, while managing the natural migration of infrastructure from on-premises to cloud-based deployments.With eFolder’s unique business model, partners control the client relationship. eFolder allows partners build unique and differentiated offerings, with your own service levels, pricing, and branding.eFolder partners create thriving businesses based upon managed services that generate predictable, monthly recurring revenue. Partners are able to keep their operating costs low through reliable service performance, automation, and integration with their PSA systems. And the result is consistent ongoing profitability.
- #35 [What are the key issues with getting BDR adoption in smaller accounts?Define your really small accounts vs. those that will easily go for the appliance as well.Explain the different components and how you adapt the solution to really small clients. How is it different from a technical and capabilities perspective with the full eFolder BDR.What are the key clients problems solved?Explain how this helps you sell more; better protect your clients and infrastructure; how are you better able to serve small accounts with this deployment – are you better able to more quickly resolve problems, thereby keeping your costs low too?]
- #36 eFolder BDR is flexible.Partners may “build their own” BDR by procuring their own brand of hardware and licensing the key software assets from eFolder to craft their own solution. Overall, the economics of the solution will be similar. The partner will need to invest more labor in crafting their own solution, however, this permits the partner to leverage their own preferred brand of hardware.
- #37 eFolder BDR flexibility extends to replication.Partners can replicate images from one eFolder BDR location to another, giving the organization a hot standby capability. In the event of a site-wide disaster or complete loss of connectivity to a location, the replicated images can be brought up quickly with on-site virtualization in the additional location.
- #38 eFolder BDR can allow partners to provide even higher levels of business continuity to their growing client base.The replication capability can also be leveraged by partners to deliver fast RTO service level agreements to clients. Partners can provision a large, high capacity BDR in their own data center and replication multiple client BDRs to this location, allowing the partner to virtualize and recover any of the client servers in their own private cloud environment.
- #39 Leveraging the eFolder Security Cloud, eFolder Email Security delivers comprehensive inbound and outbound protection from spam, viruses, spyware, and phishing attacks, while ensuring email visibility and control for administrators and easy-to-use message quarantine and dynamic, per-user filtering for employees. Delivered as a wholesale, per user per month service, eFolder Email Security has the rich provisioning, reporting, and management capabilities required by managed service providers.
- #40 eFolder BDR is superior to many different BDR options on the market.Unlike Zenith Infotechand Datto, eFolder BDR deployments are field upgradeable. eFolder guarantees availability for the latest version of StorageCraft software tools; you will never find yourself stuck in a back rev scenario.eFolder’s silent data corruption prevention technology sets its cloud infrastructure apart from the competition. You get peace of mind, knowing your backed up data is safe from corruption.ConnectWise PSA integration saves partners countless hours on service and support. Automation, efficiency, and better labor utilization are all key to increasing managed services profits.Lastly, granular file recovery is essential to helping clients quickly recover individual files or Exchange items during those everyday disasters.
- #42 As I am sure everyone is aware – email in most organizations is CRITICAL; they need it up and running ALL OF THE TIME.Microsoft Exchange has always been particularly cumbersome to restore QUCIKLY – dirty shutdowns in the backups, messing around with the transaction logs, creating Recovery Storage Groups – lets face it there are a lot of moving parts to an Exchange Server and fast recovery can take some time.AppAssure addresses some these complexities with the major Microsoft applications like SharePoint, Exchange and SQL Server; this is done by ACTUALLY testing on a scheduled basis IF these databases are intact – I don’t know of another product on the market that is able to do this.
- #44 Let’s face it – data growth is unprecedented, with things like HIPAA, PCI, SOX and PACS your customers storage needs are growing very quickly.Even with very large hard drives it can be difficult to retain backups effectively within a complaint retention period.This is what de-duplication is all about… this technology alone can reduce your overall storage needs by a signifficant amount
- #45 If eFolder sounds right for you, contact us today. Qualifying VARs, solution providers, and MSPs can try any eFolder service at no cost.Thank you for joining us.