Communications
Why UCaaS, and why now: Benefits, insights, and examples
Avaya Canada channel leader Miles Davis with some thoughts on why the time for UCaaS is now.
Month: June 2020
Unified Communications
Avaya launches Avaya Cloud Office in Canada with agent-focused strategy
Avaya Canada took advantage of the 90 days since the initial launch of Avaya Cloud Office in the U.S. to get what for them is a new Go-to-Market model in place, and also benefit from some tweaks to the solution.
Big Data
New NVIDIA vGPU release targets Work From Home audience
This release now provides 120Hz VSync support at resolutions up to 4K, which improves both VR and AR capabilities, and also facilitates collaborate real time rendering of high level graphics from employees distributed in home locations.
Managed Services
Diamanti adds multi-cluster Kubernetes, enhances MSP capability with Spektra 3.0
With stateful applications now making up over half of containerized applications, Diamanti thinks multi-cluster Kubernetes management has become essential.
Security
New ransomware posing as COVID‑19 tracing app targets Canada; ESET offers decryptor
ESET researchers dissect an Android app that masquerades as an official COVID-19 contact-tracing app and encrypts files on the victim’s device
Backup
Pax8 strengthens Veeam ecosystem with NewCloud Networks partnership
NewCloud brings Pax8 MSPs cloud storage and compute resources to support Veeam Cloud Connect, as well as simplification of Veeam licensing.
Networking
Netsurion adds Remote Workforce Security to its EventTracker SIEM
The new capability is a free addition to the EventTracker platform, and is designed to spot irregularities among dispersed Work From Home employees.
Managed Services
Digital Defense targets front line health workers with free ransomware vulnerability offer
End users need to sign up by July 15. While the offer is targeted at them, it is a channel initiative, and enrollees who don’t have an MSP partner will be introduced to one as part of the program.
Backup
StorageCraft emphasizes benefits for MSPs in ShadowXafe 4.0
The enhancements to the new release of StorageCraft’s flagship data protection software are focused on filling in small gaps and connecting dots, to allow MSPs to use it as a single platform to cover all business continuity use cases.
Mobility
BlackBerry looks to expand downmarket by introducing AtHoc Managed Service
The new managed service is the direct result of the pandemic, with customers outside of AtHoc’s traditional large organization market asking BlackBerry to stand up a service for them.
Channel Programs
Identity Governance and Administration startup Clear Skye launches partner program
Clear Skye’s differentiation in the IGA space is its native integration with ServiceNow, which lets them reach further downmarket from where IGA has typically sold in the past.
Managed Services
ConnectWise outlines Unified Platform vision at IT Nation Explore
Bringing together all the ConnectWise products so they work together as a seamless unit will build on a similar initiative Continuum had started before ConnectWise acquired them, and is expected to take 12-18 months.
Managed Services
ConnectWise continues to build up strategic significance of security portfolio with new Fortify products
The major one here is ConnectWise Fortify for SaaS Security, which adds many new capabilities to the Perch platform. ConnectWise has also rebranded the solutions it acquired with Continuum.
Managed Services
ConnectWise launches MSP+ Cybersecurity Framework to give MSPs common language to understand and position cyber security
The MSP+ Cybersecurity Framework, and its supporting playbooks, are designed to educate MSPs from newbies to very mature how to position cybersecurity with a strategy best attuned to their own maturity, using a vendor-neutral approach.
Security
Three ways to strengthen your remote work offering
As remote work has rapidly become the dominant theme for businesses today and into the future, Fortinet Canada channel leader Sean Campbell offers some thoughts on how solution providers can better enable their customers.
Cloud
HPE making big GreenLake push in Canada
HPE geared up for this week’s HPE Discover event with a GreenLake Day last week, when in concert with key channel partners, they held a major event to draw attention to the consumption-based offering.
Big Data
Information Builders rebrands, unveils product enhancements at Virtual Summit
Information Builders is now ibi – a term many customers called it in the past anyway.
Computers
Panasonic reintroduces new 10-inch rugged Android tablet to TOUGHBOOK lineup
In addition to the new tablet, which fills a void in the portfolio, Panasonic is also announcing their Android productivity+ suite of support solutions.
Channel Programs
COVID world provides “permission” for technology change, Cisco execs say
Digital transformation has been accelerated by businesses adapting to survive the pandemic, and Cisco tells partners it’s an opportunity to reimagine business architectures for the future.
Cloud
Freshbooks turns to channel with Ingram Micro partnership
The Toronto-based cloud accounting package looks to the distributor as a key enabler to help it get in front of VARs and MSPs that serve small businesses, but Canadian partners will have to wait until later this year.