Networking

Linksys looks to disrupt small business networking with Linksys Cloud Manager hosted Wi-Fi management platform

Linksys believes that the Linksys Cloud Manager, aimed at the sub-100 market, will be highly disruptive in the small business space. The cloud launch is also being accompanied by a channel push in Canada, which will see product authorized for the first time.

Software

French ITIM vendor Centreon launches North American operation with Toronto office and 100 per cent channel strategy

Security
Security

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

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

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
Backup
Cloud

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