Year: 2022

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.

Channel Programs

Digital performance management vendor Apica introduces first channel program as part of push to expand partner sales

May 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Digital performance management vendor Apica introduces first channel program as part of push to expand partner sales
Apica has had a small channel that has accounted for a small percentage of their sales, but while the expanded channel they want will still be relatively small, they want it to bring in significantly more business.

Data Management

Major enhancements to Portworx portfolio add new Kubernetes Database-as-a Service platform plus new services

May 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Major enhancements to Portworx portfolio add new Kubernetes Database-as-a Service platform plus new services
This major series of enhancements to Pure Storage’s Kubernetes platform expands the number of use cases in which it can be deployed, and makes it easier to deploy it.

Internet of Things

Barracuda expands cloud-native SASE platform beyond Azure to protect hybrid cloud deployments

May 17, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda expands cloud-native SASE platform beyond Azure to protect hybrid cloud deployments
Barracuda is also announcing a series of new integrations with OT vendors around industrial IoT, as well as new capabilities for its Barracuda Cloud Application offering.