About the author

Gaidar Magdanurov

Gaidar Magdanurov is the President at Acronis, a leading provider of cybersecurity and data protection platforms for managed service providers. Acronis enables over 20,000 service providers and protects over 750,000 companies worldwide.

Gaidar held various executive positions at Acronis. Before joining Acronis, he held various positions at Microsoft, developed software, managed IT infrastructure, conducted chemistry research, and served as an investment director in a venture capital firm.

With over 20 years of experience in technology, Gaidar has worked with managed service providers in various capacities, including running a break-fix MSP during his university years, serving as a technology vendor to MSPs, and assisting MSP partners with sales and marketing.

Gaidar is a regular speaker at industry events and writes for various publications.

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