Year: 2021

Cloud

Barracuda completely rearchitects Cloud to Cloud Backup platform to meet growth in Microsoft Office 365

January 28, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda completely rearchitects Cloud to Cloud Backup platform to meet growth in Microsoft Office 365
The revamped solution increases its speed massively, and provides other efficiencies, and the new capabilities should make partners more strategic to their customers.

Partnerships

Illusive launches automated detection and response program with vendor partners to further shorten threat response time

January 28, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Illusive launches automated detection and response program with vendor partners to further shorten threat response time
Deep integrations with vendors like Crowdstrike, CyberArk, Palo Alto Networks, and Azure’s Active Directory and Sentinel make automation more precise, and let analysts move to immediate response instead of doing further investigation.

Cloud

Pax8 signs on RocketCyber to provide MSP-focused SOC-as-a-Service capability

January 27, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 signs on RocketCyber to provide MSP-focused SOC-as-a-Service capability
RocketCyber provides Pax8 with a 24/7 SOC-as-a-Service explicitly designed for MSPs serving the SMB market.

Mobility

Ivanti CEO Jim Schaper explains strategy of Cherwell acquisition

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The Ivanti CEO discusses the strategic fit between the companies, the likely direction of the roadmap, and the plans to integrate the two channels.

Backup

Commvault Metallic adds support for new apps, integrates HyperScale X appliance as edge offering

January 27, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault Metallic adds support for new apps, integrates HyperScale X appliance as edge offering
Metallic also continues its global rollout, with support for nine new EMEA countries, brining the total of countries supported to 23.

Channel Programs

Cyberpion looking to build out channel of regional security specialists to sell solution for deep analysis of ecosystem risks

January 27, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cyberpion looking to build out channel of regional security specialists to sell solution for deep analysis of ecosystem risks
Channel veteran Tracy Hickox has joined Cyberpion and built the partner program, which features a risk discovery program to show customers the extent of their potential vulnerabilities.

Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIA introduces NVIDIA-Certified Systems program to identify systems validated on accelerated AI workloads

January 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on NVIDIA introduces NVIDIA-Certified Systems program to identify systems validated on accelerated AI workloads
The first 13 systems from five OEMs to be certified have been announced, but NVIDIA expects that before long, about 70 systems from 15 OEMs will meet their engineering requirements for certification.

Backup

Axcient addresses compliance use cases with private cloud option for Direct-to-Cloud offering

January 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Axcient addresses compliance use cases with private cloud option for Direct-to-Cloud offering
The private cloud capability is the latest enhancement to Axcient’s new flagship solution, with more major adds set to be rolled out relatively soon.

Managed Services

Huntress launches free Microsoft Defender-based managed anti-virus service for partners

January 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Huntress launches free Microsoft Defender-based managed anti-virus service for partners
Huntress’ Managed Antivirus enables centralized management of Defender across multiple domains, which Defender does not do natively, and gives partners opportunities to strengthen their existing AV management or use the service to recommend customer changes in the use of their budget.

Storage

DataCore adds object storage to its software-defined portfolio with Caringo acquisition

January 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on DataCore adds object storage to its software-defined portfolio with Caringo acquisition

DataCore thinks lack of commitment to a 100% channel vision was a major flaw in Caringo’s strategy, and that DataCore’s cadre of committed channel partners will benefit by being able to offer a software-defined object store option to fit specific use cases.