Month: January 2021

Cloud

Trend Micro enhances Cloud One Services Platform cloud-native container security with Run-Time protection

January 21, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Trend Micro enhances Cloud One Services Platform cloud-native container security with Run-Time protection
Trend Micro continues to expand the Cloud One platform it began to roll out last year, adding Run-Time protection for containers to complement the Build and Deploy protection capabilities that had already been introduced.

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Data Management

Hitachi Vantara announces availability of vendor-agnostic Hitachi Kubernetes Service

January 20, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi Vantara announces availability of vendor-agnostic Hitachi Kubernetes Service
One Kubernetes Service to manage them all – not an insignificant thing in a market where many major players are services offered by proprietary clouds.

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Operating Systems

Teradici announces forthcoming remote support for Macs with their Cloud Access Software

January 20, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Teradici announces forthcoming remote support for Macs with their Cloud Access Software
Teradici has supported Macs on their PCoIP for years, but support for their Cloud Access Software remote management solution is new, and will be available by the middle of the year.

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Channel Programs

New Year’s Podcast Series: Lori Cornmesser and Sandy Janes of Infoblox

January 19, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Lori Cornmesser and Sandy Janes of Infoblox
Infoblox channel executives Lori Cornmesser and Sandy Janes join the podcast to discuss the highlight of the company’s performance in 2020 and preview what’s to come for partners in 2021.

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Security

Why AI should be at the top of your clients’ security wish lists

January 19, 2021 Sean Campbell, director, Canadian Channels, Fortinet 1
Anyone who has been around the industry long enough knows we’ve made leaps and bounds when it comes to cybersecurity technology. That doesn’t mean the work has become easier.  Managing security remains a complicated task. […]
DevOps

Channel-friendly automated incident response startup StackPulse exits stealth with $28 Million Series A

January 19, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Channel-friendly automated incident response startup StackPulse exits stealth with $28 Million Series A
StackPulse uses DevOps best practices and software to automate incident responses across platforms, ensuring uptime and reliability. Unusually for a startup in this space, they are doing this with a channel out of the gate.

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Channel Programs

SD-WAN vendor Versa Networks looks to scale up partner base with new ACE Partner Program

January 19, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on SD-WAN vendor Versa Networks looks to scale up partner base with new ACE Partner Program
Versa is coming off a strong year, and looking ahead to a stronger one next year, so they have implemented a partner program designed to properly train a much increased number of channel partners.

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Distribution

D&H Canada extends 60-day terms through end of year

January 15, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H Canada extends 60-day terms through end of year
D&H Canada confirms that its 60-day financing terms, available through financing partner DLL and previously extended on a quarterly basis, will be available through the end of 2021, and the distributor expects the program to grow.

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Sponsored Content

Neurological research by Dell Technologies sheds light on how better functioning tech makes for less stress at work

January 15, 2021 Guest Poster Comments Off on Neurological research by Dell Technologies sheds light on how better functioning tech makes for less stress at work
At a time when people are more dependent than ever on technology to work, learn and connect, Dell Technologies studied people’s brainwaves to understand how the tech they use in their everyday life can influence and shape their experience.

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Podcasts

What you need to know about email account takeover attacks

January 14, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on What you need to know about email account takeover attacks
Mark Ballegeer of Barracuda MSP walks us through email account takeovers — what are they, why are they so hard to detect, and how can MSPs help keep their customers protected, in this edition of the podcast.

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Cloud

GitLab expands partnership with IBM to IBM Cloud Pak

January 14, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on GitLab expands partnership with IBM to IBM Cloud Pak
Today, DevOps lifecycle platform provider GitLab is announcing the expansion of their strategic alliance with IBM that expands GitLab into the IBM cloud with GitLab Ultimate for IBM Cloud Paks. GitLab, which defines itself as […]
Managed Services

Malwarebytes strengthens MSP management capabilities with cloud console server support and ConnectWise Manage integration

January 14, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Malwarebytes strengthens MSP management capabilities with cloud console server support and ConnectWise Manage integration
Malwarebytes is relatively new in the MSP space, but has deepened its tools and integrations to improve partner management, and has some more significant moves planned for 2021.

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Backup

Veritas expands enterprise SaaS capabilities with acquisition of Canadian SaaS backup vendor HubStor

January 13, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veritas expands enterprise SaaS capabilities with acquisition of Canadian SaaS backup vendor HubStor
While there are some similarities with Commvault’s development of Metallic to provide a strong SaaS capability, Veritas has a different focus on how to best integrate the HubStor technology into their strategy.

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Internet of Things

Armis introduces Armis Asset Management for visibility and risk assessment

January 13, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Armis introduces Armis Asset Management for visibility and risk assessment
The new standalone offering provides part of the functionality of the broader Armis platform, and is specifically focused on its asset management and risk assessment functionality.

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Managed Services

MDR provider Huntress expands into EDR with Level Effect acquisition

January 12, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on MDR provider Huntress expands into EDR with Level Effect acquisition
Level Effect’s technology combines endpoint forensics with sophisticated network traffic visibility, providing network-aware detection of attacker behavior, without the need for an appliance.

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Computers

Lenovo announces enhanced second generation of SMB-focused ThinkBooks at CES

January 12, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo announces enhanced second generation of SMB-focused ThinkBooks at CES
Lenovo’s other big commercial announcement this week is the ThinkReality A3 lightweight smart glasses, Augmented Reality goggles co-designed with Qualcomm for either a PC or Motorola phone environment.

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Channel Programs

Long-awaited Intel Partner Alliance about to go live

January 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Long-awaited Intel Partner Alliance about to go live
Intel announced its plans to modernize its old channel program back in October 2019, and now, with the work of fully integrating their two partner portals completed, it all goes live on Monday.

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Podcasts

New Year’s Podcast Series: Cameron Leetham of ESET Canada

January 7, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Cameron Leetham of ESET Canada
ESET Canada’s Cam Leetham kicks off the 2021 New Year’s Podcast Series by talking us through the year that was 2020 in the growing security field, and previewing what’s to come in 2021.

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Backup

Commvault names (the other) John Tavares as new global channel chief

January 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault names (the other) John Tavares as new global channel chief
The Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t losing their captain, but Commvault is gaining a new channel leader who has spent his entire career at EMC and its Dell successors, and believes his experience there can add some things to the Commvault channel.

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Backup

Quest sees major solution, channel synergies with erwin acquisition

January 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quest sees major solution, channel synergies with erwin acquisition
While both Quest and erwin have hybrid sales models, erwin’s channel has been more successful at driving new business, something that Quest is eager to emulate as it expands its channel business beyond fulfilment.

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