UbiStor
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UbiStor is a managed backup and disaster recovery services company that has been providing data protection solutions since 2001. The company offers cloud backup, disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS), cloud hosting, Microsoft 365 protection, and security and compliance services. UbiStor leverages technologies from Acronis, Commvault, Datto, and Zerto, and operates as the largest managed service provider for Acronis globally.
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Ideal Customer
- UbiStor targets small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) and mid-market organizations across its core verticals, explicitly stating its DRaaS solution is designed for "organizations of all sizes" while marketing enterprise-class products like SafeStor Enterprise for larger data management needs.
- The company's consultative, fully managed approach is best suited for organizations that lack dedicated internal DR or security operations teams and need an outsourced, single-provider solution for backup, disaster recovery, and security.
Key Differentiators
- UbiStor's primary differentiation is its depth of expertise and elite partner status across multiple leading DR technology platforms — simultaneously holding Platinum/Largest Partner status with Acronis, Blue Diamond status with Datto, and pioneering Commvault managed services delivery.
- The company brands itself around "People Powered Disaster Recovery," emphasizing a consultative, human-expert-led approach with 24/7 certified engineer support, near-100% backup success rates, and a claimed 100% restore success rate.
Industries Served
- UbiStor explicitly serves energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and state and local government.
- Their website dedicates individual industry pages to each of these verticals, and they highlight expertise in compliance-heavy sectors such as financial services (data compliance growth) and energy (NERC CIP, FERC regulatory requirements).
Service Coverage
- UbiStor is a U.S.-based managed services provider headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, and operates primarily as a nationwide provider.
- The company describes itself as a "globally-recognized Chicagoland-based" MSP, and its Datto partnership page notes SIRIS devices located throughout the world, suggesting some international customer reach.
Partnerships
- UbiStor's core technology partnerships include Acronis (Platinum Partner and self-described largest Acronis Disaster Recovery Partner globally, named Acronis Service Partner of the Year 2021), Datto (Blue Diamond Partner, placing them in the top 5% of solution providers globally), Commvault (one of the first companies globally to deliver Commvault as a Managed Service, with 20+ years of experience), and Zerto.
- Additional partnerships include ThreatBlockr (cybersecurity, announced December 2022) and Scale Computing (infrastructure, announced July 2022).
Company Size & Ownership
- UbiStor was founded in 2001 by co-founders Dan Hill (CEO) and Steven Bieschke (President), both seasoned Fortune 500 executives with decades of disaster recovery experience.
- The company is small, with most sources placing employee headcount between 17–21 people.
Compliance & Certifications
- UbiStor holds SSAE 16 SOC 2 certification and has self-identified as SOC 2 Type 2 certified, and it positions compliance support as a core service differentiator.
- Their LinkedIn specialties list HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and SEC compliance.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
19 offeringsAssessment & Design of the Recovery Environment
UbiStor conducts a workshop with key customer stakeholders to review critical business systems and recovery requirements, collecting data on current-state data protection, server infrastructure, application configuration, backup success rates, and RTO/RPO objectives. Upon completion, UbiStor delivers a complete Assessment and Design Report detailing the findings along with required remediation and corrective actions. This service is included as part of UbiStor's managed disaster recovery engagement process.
Automated Email Security
UbiStor's email security service uses artificial intelligence and human oversight to defend organizations against phishing, spear phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and other malicious email threats. It is offered as part of UbiStor's Security and Compliance managed services portfolio. The service is designed to stop email-borne threats before they can impact the business.
Cloud Backup
UbiStor's cloud backup service provides fully customizable, offsite backup to a secure cloud environment monitored by the UbiStor support team 24/7. It features proactive ransomware protection with real-time monitoring, point-in-time rollbacks, and supports both small business and enterprise data sets. The service is powered by Acronis and Commvault technologies and eliminates the need for onsite or tape backup strategies.
Cloud Hosting
UbiStor offers a fully managed hosted private cloud service leveraging geographically distributed Tier 3+, SSAE 16 SOC-2-certified data centers on a pay-as-you-go basis. Customers can expand private cloud compute and storage resources with flexible pricing without costly hardware investments, and use familiar tools such as VMware. The service integrates with Commvault and Zerto for disaster recovery replication and failover capabilities.
Coordinated Annual DR Testing
UbiStor coordinates annual comprehensive disaster recovery tests of critical systems with customer teams, including testing VPN client access for remote users. Following each test, UbiStor and the customer conduct a Lessons Learned exercise to review results and make adjustments to the protection strategy and disaster recovery runbook. This is a standard component of UbiStor's managed disaster recovery service.
