Webinar Description
Key Takeaways
- Live demonstration of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) delivery for managed service providers
- Focus on eliminating the operational burden of traditional Security Operations Centre infrastructure
- Integrated approach combining threat detection, incident response, recovery and patching
- Designed for MSPs, MSSPs and IT providers seeking to scale security offerings
- Emphasis on business continuity and resilience rather than alert management alone
Introduction
Managed service providers face mounting pressure to deliver sophisticated cybersecurity capabilities to their clients, yet building and operating a dedicated Security Operations Centre remains prohibitively expensive for most organisations. This webinar, titled “Deliver MDR, Not SOC Complexity: A Practical Demo for MSPs,” addresses this challenge directly by demonstrating how MDR services can be delivered without the traditional infrastructure investment. The session is particularly timely as MSPs navigate an environment where clients increasingly expect continuous threat monitoring and rapid incident response, but lack the budget for enterprise-grade security teams.
About This Event
This virtual webinar takes a hands-on, technical approach to demonstrating the Acronis MDR platform. Rather than presenting slides or theoretical frameworks, the session walks attendees through practical workflows that MSPs would encounter in daily operations. The demonstration covers real-time threat detection, incident investigation procedures, and the integration of recovery capabilities within a single management interface.
The format is designed for technical and operational decision-makers who need to evaluate how MDR solutions function in practice before committing to a service delivery model.
The SOC Challenge for Managed Service Providers
Traditional Security Operations Centres require substantial investment in personnel, technology and processes. A functional SOC demands round-the-clock staffing with skilled analysts, threat intelligence feeds, security information and event management platforms, and established playbooks for incident response. For most MSPs, particularly those serving small and medium-sized businesses, replicating this infrastructure internally is neither practical nor economically viable.
This creates a significant gap in the market. Clients require continuous protection against increasingly sophisticated threats, yet their service providers struggle to deliver this capability at a price point that makes commercial sense. The result is often a compromise: MSPs either avoid offering advanced security services entirely, or they cobble together point solutions that create operational complexity without delivering comprehensive protection.
MDR as an Alternative Delivery Model
Managed Detection and Response represents a fundamentally different approach to security service delivery. Rather than building internal SOC capabilities, MSPs can leverage external expertise and infrastructure while maintaining client relationships and service ownership. The model shifts the operational burden of threat monitoring and initial response to a specialist provider, allowing MSPs to focus on client management and broader IT service delivery.
The Acronis MDR platform, which forms the focus of this demonstration, integrates detection and response capabilities with recovery and patching functions. This integration addresses a common limitation of standalone MDR services, which typically identify and contain threats but leave remediation and system restoration as separate processes. By combining these functions, the platform aims to reduce the time between threat detection and full operational recovery.
Multitenant Operations and Client Reporting
For MSPs managing multiple client environments, operational efficiency depends heavily on platform architecture. The webinar addresses multitenant management capabilities, demonstrating how providers can oversee numerous client deployments from a unified interface. Direct client reporting features also receive attention, as MSPs increasingly need to demonstrate security value to justify ongoing service fees.
Who Should Attend
This session is designed for security and IT managers at managed service providers, technical leads evaluating MDR platforms, operations managers responsible for service delivery efficiency, and business owners considering expansion into security services. MSSPs already offering security services may find value in comparing their current approach against the integrated model presented. IT providers exploring their first security service offering will gain insight into what MDR delivery entails operationally.
Conclusion
As cyber threats continue to evolve and client expectations for continuous protection increase, MSPs must find sustainable models for security service delivery. This webinar offers a practical examination of one approach, demonstrating how integrated MDR platforms can provide SOC-level capabilities without the associated infrastructure investment. For providers weighing their options in the managed security space, the session provides concrete operational detail to inform that evaluation.