Year: 2020

Cloud

SonicWall refreshes low ends of TZ and NSa firewall portfolios and unveils zero trust SonicWall Cloud Edge Secure Access

November 13, 2020 Mark Cox 1
SonicWall has had zero trust capabilities before but the new SonicWall Cloud Edge Secure Access, a ZTNA offering, is their first to be cloud-based and really effective in the cloud.

Cloud

MSP360 further extends broad platform capability with unified cloud storage billing – and with an RMM coming shortly

November 13, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on MSP360 further extends broad platform capability with unified cloud storage billing – and with an RMM coming shortly
MSP360 has also reworked its pricing structure, separating MSPs from end users and giving MSPs greatly preferred pricing to remove what the company decided was channel conflict which worked against MSPs.

Cloud

StorMagic deepens cloud play for SvKMS encryption with major public cloud integrations

November 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorMagic deepens cloud play for SvKMS encryption with major public cloud integrations
StorMagic expands the cloud presence for the encryption key management offering it acquired earlier this year, which broadens opportunities for their channel partners.

Backup

Axcient seeing good results from Early Access program for next-gen Direct-to-Cloud offering

November 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Axcient seeing good results from Early Access program for next-gen Direct-to-Cloud offering
Axcient’s new Axcient D2C removes the need for MSPs to have a physical appliance for customers, as well as the hassles of converting from another backup provider to this.

Cloud

Barracuda expands Zero Trust capabilities with acquisition of Fyde

November 11, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda expands Zero Trust capabilities with acquisition of Fyde
Fyde is probably best known as the maker of a free app which provides Zero Trust secure access to iOS and Android users, but they also have a commercial product, which is being rebranded as Barracuda CloudGen Access. It will be available to MSP partners in a few weeks once it has been engineered for multi-tenancy.

Backup

Dell Technologies unveils next generation of PowerProtect data protection portfolio

November 11, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies unveils next generation of PowerProtect data protection portfolio
New PowerProtect DP series integrated appliances were the main event, but the announcement also included a key certification for their PowerProtect Cyber Recovery Data Vault and enhancements to PowerProtect Data Manager.

Managed Services

Security still top of mind at IT Nation Connect as ConnectWise builds out security platform with two acquisitions

November 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Security still top of mind at IT Nation Connect as ConnectWise builds out security platform with two acquisitions
SIEM provider Perch Security and SOC-as-a-Service provider StratoZen both bring differentiated capabilities to the ConnectWise Fortify solution to broaden out its capabilities.

Cloud

ESET launches ESET Cloud Office Security to provide advanced protection for Microsoft 365

November 10, 2020 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on ESET launches ESET Cloud Office Security to provide advanced protection for Microsoft 365
ESET offers details of its new Cloud Office Security product for Office 365 users.

Backup

Arcserve introduces UDP Universal Licensing in Americas trial run

November 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Arcserve introduces UDP Universal Licensing in Americas trial run
Arcserve thinks the new model, which is likely to be introduced on a project basis in more mature markets, responds to partner requests for more recurring revenue and the ability to grow deal sizes.

Printing and Imaging

Epson bets print market will remain changed post-pandemic

November 10, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Epson bets print market will remain changed post-pandemic
Partners — particularly smaller dealers — are “crushing” the transition from A3 to A4 as print becomes more distributed, a change Epson Americas executives suggest is going to live on long past the end of the COVID-19 crisis.