September 5, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on SolarWinds MSP head Pagliuca stresses five steps to winning in the MSP market
Solarwinds MSP’s John Pagliuca kicked off their 2019 Empower conference with an opening keynote which stressed themes for success which are not new, but which the company has enhanced with new elements and improved processes over the last year.
September 5, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on IT automation in SMB having little impact as expansion of IT functions keeps techs fighting fires: Kaseya study
The study, the fifth annual one Kaseya has done, indicates no improvement in IT levels because the expansion of technology in SMB that has helped their businesses has kept their IT from getting more control over processes.
VMware Canada’s Peter Near discusses the company’s upcoming acquisitions of Pivotal and Carbon Black, its Tanzu strategy for embracing Kubernetes, and the cloud opportunity in Canada in this edition of the podcast.
September 4, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Teamline lets Microsoft Teams users join other platforms with one click through MultiJoin
Teamline is focused on the Microsoft platform, and MultiJoin won’t change that, but it does give users added flexibility with calls involving different platforms.
Three SAS Canada partners discuss their relationships with the analytics vendor, how the evolution of analytics with AI and ML is changing their business, and how they feel about the company’s efforts to make an impact.
September 3, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on ConnectWise takes lead organizing global threat intelligence sharing body for solution providers
CompTIA is on board with the new TSP-ISAO for public-private information sharing and analysis specifically focused on threats impacting solution providers, while ConnectWise has issued a call to action for others to join the organization.
September 3, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Zadara introduces NVMe-as-a-Service to hybrid cloud storage service
The new NVMe capability is priced 25 per cent under Zadara’s standard flash storage, and customers’ ability to upgrade on-demand for free will let them both increase performance and reduce costs.