Month: January 2021

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.