Month: February 2021

Networking

Commscope refines channel strategy for North America with new channel management model

February 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commscope refines channel strategy for North America with new channel management model
ongtime Commscope Canadian country manager Karen Pugliese, who recently became Commscope’s Partner Leader Americas in a rejigged management model, talks with ChannelBuzz about what partners can expect in 2021.

Cloud

Mike Sharun to retire from Dell Canada in the spring, with Pam Pelletier named as successor

February 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mike Sharun to retire from Dell Canada in the spring, with Pam Pelletier named as successor
Big changes afoot at Dell Technologies in Canada, with Mike Sharun, who had spent the last 23 years at Dell and EMC, announcing he will retire in the spring, with Pam Pelletier named as his replacement.

Networking

Infoblox unveils invite-only Cloud Specialization program to spur SaaS sales

February 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Infoblox unveils invite-only Cloud Specialization program to spur SaaS sales
Infoblox’s new program includes 30 picked partners who have already made a SaaS commitment, and will pair them with Infoblox experts and provide them with increased support to boost their SaaS business.

Virtualization

IGEL unveils new Amazon WorkSpaces integration at DISRUPT Unite 2021 Cloud Workspaces Experience event

February 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL unveils new Amazon WorkSpaces integration at DISRUPT Unite 2021 Cloud Workspaces Experience event
IGEL’s events are generally fist-pumping affairs, and this one was no different, coming on the heels of a private equity firm taking a majority investment in the company two weeks ago.

Security

SMBs and the cloud: Evolving security needs

February 25, 2021 Barracuda MSP Guest Blog Comments Off on SMBs and the cloud: Evolving security needs
Remote work has forced many small businesses to accelerate cloud adoption; MSPs can help them stay secure.

Managed Services

Ottawa’s HyAlto adds Datto PSA certification as they look to own the private cloud workflow market for MSPs

February 25, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ottawa’s HyAlto adds Datto PSA certification as they look to own the private cloud workflow market for MSPs
HyAlto’s Datto integration follows up an earlier one with ConnectWise Manage, as the company looks to expand their MSP base through PSA integrations.

Security

Be prepared for these cyberthreats in 2021

February 24, 2021 Guest Poster Comments Off on Be prepared for these cyberthreats in 2021
Derek Manky of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs details some of the emerging types of threats solution providers need to be ready for this year.

Backup

Arcserve, StorageCraft emphasize regional, business model synergies in merger deal

February 24, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Arcserve, StorageCraft emphasize regional, business model synergies in merger deal
The new company, which will be called Arcserve, brings together two 100% channel companies, with StorageCraft’s business being mainly in North America, and Arcserve’s being outside it, and StorageCraft being more focused on MSPs while Arcserve has mainly worked with VARs.

Backup

Veeam adds new security and cloud capabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication v11

February 24, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam adds new security and cloud capabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication v11
While there are over 200 new features, the addition of Continuous Data Projection journaling, the ability to create an immutable Linux repository, and new support for Google Cloud Storage and AWS and Azure archive tiers will likely get the most attention.

Managed Services

Kaseya adds managed SOC to IT Complete platform with RocketCyber acquisition

February 23, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaseya adds managed SOC to IT Complete platform with RocketCyber acquisition
RocketCyber, the Dallas-based startup Kaseya has acquired, was custom-built for smaller MSPs serving the SMB market, and will be quickly integrated with the other Kaseya solutions on their platform.