Month: July 2021

Security

Fortinet unveils new FortiTrust security service and new FortiGate 3500F firewall

July 30, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Fortinet unveils new FortiTrust security service and new FortiGate 3500F firewall
FortiTrust offers the FortiGuard security services and FortiCare support services on a per-user licensing model, while the new firewall adds ZTNA capabilities and continues to show Fortinet’s support for these types of products.

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Cloud

Pax8 signs on Zero Trust startup Isoolate to bring enterprise tech to SMBs

July 30, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 signs on Zero Trust startup Isoolate to bring enterprise tech to SMBs
While there are now a large range of Zero Trust solutions on the market, ones which scale down to the SMB well, and which are well suited for MSPs are rare, which leads Pax8 to think they have a winner with this new offering.

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Backup

Zerto adds more ransomware recovery options for greater flexibility in Zerto 9

July 29, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto adds more ransomware recovery options for greater flexibility in Zerto 9
The anti-ransomware enhancements include immutable protection in the public cloud, starting with AWS S3, a new instant restore capability from production, and automated VM protection.

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Channel Programs

Epiphany formally launches Intelligence Platform, partner program

July 29, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Epiphany formally launches Intelligence Platform, partner program
Epiphany’s platform, which provides security from a Red Team perspective turns vulnerability management into actionable insights by showing exactly where and how an organization can be exploited by targeted attacks.

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Cloud

HP Inc. acquiring Teradici to integrate the two companies’ remote computing software

July 28, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP Inc. acquiring Teradici to integrate the two companies’ remote computing software
HP says that Teradici’s brand and organization will remain after closing, with Teradici CEO David Smith running that business for HP, and Teradici’s many strategic relationships remaining in place.

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Cloud

Infoblox 3.0 accelerates partner journey towards a cloud-first hybrid future

July 27, 2021 Infoblox Guest Blog Comments Off on Infoblox 3.0 accelerates partner journey towards a cloud-first hybrid future
Anthony James, vice president of product marketing at Infoblox shares what it’s in the company’s Infoblox 3.0 strategy for partners in this guest blog.

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Computers

Intel announces detailed process and packaging roadmaps to drive innovation

July 27, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel announces detailed process and packaging roadmaps to drive innovation
Intel presented a roadmap of process and packaging innovations to power their next wave of products through 2025, which they said will get back to process performance parity – and then leadership.

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Networking

Sophos continues to build out Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace acquisition to add innovative network detection and response technology

July 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sophos continues to build out Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace acquisition to add innovative network detection and response technology
The deal comes on the heels of the Capsule8 acquisition earlier this month, which also further built out Sophos’ ACE technology.

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Cloud

ConnectWise announces two free new tools at IT Nation Explore, and fleshes out upcoming roadmap

July 23, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on ConnectWise announces two free new tools at IT Nation Explore, and fleshes out upcoming roadmap
ConnectWise announced a new reconciliation tool for ConnectWise Manage, and a simplified version of BrightGauge for analytics newbies. They also announced an extension of their partnership with SentinelOne, and provided a much anticipated update on the progress of their new universal platform.

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Channel Programs

Document productivity vendor Nitro launches new partner program as they move to platform model

July 23, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Document productivity vendor Nitro launches new partner program as they move to platform model
The new Partner Acceleration Program, along with a new partner portal, are focused on better enabling global resellers and distributors, but as Nitro expands their platform approach, including eSignature as well as PDF, they are also strengthening bonds with new types of partners.

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Backup

Optimism reigns in Datto MSP survey, with 93% saying it’s a good time to be an MSP

July 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Optimism reigns in Datto MSP survey, with 93% saying it’s a good time to be an MSP
While the effects of COVID on MSPs were mixed, coming out of COVID, competition has become the primary concern of MSPs, for the first time in the five year history of this survey.

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Podcasts

Kaspersky’s managed services value prop

July 21, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky’s managed services value prop
Kaspersky MSP lead Trevor Serebro joins the podcast to discuss the company’s value prop for MSPs, the challenges of security in managed services and more.

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No Picture
Managed Services

N-able hits ground running as a separate company (again) after completion of SolarWinds spin-out

July 21, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on N-able hits ground running as a separate company (again) after completion of SolarWinds spin-out
N-able, the first company acquired by SolarWinds when they created their MSP division now formally re-emerges as a separate company, which is confident that it can go farther, faster, on its own.

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Security

Cybereason strengthens XDR offering with acquisition of empow and its predictive response technology

July 21, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cybereason strengthens XDR offering with acquisition of empow and its predictive response technology
The empow technology uses machine learning to correlate inputs from the entire cyber ecosystem, including endpoint, network, identity and application telemetry, to determine where an attacker has been, and where it is going.

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Channel Programs

Morpheus Data doubling channel investment as partner network continues to expand

July 20, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Morpheus Data doubling channel investment as partner network continues to expand
Morpheus Data, which has seen growth in the scale of their channel business and the level of partner involvement, is introducing a range of new incents, aimed at both partner companies and engineers.

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Channel Programs

Mitel rolls out new program for agents, and new partner-led track

July 19, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mitel rolls out new program for agents, and new partner-led track
Amplify is a new program for the master-agent channel, while Velocity  encompasses partner-led cloud go-to-market models, including MiCloud Connect Partner Managed.

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Cloud

Inside the Infoblox 3.0 vision

July 16, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Inside the Infoblox 3.0 vision
Anthony James joins us on the podcast to discuss the Infoblox 3.0 cloud-first networking strategy and what it means for solution providers.

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Managed Services

Auvik Networks gears up for next stage of growth by being acquired, and receives $250 million in investment funding

July 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Auvik Networks gears up for next stage of growth by being acquired, and receives $250 million in investment funding
The funding and the acquisition both involve equity firm Great Hill Partners, but Auvik is stressing that while this will allow Auvik to solve a broader range of customer problems, and could lead to select acquisitions, they aren’t about to start buying up companies like chocolates.

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Cloud

Nerdio announces integration with new Windows 365 to expand MSP choice in Microsoft virtual platforms

July 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nerdio announces integration with new Windows 365 to expand MSP choice in Microsoft virtual platforms
Nerdio also announced a new integration with Teradici’s PCoIP, although this one is focused on Nerdio for Enterprise, which is not an MSP product.

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Cloud

Datadobi enhances training resources with new DatadobiDriven portal

July 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datadobi enhances training resources with new DatadobiDriven portal
The new portal reflects the increase in Datadobi’s offerings beyond their original DobiMigrate, and the need to provide partners and customers with training around the newer solutions.

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