Year: 2018

Managed Services

Cylance looks to further boost rapidly growing MSP business with ConnectWise integration

November 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cylance looks to further boost rapidly growing MSP business with ConnectWise integration
Cylance has made their first partnership with an RMM vendor, integrating their two flagship products into ConnectWise Automate. They have plans to expand this ecosystem further.

Cloud

Free SD-WAN capability highlights new SonicWall Capture Cloud Platform announcements

November 13, 2018 Mark Cox 1
SonicWall also makes several other announcements, with the common theme being the extension of the company’s hybrid cloud portfolio and capabilities.

Security

XM Cyber closes Series A funding round, opens up search for the best MSSP and integrator partners

November 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on XM Cyber closes Series A funding round, opens up search for the best MSSP and integrator partners
XM Cyber is a startup with a differentiated platform that they describe as a ‘game-changer’ product, that simulates cyber-attacks along the entire attack path to an organization’s critical assets, and then provides actionable remediation.

Wayne Cuervo, head of Cisco's Toronto innovation centre
Podcasts

Cisco Canada’s Innovation Centre strategy with Wayne Cuervo [Podcast]

November 12, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Canada’s Innovation Centre strategy with Wayne Cuervo [Podcast]
Cisco Canada’s Wayne Cuervo discusses how its network of Innovation Centres work, and how channel partners can benefit from a lift in building new solutions by connecting with them.

Managed Services

Twin themes of empowerment and security guide ConnectWise messaging to MSPs

November 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Twin themes of empowerment and security guide ConnectWise messaging to MSPs
ConnectWise stressed two main themes at their IT Nation Event in Orlando – the need to further empower MSPs, and the need for MSPs to develop their security capabilities. Those two themes were closely intertwined, as ConnectWise is rolling out multiple tools and programs to enhance both, with more to come.

Cloud

SherWeb relaunches their Office 365 offer, announces new UCaaS offering

November 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SherWeb relaunches their Office 365 offer, announces new UCaaS offering
SherWeb’s first RMM integration, with ConnectWise, is scheduled to go live in Q1 of next year, a major step for the Cloud Services Provider, who previously had no direct integration with ConnectWise.

Managed Services

Eaton deepens MSP strategy with ConnectWise RMM integration

November 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Eaton deepens MSP strategy with ConnectWise RMM integration
Power management vendor Eaton already has MSP partners, but until now, they had no integrations with RMM vendors. They have now finalized their first, with ConnectWise, and they are looking for more.

Cloud

CloudJumper strengthens integration with Microsoft on multiple fronts

November 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on CloudJumper strengthens integration with Microsoft on multiple fronts
CloudJumper announces that their Cloud Workspace Management Suite in now available on the Azure Marketplace. They also spotlighted their integration with Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop at the IT Nation Connect event, and created a new position of VP Strategic Alliances, where the management of the Microsoft relationship is a critical element.

Servers

Western Digital enters in-memory computing segment with software-defined Memory Extension Drive

November 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Western Digital enters in-memory computing segment with software-defined Memory Extension Drive
The first Western Digital offering for this space is the Ultrastar DC ME200 Memory Extension Drive, which augments physical DRAM with between 4x-8x in memory capacity. It will be available to all WD channel partners.