Month: July 2021

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.