Month: July 2022

Channel Programs

Attack surface management vendor Censys launches partner program as part of channel first strategy

July 29, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Attack surface management vendor Censys launches partner program as part of channel first strategy
Matt Hurley, Censys’ CRO, intends to build up the company’s channel from next to nothing to 80% by the end of next year, which will also include a Canadian channel presence.

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Barracuda MSP Sponsored Content

Level up your managed security services game

July 27, 2022 Lindsay Faria, Senior Director, MSP Marketing – Americas, Barracuda MSP Comments Off on Level up your managed security services game
Partnering with the right technology vendor can help MSPs meet SMBs’ growing cybersecurity needs, writes Barracuda MSP’s Lindsay Faria.

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Storage

StorONE enhances Storage Engine to drive new scale-for-free pricing model

July 26, 2022 Mark Cox 1
The model is based on drives rather than capacity, and the changes to the engine give customers confidence they can use maximum sized drives without concerns about restore times.

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Sponsored Content

Cyber insurance: The first line of defense or the last resort?

July 26, 2022 Derik Belair, Co-Founder and CEO, Augmentt Technology Comments Off on Cyber insurance: The first line of defense or the last resort?
Augmentt CEO Derik Belair makes the case for the value of cyber insurance for managed service providers in this guest blog.

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Security

Darktrace further builds out Cyber AI Loop with launch of Darktrace PREVENT

July 26, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Darktrace further builds out Cyber AI Loop with launch of Darktrace PREVENT
Darktrace PREVENT complements the existing DETECT and RESPOND solutions, and will integrate with the final component, HEAL, when it comes out next year.

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Cloud

D&H brings Modern Solutions Business Unit, Microsoft CSP status to Canada

July 25, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H brings Modern Solutions Business Unit, Microsoft CSP status to Canada
D&H’s new business unit organizes solutions into four technology categories, under one leadership team and within one organization, to eliminate the siloed approach that prevailed before, while being recognized as a Microsoft CSP distributor brings D&H Canada to the position they have been in the U.S. for some time.

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Unified Communications

Nextiva introduces next-gen workhub to manage all conversations from a single place

July 22, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nextiva introduces next-gen workhub to manage all conversations from a single place
Nextiva’s new app is built on their old platform, so there is continuity despite the new type of software.

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Avaya Sponsored Content

Make your contact center smarter with Avaya’s Partner Alliances

July 21, 2022 Adam Seens, Alliances Lead, Avaya Canada Comments Off on Make your contact center smarter with Avaya’s Partner Alliances
Avaya Canada alliances leader Adam Seens offers his thoughts on how networks of partners make contact centers better in this guest blog.

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Managed Services

Datastream Cyber Insurance expands resources with first channel leader and move into Canada

July 21, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datastream Cyber Insurance expands resources with first channel leader and move into Canada
Larry Meador has been formally named as the company’s first channel chief, with responsibility for the company’s MSP and MSSP channels.

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Cloud

IGEL seeing stronger vendor collaboration on joint solutions through IGEL Ready program

July 20, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL seeing stronger vendor collaboration on joint solutions through IGEL Ready program
In the two years since the IGEL Ready program began, IGEL has added 30 new partners to it, but this includes some major OEMs as well as more specialized players.

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