Month: March 2020

Channel Programs

Aptum launches first hybrid cloud management service on heels of new channel program launch

March 24, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aptum launches first hybrid cloud management service on heels of new channel program launch
Aptum, formerly Cogeco Peer 1 until a rebranding last year, revamped its Go-to-market strategy going forward and is executing on that amid the disruption caused by the Wuhan coronavirus.

Backup

New integrations with Google Cloud, AWS Storage Gateway highlight Zerto 8.0

March 24, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on New integrations with Google Cloud, AWS Storage Gateway highlight Zerto 8.0
Zerto is also emphasizing that several enhancements around the public clouds and VMware will be of particular interest to MSP partners.

Security

COVID‑19 and the shift to remote work

March 20, 2020 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on COVID‑19 and the shift to remote work
As the pandemic forces many employees to work from home, can your organization stay productive – and safe?

Channel Programs

Avanan gets proactive about creating MSP channel for email security suites

March 20, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avanan gets proactive about creating MSP channel for email security suites
The company has gotten more systematic about building out a channel, starting with MSPs, and has created a program for MSPs and MSSPs and hired Mike Lyons as global director of their MSP business.

Hyper-converged

Nutanix scales up Nutanix Objects to support more Big Data workloads

March 19, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix scales up Nutanix Objects to support more Big Data workloads
Multi-cluster support is new in the 2.0 release, as is support for nodes with more capacity, with the result being stronger ability to support more Big Data applications.

Storage

FalconStor reboots with industry’s first enterprise-class persistent data storage container

March 19, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on FalconStor reboots with industry’s first enterprise-class persistent data storage container
FalconStor’s new StorSafe offering leverages containerization with their VTL technology to produce an archiving solution aimed mainly at very long term retention.

Security

Startup Axis Security looks to redefine private application access

March 17, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Startup Axis Security looks to redefine private application access
While the Axis Application Access Cloud is a long-term VPN replacement, it also lets users connect to apps without touching the network, making it ideal for managing partners and contractors.

Managed Services

ConnectWise improves and adds to security controls throughout software development lifecycle

March 13, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on ConnectWise improves and adds to security controls throughout software development lifecycle
ConnectWise is making enhancements both to the software development lifecycle, and adding new vulnerability testing capability and security bulletins as well.

Greg Onoprijenko, director of cloud at Ingram Micro Canada
Cloud

Ingram Micro Canada adds G Suite

March 13, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro Canada adds G Suite
Google expands its U.S. agreement with the distributor to Canada, putting “the last cloud titan” on Ingram Micro Canada’s cloud linecard.

Backup

Rubrik names ServiceNow CMO Dan Rogers President to scale growth

March 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik names ServiceNow CMO Dan Rogers President to scale growth
Rogers sees strong parallels between ServiceNow and Rubrik in terms of their capability to expand successfully from a single product to a broad platform, and thinks the tactics ServiceNow used successfully to ramp up will port well to Rubrik.