Month: May 2022

Distribution

Ingram Micro debuts “digital twin” in Xvantage

May 24, 2022 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro debuts “digital twin” in Xvantage
Ingram says the new web-based platform will help solution providers make sales and plot the path forward with the help of AI and ML, redefining how resellers work with distribution.

Data Management

Observability vendor Cribl announces major new Cribl Search product, and raising of $150M Series D Funding round

May 24, 2022 Mark Cox 1
Cribl sees Cribl Search as completely differentiated in the market because it searches data in place, without the need to move it, including data in data lakes.

No Picture
Channel Programs

GitLab launches first annual US Partner Leadership Summit to highlight major rethinking of partner program and approach to partners

May 24, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on GitLab launches first annual US Partner Leadership Summit to highlight major rethinking of partner program and approach to partners
The Leadership Summit highlights some specific initiatives, but the major focus is GitLab’s recent reconceptualization of its alliance and channel programs to get partners working more collaboratively with GitLab.

Hardware

Panasonic unveils new fully rugged clamshell TOUGHBOOK 40

May 24, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Panasonic unveils new fully rugged clamshell TOUGHBOOK 40
The TOUGHBOOK 40 is a major upgrade of the old TOUGHBOOK 31, with the addition of new features like eight new modular areas.

Cloud

Zoho Canadian SMB survey shows optimism moving forward

May 24, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho Canadian SMB survey shows optimism moving forward
Enhanced productivity is the principal reason for the increased confidence, which is generally nation-wide.

Backup

Veeam back to business as usual with partners at VeeamON

May 24, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam back to business as usual with partners at VeeamON
While partners were happy to be back to face-to-face contact with Veeam, policies will continue pretty much as before, with emphasis on things like services and subscription which have recently proven to be very successful.

Security

Veeam Ransomware report released at VeeamON has some headturning results

May 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam Ransomware report released at VeeamON has some headturning results
Veeam has released a detailed ransomware report looking at companies that have been attacked, the likely reasons they got attacked, how they responded to the attack, and what strategies did and did not work.

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What solution providers need to know about Intel’s EVO

May 18, 2022 Robert Dutt Comments Off on What solution providers need to know about Intel’s EVO
Intel’s Eric Chong explains the newest reference architecture for computer user experience and what it means for solutions providers in this podcast edition.

Backup

Veeam updates vision, objectives at hybrid VeeamON 2022

May 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam updates vision, objectives at hybrid VeeamON 2022
One the first day of VeeamON’s re-emergence as a live event in front of engaged customers and partners, the company introduced their new CEO and laid out their vision and broad strategy going forward.

Managed Services

Augmentt adds remediation capability to Managed Secure MFA alerting solution for Microsoft 365

May 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Augmentt adds remediation capability to Managed Secure MFA alerting solution for Microsoft 365
Augmentt, which makes a SaaS security and management platform for MSPs, has supported Microsoft 365 previously with alerts, but now has added remediation to its capabilities, which they see as differentiating themselves in the market.