Empowering MSPs to deliver Compliance as a Service with ActiveProtect
Giving MSPs the tools they need to offer compliance as a service with Epis Technology
Managed service providers are now more likely to stand out because of their compliance. Clients want their MSPs to provide structured, ongoing compliance support instead of just fixing problems when they come up. This is because regulatory pressure is growing in all industries. More than 70% of MSPs say they are getting more requests for compliance services, but only a small number can consistently meet standards like GDPR or SOC 2.
The problem isn’t knowing the rules. The problem is putting them into action for a lot of clients, regions, and industries without adding too much overhead. Epis Technology helps MSPs solve this problem by combining Synology ActiveProtect with high-quality design, deployment, and managed support. This makes it possible for Compliance as a Service to be delivered on a large scale.
The Reality of Compliance for MSPs
Most managed service providers (MSPs) work with clients who have to follow more than one set of rules at the same time. ISO 27001 sets the standards for managing information security. The GDPR sets rules for how EU residents’ personal data can be used. In the US, HIPAA protects health care data. SOC 2 looks at how service providers protect customer data by using ongoing controls. CMMC enforces cybersecurity maturity requirements for organizations in the defense supply chain.
Epis Technology helps MSPs understand that even though each framework uses different words, they all need the same basic controls. These include recoverability, data integrity, access control, confidentiality, auditability, and data residency. The hard part is making sure these controls are always in place and proving that they are being followed during audits.
Making Compliance a Managed Service
Epis Technology sees Synology ActiveProtect as the technical basis for backup and recovery services that are required by law. Epis Technology helps MSPs standardize controls across environments while still meeting regulatory requirements, instead of treating compliance as a unique project for each client.
ActiveProtect is not used as a separate product. Epis Technology designs and runs it as part of a larger compliance system, making sure that each control is set up, watched, and documented correctly.
Recoverability That Can Be Shown
Almost all compliance frameworks require recoverability. Epis Technology uses ActiveProtect, which includes automatic backup verification that checks if recovery is ready after each backup job. These verification steps are logged and kept, making them usable proof for audits.
Epis Technology also lets you do isolated recovery testing with ActiveProtect’s built-in sandbox features. MSPs can show that they can successfully restore without affecting production systems, which lowers risk and makes them more ready for an audit.
Backup Integrity and Protection Against Ransomware
A common reason for failing an audit is backup integrity. Epis Technology configures ActiveProtect to use self-healing mechanisms that continuously detect and correct data inconsistencies. Native WORM protection is turned on to stop people from changing or deleting backup data without permission.
Epis Technology uses air-gapped backup designs to separate clean recovery points from production environments. This lowers the risk of ransomware even more. This layered method makes sure that MSPs can show that backups not only exist, but that they are also unchangeable and reliable.
Automated retention with no risk of manual error
Different rules and industries have very different retention requirements. Epis Technology uses ActiveProtect’s smart retention locking to automatically enforce retention policies without anyone having to do anything. You can move older backup data to lower-cost remote storage while still following the rules and keeping it safe.
Epis Technology makes sure that backups stop and data is securely deleted after the required retention period when client accounts are deprovisioned. This lowers the risk of noncompliance while keeping long-term storage costs in check.
Control of access, accountability, and proof
Compliance depends on access control. Epis Technology combines ActiveProtect with Active Directory, LDAP, and SSO environments to allow multi-factor authentication and fine-grained role-based access control. MSP teams and clients only get the permissions they need.
Automatic generation and storage of detailed audit logs and activity reports. Epis Technology makes sure that these logs can be sent to central systems for long-term storage, investigation, and audit support.
Data Privacy and Residency by Design
Epis Technology sets up ActiveProtect to encrypt backup data using AES-256 both while it is being sent and when it is not being used, while keeping it from being changed. This layered protection keeps things private without slowing down the recovery process.
Epis Technology makes on-premises and multi-geo deployments that keep data within the required geographic boundaries for clients who need to keep their data in certain places. ActiveProtect automatically enforces these rules without the need for complicated manual routing.
Epis Technology as the Partner for Compliance Enablement
Software alone can’t make sure that things are compliant. Epis Technology gives Synology ActiveProtect the architecture, deployment know-how, monitoring, and ongoing support it needs to become a real Compliance as a Service platform.
Epis Technology makes it possible for MSPs to offer compliance as a scalable, profitable service by standardizing controls, making operations easier, and giving them constant visibility. As rules and regulations become stricter, MSPs that work with Epis Technology get a strong, audit-ready foundation that helps build trust, stand out, and grow over time.