Disaster Recovery
UbiStor's DRaaS solution provides cloud-based disaster recovery for organizations of all sizes, supporting specific Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs). It features application-centric continuity with scalable cloud resources, image-level backups, and near real-time replication, along with immediate ransomware detection and point-in-time rollbacks. The service is powered by Acronis, Commvault, Datto, and Zerto technologies and includes expert assessment and design services.
Disaster Recovery Planning & Runbook Creation
UbiStor works with customer teams following the assessment and design phase to build a detailed disaster recovery plan for the environment, outlining response teams, processes, and recovery procedures. System tiers are defined with prioritization and interdependencies mapped to ensure seamless recovery of critical systems. The runbook is updated regularly following annual DR testing exercises.
End User Security Training
UbiStor offers end user security training services designed to enhance an organization's security posture through targeted phishing simulations and security awareness training campaigns. This service is part of UbiStor's Security and Compliance managed services offering. It helps organizations reduce human-factor risks by educating employees about common cyber threats.
Endpoint Detection and Response
UbiStor's Endpoint Detection and Response service provides continuous endpoint monitoring and behavioral analysis for automated threat response, including ransomware rollback to reverse malicious encryption. It is part of UbiStor's managed security services portfolio under the Security and Compliance solution. The service delivers built-in protection for endpoint devices across the customer's environment.
Managed Security Operations Center
UbiStor's Managed Security Operations Center provides around-the-clock monitoring and incident response with expert human oversight to protect customer businesses from cyber threats. The SOC continuously monitors for intrusions and security events and coordinates rapid response to detected threats. It is part of UbiStor's broader Security and Compliance service offering.
Microsoft 365 Protection
UbiStor's M365 Protection provides cloud-to-cloud backup for Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive, and SharePoint Online from a single interface, with no agent installation required on local premises. The service protects against ransomware, phishing attacks, accidental deletion, and data corruption, while supporting regulatory compliance with retention policies. It is powered by Acronis and Datto SaaS Protection and Defense technologies.
SafeHost
SafeHost is UbiStor's cloud hosting product for applications and disaster recovery, providing customers with a managed hosted environment for their workloads. It is listed as a related product offering under the cloud hosting solutions page. The product gives businesses access to UbiStor's private cloud infrastructure for running applications and storing critical data.
SafeHost DR
SafeHost DR is a UbiStor product designed to maintain application uptime while local systems are being restored following a disaster or incident. It is listed as a related product offering under both the disaster recovery and cloud hosting solution pages. The product enables business continuity by keeping applications running in UbiStor's hosted environment during recovery operations.
SafeStor
SafeStor is UbiStor's fully integrated cloud-based data and system recovery product offering data protection across all environments including Microsoft 365. It provides backup and recovery capabilities managed through a single interface and is powered by Acronis technology. The product serves as UbiStor's foundational cloud backup and recovery offering for a range of workloads.
SafeStor DR
SafeStor DR is UbiStor's fully managed disaster recovery service that offloads the maintenance, management, testing, and documentation of the recovery environment to UbiStor's team. The service includes assessment and design, disaster recovery planning, runbook creation and updates, coordinated annual DR testing, routine status reports, and 24/7/365 support. It is designed to ensure business readiness against ransomware and other disasters by leveraging UbiStor's cloud-based recovery infrastructure.
SafeStor Enterprise
SafeStor Enterprise is UbiStor's enterprise-class data solution designed for complete data management and disaster recovery, enabling customers to move data offsite at scale. It is listed as a related product offering under both cloud backup and cloud hosting solution pages. The product is targeted at organizations requiring advanced data management capabilities.
SafeStor Recovery
SafeStor Recovery is a UbiStor product that enables customers to recover data locally or in the cloud in just a few clicks. It is listed as a related product offering under both disaster recovery and cloud backup solution pages. The product provides flexible recovery options suited for rapid data restoration needs.
Security & Compliance
UbiStor's managed security services offer flexible and customizable protection against cyber threats including phishing, ransomware, and credential compromise. The service includes a Managed Security Operations Center with around-the-clock monitoring and incident response, automated AI-driven email security, endpoint detection and response with ransomware rollback, and end user security training through phishing simulations. It integrates with UbiStor's disaster recovery services to provide a single provider for security and recovery needs.
UbiStor Managed Services
UbiStor offers a comprehensive managed services approach to data protection and disaster recovery, covering the full lifecycle from assessment and design through ongoing monitoring, alert review, and remediation. The service includes daily job summary report reviews, initial troubleshooting, coordinated annual DR testing, disaster recovery planning, and runbook creation. UbiStor's support team operates 24/7 to ensure near 100% backup success rates and business readiness.
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