Month: May 2021

Distribution

Ingram Micro builds up RPA business with UiPath partnership

May 25, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro builds up RPA business with UiPath partnership
The distributor will make RPA a focus of its Centers of Excellence as it seeks to build a broader channel for the increasingly-important automation aspect of digital transformation.

Backup

Retrospect adds enterprise enhancements to SMB-focused Retrospect Backup 18 solution

May 25, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Retrospect adds enterprise enhancements to SMB-focused Retrospect Backup 18 solution
Retrospect adds strong ransomware protection and enhancements to their management console.

Networking

Aruba announces first enterprise grade WiFi 6E solution

May 25, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba announces first enterprise grade WiFi 6E solution
Aruba says the 600 Series of APs, which will be available in Q3, will provide partners with a key first mover advantage in a market that it likely grow very quickly.

Storage

Startup 22dot6 formally launches revolutionary storage architecture

May 25, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Startup 22dot6 formally launches revolutionary storage architecture
The company’s Valence software is the first product of its Transcendent Abstracted Storage System architecture, and while it is formally launching today, it has been successfully selling for months through a 100% channel strategy.

Managed Services

Sneak Preview: N-able and DNSFilter Integration

May 21, 2021 N-able Guest Blog Comments Off on Sneak Preview: N-able and DNSFilter Integration
N-able’s Jay Pitzer shares the details of the company’s upcoming integration with DNSFilter, and what it means for MSPs in today’s cybersecurity environment.

Cloud

Palo Alto Networks deepens Zero Trust Network Security with five new or enhanced features and firewalls

May 20, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks deepens Zero Trust Network Security with five new or enhanced features and firewalls
The new product is new machine-learning based firewalls, aimed at both datacentres and branch offices, and giving Palo Alto Networks its first sub-$1000 models, in a move explicitly designed to challenge Fortinet’s dominance in that part of the market.

Channel Programs

ConnectWise launches partner program to help partners build security practices

May 19, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on ConnectWise launches partner program to help partners build security practices
Longer term, the program will likely expand beyond security, but for now the goal is to help partners, with a minimum of 500 supported endpoints, develop both the technical and marketing skills to sell security effectively, without having to become MSSPs.

Artificial Intelligence

RPA vendor Blue Prism outlines vision, product refresh at Blue Prism World

May 19, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on RPA vendor Blue Prism outlines vision, product refresh at Blue Prism World
Blue Prism kicked off the first day of their three day virtual event by articulating their view of where software robotics is headed, and unveiling the new Blue Prism v7.

Backup

Rubrik unveils enhanced ransomware protection, orchestrated AppFlow DR solution

May 18, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik unveils enhanced ransomware protection, orchestrated AppFlow DR solution
Ransomware is the focus, both with enhancements to the core capability and the addition of AppFlows, which builds ransomware protection into an orchestrated DR solution, but there is a lot more here as well.

Cloud

New VMware Canada country manager Claude Reeves lays out his plans

May 18, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on New VMware Canada country manager Claude Reeves lays out his plans
Reeves who came from Red Hat to take over VMware in Canada last month following Sean Forkan’s move to another position, discusses how he intends to drive VMware’s business in Canada.