Month: April 2020

Storage

VAST Data adds feature functionality as they look to expand broadly into the enterprise

April 30, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on VAST Data adds feature functionality as they look to expand broadly into the enterprise
Over 20 new features, including support for Windows and MacOS applications, cloud data replication and native encryption, are intended to give VAST appeal beyond its initial customer base who looked to pure performance to solve their pain points.

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Cloud

NetApp looks to expand front-end VDI presence with CloudJumper acquisition

April 30, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp looks to expand front-end VDI presence with CloudJumper acquisition
NetApp sees its acquisition of a Workspace-as-a-Service provider and Citrix competitor as a logical complement to its own back-end presence in the space, which will create new synergies for customers.

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Distribution

D&H Canada extends credit terms

April 29, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H Canada extends credit terms
The distributor announces a partnership to offer all customers 90-day terms through the end of June, while also highlighting a variety of flexible programs from vendor partners.

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Managed Services

RapidFire Tools adds Work From Home solution to help MSPs cope with home worker support

April 29, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on RapidFire Tools adds Work From Home solution to help MSPs cope with home worker support
The adaptation of the core Network Detective product adds a self-service portal that lets home workers scan their machines, scores them, and lets the MSP block unsafe ones from connecting to the network.

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Backup

Clumio adds Microsoft 365 to enterprise backup SaaS offering

April 29, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Clumio adds Microsoft 365 to enterprise backup SaaS offering
While Clumio started doing VMware backup, and has added AWS to that, Microsoft 365 is the first major application they have added, with their long-term vision being a very broad workload support as part of a single service.

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Cloud

Malwarebytes unveils their first server protection offerings

April 29, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Malwarebytes unveils their first server protection offerings
Both the basic Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection for Servers, as well as Malwarebytes Endpoint Detection and Response for Servers with advanced EDR capabilities, leverage the Nebula cloud platform and offer integrated support.

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Podcasts

Long View Systems accelerating customer experience focus during pandemic

April 28, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Long View Systems accelerating customer experience focus during pandemic
Dave Frederickson of Long View Systems discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the solution provider’s customers and how the organization itself has reacted in this edition of the podcast.

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Security

How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training

April 28, 2020 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training
Security is not a game, but learning about it could be – here’s why adding the fun factor can help employees become more cyber-aware, from ESET

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Networking

Cumulus Networks adds lifecycle management capabilities to NetQ 3.0

April 28, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cumulus Networks adds lifecycle management capabilities to NetQ 3.0
Cumulus says that the synergies between its core visibility functions and the newly added lifecycle management capabilities will make life much easier for customers, especially ones with more limited IT staffs.

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Big Data

Couchbase adds more granularity, automation to 2.0 version of Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes

April 28, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Couchbase adds more granularity, automation to 2.0 version of Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes
The biggest change is Couchbase’s vastly increased automation capabilities, which will be of particular interest to customers with large Kubernetes deployments.

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Mobility

Guardsquare looks to revolutionize mobile application threat intelligence with ThreatCast

April 28, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Guardsquare looks to revolutionize mobile application threat intelligence with ThreatCast
Belgian-headquartered Guardsquare recently opened a North American office in Boston, and sees the new ThreatCast capability as a key factor in expanding their business on this side of the Atlantic.

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Data Centre

Alluxio, Intel partner to bring joint in-memory acceleration solution to market

April 28, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Alluxio, Intel partner to bring joint in-memory acceleration solution to market
Reference architectures around the synergies between Intel Optane persistent memory and Alluxio’s open source data orchestration software for the cloud using in-memory cache will initially sell through the AWS and GCP marketplaces. A rollout to a specialized integrator channel, and to Azure will happen during 2020.

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Channel Programs

New Relic remakes partner program to reflect broader focus, modern channel

April 28, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Relic remakes partner program to reflect broader focus, modern channel
New Relic has updated a partner program that no longer adequately reflected their solutions mix, or who was selling the solutions.

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Distribution

Tech Data launches Coaches virtual mentoring program

April 27, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data launches Coaches virtual mentoring program
The new Tech Data Coaches platform aims to make it easier for solution providers to get virtual access to people at the distributor who can help build technology practice or business accumen.

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Podcasts

Pandemic response shows human impact of channel, Citrix Canada chief says

April 27, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Pandemic response shows human impact of channel, Citrix Canada chief says
Citrix Canada’s Ed Rodriguez talks about how the type of impact the channel can have has been transformed by the reaction to COVID-19, and how work-from-home culture will change after the pandemic is over.

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Security

Now’s the time to upgrade customer security

April 27, 2020 Guest Poster Comments Off on Now’s the time to upgrade customer security
Leverage security-centric tools to protect remote workers from opportunistic cybercriminals, says Scott Bennett of Barracuda MSP

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Channel Programs

New BeyondTrust channels leader Dee Dee Acquista talks strategy in new role

April 27, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on New BeyondTrust channels leader Dee Dee Acquista talks strategy in new role
Dee Dee Acquista’s job has been expanded over that of previous BeyondTrust channel chiefs, to add alliances as well, as the company looks to take its channel business to the next stage of growth.

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Partnerships

vArmour continues aggressive ecosystem strategy with Digital Shadows partnership

April 27, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on vArmour continues aggressive ecosystem strategy with Digital Shadows partnership
vArmour emphasizes that its new focus on close strategic partnerships is much more than a Go-to-Market story, and is vital to extend their application visibility and provide customers with a more proactive security posture.

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Backup

RMM/PSA provider Atera partners with Acronis for backup

April 27, 2020 Mark Cox 2
Some Atera MSPs were already using Acronis, and had asked for this integration to let them management the backup within the Atera management system.

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Cloud

Pax8 partners with Evolve IP to offer Evolve Teams with Enterprise Voice

April 24, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 partners with Evolve IP to offer Evolve Teams with Enterprise Voice
The deal will make Evolve IP’s voice integration between Microsoft Teams and Cisco VoiP available in Canada for the first time. It will also be sold initially through a Master Agent-style commission model, although that’s likely to evolve itself long-term.

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