Month: August 2019

Channel Communities

WE Cities Research Uncovers the Best Cities to Be A Female Entrepreneur

August 23, 2019 Guest Poster Comments Off on WE Cities Research Uncovers the Best Cities to Be A Female Entrepreneur
The annual Dell Women Entrepreneur (WE) Cities Index is a global, gender-specific study that looks at a city’s ability to foster the growth of women-owned businesses.

Managed Services

Cyfyx reaches out to Canadian MSPs with real-time EDR solution

August 23, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cyfyx reaches out to Canadian MSPs with real-time EDR solution
Cyfyx’s platform provides MSSP-level EDR protection with real-time reaction capability to target fast-acting threats like ransomware. They were in Toronto this week at the ASCII event to take their message to Canadian MSPs.

Mobility

NetAlly CEO Parrottino says former NETSCOUT component will double down on channel

August 23, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetAlly CEO Parrottino says former NETSCOUT component will double down on channel
Mike Parrottino, NetAlly’s CEO, who has a long channel background at HP, talks with ChannelBuzz about his new company, and how the channel will fit in.

Managed Services

RocketCyber sees huge potential in new app to let MSPs manage Windows Defender

August 22, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on RocketCyber sees huge potential in new app to let MSPs manage Windows Defender
RocketCyber has added Defender Manager to its SMB-focused security platform for MSPs, and will also be introducing new AI and machine learning capabilities across their portfolio.

Security

Netwrix enhances and simplifies Data Classification platform

August 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Netwrix enhances and simplifies Data Classification platform
Netwrix introduces a rebranded version of a platform first introduced last year, which uses technology from Concept Searching. In addition to the name change, there are subtle changes to how it is packaged and sold that will let partners target customers more effectively.

Data Centre

Puppet extends automation of vulnerability management with new Remediate solution

August 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Puppet extends automation of vulnerability management with new Remediate solution
Puppet Remediate uses data from vendor partners Qualys, Tenable and Rapid7 to extend and complement the automation that these vulnerability management solutions provide.

Cloud

Big Switch extends hybrid cloud strategy with multiple announcements

August 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Big Switch extends hybrid cloud strategy with multiple announcements
Big Cloud Fabric now manages VPCs in the AWS cloud, while Global VPCs like Google Cloud provides will now be available across the hybrid cloud for both AWS and Azure. Multi-Cloud Director is now also available as a cloud-based service.

Managed Services

RMM Pulseway makes two-factor authentication mandatory – and easier to use

August 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on RMM Pulseway makes two-factor authentication mandatory – and easier to use
Pulseway has made 2FA available as an option for years, but the growing trend toward phishing and other attacks on users have led them to make it mandatory. So they also completely revamped the system to make it more user-friendly.

Managed Services

Resolve Systems sees powerful synergies in acquisition of AIOps vendor FixStream

August 20, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Resolve Systems sees powerful synergies in acquisition of AIOps vendor FixStream
Automation platform provider Resolve, which has become a more energetic player in the market following their 2017 acquisition by a venture capital firm, sees major benefits from the deal for their channel, especially MSPs.

Channel Programs

Cybersecurity vendor ReversingLabs rolls out first partner program in transition to channel-led model

August 20, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cybersecurity vendor ReversingLabs rolls out first partner program in transition to channel-led model
ReversingLabs, which just launched a new platform and won a Black Unicorn award, is formally launching a channel program as part of a move to expand sales by bringing in all new business through an expanded partner ecosystem.