Month: September 2018

Security

Barracuda makes three e-mail solutions available on a single SKU

September 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda makes three e-mail solutions available on a single SKU
Barracuda also related their latest Threat Spotlight, which found that account takeover incidents, which are addressed by the Barracuda Sentinel solution that is part of the bundle, are increasing in frequency.

Security

Kaspersky Small Office Security beefs up protection for Very Small Businesses

September 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaspersky Small Office Security beefs up protection for Very Small Businesses
This is Version 6 of the low end of the Kaspersky business portfolio, which extends the use of functionality like System Watcher, makes improvements to the management console and the alerting system, and adds a search capability to find third party software that is in need of updates.

Managed Services

Solarwinds MSP launches Threat Monitoring Service Program for MSSPs, and through Master MSSPs for small MSPs

September 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Solarwinds MSP launches Threat Monitoring Service Program for MSSPs, and through Master MSSPs for small MSPs
SolarWinds launches a Threat Monitoring service based on their Trusted Metrics acquisition, in a go-to-market model designed to make it widely available to partners, but in a way that the company thinks maximizes the chances of success for specific partners.

Managed Services

SolarWinds MSP head Pagliuca emphasizes spirit of partnership in Empower keynote

September 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds MSP head Pagliuca emphasizes spirit of partnership in Empower keynote
SolarWinds SVP and GM Pagliuca kicked off the company’s event in Scottsdale by emphasizing the centrality of partnership between the company and its MSP partners, while talking about what MSPs need to do to be successful and giving them some nuggets about new things they can expect this year.

Cloud

Scality adds commercial version and new features to Zenko multi-cloud data controller in 1.0 release

September 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality adds commercial version and new features to Zenko multi-cloud data controller in 1.0 release
The new features include the addition of one-to-many replication capability to the Zenko data workflow engine, something that is valuable to the majority of cloud users who have more than one cloud.

Backup

Imanis Data adds more machine learning functionality to Hadoop and NOSQL-focused Data Management Platform

September 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Imanis Data adds more machine learning functionality to Hadoop and NOSQL-focused Data Management Platform
Key enhancements include a new RPO-driven backup capability and the first automated Any-Point-In-Time Recovery capability for NoSQL databases.

Cloud

Microsoft challenges Salesforce with emphasis on greater out-of-box ease of use with new Dynamics 365 applications

September 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft challenges Salesforce with emphasis on greater out-of-box ease of use with new Dynamics 365 applications
Microsoft previewed two major components of the October 2018 release for Dynamics 365, with three new AI applications and two mixed reality business applications, with a strong emphasis on their being easier to deploy and use than their competition.

Managed Services

IT Glue announces multiple new integrations, new IT Glue Academy at GlueCon

September 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IT Glue announces multiple new integrations, new IT Glue Academy at GlueCon
New features include GlueFiles, and Flags, while new integrations include Office 365, and ones with vendors Cisco Meraki, Auvik and Syncro. A contest was also announced to spur automation ideas.

Managed Services

Toronto’s GMS Live Expert partners with UK-based Inbay to provide MSPs with more specialized resources

September 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Toronto’s GMS Live Expert partners with UK-based Inbay to provide MSPs with more specialized resources
GMS Live Expert and Inbay each provide outsourced services to MSPs on different sides of the Atlantic, and have partnered to provide a ‘hands across the sea’ set of enhanced services available to partners of both companies.

Mobility

SureCall introduces Extended Range Technology in new N-Range cell phone signal booster for autos

September 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SureCall introduces Extended Range Technology in new N-Range cell phone signal booster for autos
SureCall has come a long way since its founder sold his signal boosting devices from the trunk of his car, and with the new technology of their new N-Range offering, they have a new low-cost product for small fleets and the commuter markets.