Magna5

Managed services · Backup & DR

Pittsburgh-based managed IT and security provider offering managed private cloud, multi-cloud management and managed backup and DR. Strongest as a resilience and operations partner around your chosen platform.

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Where Magna5 fits

Path 1Renew direct—
Path 2Hosted VMwareAdjacent
Path 3Proxmox VE—
Path 4Nutanix—
Path 5HyperscalerAdjacent
Path 6Cloud-native—
CyberResiliencePrimary

Strengths

Managed backup and disaster recovery across cloud, virtual and endpoint environments, including VMware workloads. [1]
Manages AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, plus its own private cloud services hosted in US data centers, with 24/7 monitoring. [2]
Plans and coordinates private cloud migrations. [3]

Fit constraints

Magna5 does not publish which hypervisor its private cloud runs on — confirm the platform before treating it as a Broadcom exit. [3]
Not positioned as a Nutanix provider in this framework. IQ4hire view
Not a Broadcom Pinnacle VCSP. IQ4hire view

Best for

Mid-market buyers who want one MSP for operations, security and DR
Hybrid estates spanning private cloud and AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
Teams without internal backup and DR capability

Look elsewhere when

You need a hosted Nutanix landing zone
You need a Pinnacle VCSP for hosted VMware licensing

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Hypervisor and licensing model behind the private cloud
DRaaS RPO/RTO commitments and immutability
Compliance attestations for the hosting facilities

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Sources

Magna5 — Data backup and recovery · 2026-10-06
Magna5 — Multi-cloud management · 2026-10-06
Magna5 — Private cloud · 2026-10-06

Last verified October 6, 2026 · Not yet reviewed by the supplier. · Magna5 website ↗

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