Month: December 2021

Storage

StorCentric fills out unified support for Nexsan Unity software 7.0 with addition of object support

December 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorCentric fills out unified support for Nexsan Unity software 7.0 with addition of object support
StorCentric also adds support for S3 object protocol, immutable snapshots for ransomware protection, 40% improved throughput and up to 50% improved Assureon ingest rate.

Channel Programs

Lenovo offers partners chance to increase revenues by 30% for hitting scalable incentives under new Lenovo 360 Global Channel Framework

December 14, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo offers partners chance to increase revenues by 30% for hitting scalable incentives under new Lenovo 360 Global Channel Framework
Lenovo 360 will launch in January, and builds on the recent organizational changes in the company’s channel business.

Cloud

Intel video offers a guide to cloud security

December 10, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Intel video offers a guide to cloud security
Learn from some of Intel’s IT cloud security experts, who have driven a successfully enterprise cloud journey, on best practices for security in the cloud in this new video series from Intel Canada.

Managed Services

Vade continues channel expansion through strategic partnership with Liongard

December 10, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Vade continues channel expansion through strategic partnership with Liongard
The integration of Vade’s Microsoft 365-focused email solution into Liongard’s automated documentation solution will further expand Vade Secure’s presence, and is slated to be followed by additional integrations in 2022.

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET
Podcasts

Protecting the endpoint: Finding a mix with traditional endpoint and EDR

December 9, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Protecting the endpoint: Finding a mix with traditional endpoint and EDR
ESET’s Tony Anscombe joins us on the podcast to discuss EDR and how solution providers can craft the best security services for their customers.

Cloud

Virtana looks to broaden their cloud optimization market with Optimize free version

December 9, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Virtana looks to broaden their cloud optimization market with Optimize free version
Virtana Optimize’s Free Tier offering is aimed both at companies a little smaller than Virtana’s traditional Global 2000 base, as well as at departments within larger companies as part of a ‘land and expand’ strategy.

Managed Services

New service initiatives, expansion into U.S. top MSP Corp’s 2022 strategic focus

December 8, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on New service initiatives, expansion into U.S. top MSP Corp’s 2022 strategic focus
MSP Corp acquires MSPs, lets them maintain their old structure in a model that preserves autonomy, and enables them to use specialized services from each other. Now they are adding more internal services of their own, and plan an expansion into the U.S. in Q2 2002 to add additional specialization.

Security

Barracuda simplifies portfolio offerings, technology in new Barracuda Email Protection release

December 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda simplifies portfolio offerings, technology in new Barracuda Email Protection release
The five previous offerings have been reduced to three, and workflows and data classification have been improved.

Networking

Aruba launches EdgeConnect Microbranch solution for SOHO setups in larger organizations

December 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba launches EdgeConnect Microbranch solution for SOHO setups in larger organizations
The new solution extends Aruba’s longtime support for the SOHO market by extending SD-WAN and SASE security services through a single Access Point without the need for a gateway or an agent.

Cloud

Intel video series offers a Path to Cloud

December 6, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Intel video series offers a Path to Cloud
Phil Vokins, cloud services director for Intel Americas, joins us on the podcast to discuss the chipmaker’s Path to Cloud video series, all things cloud security, and what solution providers can learn from it.