Month: November 2021

Security

Building a ransomware response team

November 19, 2021 Michael Mowder, Senior Director, Global Partner Success, Barracuda MSP Comments Off on Building a ransomware response team
A ransomware response team will play a critical role in avoiding paying ransom to cybercriminals, writes Barracuda MSP’s Michael Mowder.

Channel Programs

Poly seeing good results from innovative Poly Renew buy-back program

November 19, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Poly seeing good results from innovative Poly Renew buy-back program
While the focus of vendor buy-back programs has traditionally been on responsible recycling of products, the emphasis here is on refurbishing phones to today’s standards and reselling them, as a way of dealing with chip supply issues.

Managed Services

Is babysitting backups destroying your employee retention?

November 18, 2021 Carrie Reber, senior product marketing manager at N-able Comments Off on Is babysitting backups destroying your employee retention?
If you have your skilled techs tied up with managing slow or complex backups, you could be seriously damaging your business, warns N-able’s Carrie Reber.

Cloud

Channel expansion big part of new Lacework mega-funding round

November 18, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Channel expansion big part of new Lacework mega-funding round
The new Series D round, which consists of $1.3 billion to a company valuated at $8.3 billion, is the largest raised to date in the security space.

Distribution

D&H Canada brings in HP vet Michelle Biase as Canada GM to drive aggressive growth strategy

November 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada brings in HP vet Michelle Biase as Canada GM to drive aggressive growth strategy
The GM role, which has not been filled since Greg Tobin’s retirement, gives more authority than the VP of Sales role which has been held by the last two Canadian heads, and is part of a broader effort to drive D&H’s Canadian business.

Backup

StorONE unveils new S1:Backup solution to protect against ransomware and more

November 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorONE unveils new S1:Backup solution to protect against ransomware and more
Storage vendor StorONE adds a new backup solution, which will be free to current customers, and while it is being touted for its ransomware protection, it has other benefits which significantly lower the cost of backup protection.

Channel Programs

Palo Alto Networks unveils new product, channel specialization at Ignite21 event

November 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks unveils new product, channel specialization at Ignite21 event
Major enhancements were announced to the company’s Prisma Cloud and CASB  offerings, as well as a new specialization which will broaden the use of the Cortex platform.

Podcasts

Cisco presses Fast Forward on Canadian innovation with new awards

November 15, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco presses Fast Forward on Canadian innovation with new awards
Cisco Canada’s Eric Thibault and Wayne Cuervo join us on the podcast to discuss the company’s Fast Future Innovation Awards and how they aim to kickstart the solutions to Canadian companies’ biggest challenges.

Security

Helping your customers shift to a more proactive approach against ransomware

November 15, 2021 Sean Campbell, director, Canadian Channels, Fortinet Comments Off on Helping your customers shift to a more proactive approach against ransomware
Ransomware is exploding and almost every business is concerned about the risks of this type of attack. In this guest blog, Fortinet’s Sean Campbell offers his thoughts on how solutions providers can help their customers solve this consistent challenge.

Channel Programs

Hammerspace steps up with Global Data Environment launch, new channel leader and new channel program

November 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hammerspace steps up with Global Data Environment launch, new channel leader and new channel program
Data management startup Hammerspace has unveiled an enhanced version of its global file system, and completed their transition to a 100% channel strategy with a new channel SVP and a new partner program.