Year: 2022

Backup

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 adds self-service restore portal and cloud object storage integrations

March 9, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 adds self-service restore portal and cloud object storage integrations

Veeam is the market leader in this space, but they see it as an almost complete green fields opportunity since their share is 8.5 million users in an area Microsoft estimates at 300 million today, growing to 500 million in 2025.

Managed Services

Kaseya rebadges Compliance Manager as Compliance Manager GRC to reflect new governance and risk management capabilities

March 9, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaseya rebadges Compliance Manager as Compliance Manager GRC to reflect new governance and risk management capabilities
Kaseya adds governance and risk features to take advantage of what they see as a great growth opportunity for GRC in the SMB space, which can ideally be taken to market through MSPs

Managed Services

NinjaOne launches General Availability of new ticketing capability

March 8, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on NinjaOne launches General Availability of new ticketing capability
NinjaOne is a relative latecomer to the Ticketing market, but they believe their high levels of automation in particular will make their customers prefer it over existing options.

Channel Programs

Zebra Technologies establishes SMB specialization

March 8, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zebra Technologies establishes SMB specialization
Zebra’s new specialization is not targeted at a broad partner base but at a fairly select number of partners who already have an SMB practice, and is focused on making those practices even more profitable and effective.

Fortinet Sponsored Content

Why a security-driven networking approach is an opportunity for you

March 7, 2022 Sean Campbell, director, Canadian Channels, Fortinet Comments Off on Why a security-driven networking approach is an opportunity for you
The move toward the hybrid workplace adds complexity to the infrastructure needed to support employees’ IT needs. And that’s a problem solution providers can help solve, writes Fortinet Canada’s Sean Campbell

Computers

Dell unveils new form factors in refresh of three Precision workstation models

March 7, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils new form factors in refresh of three Precision workstation models
While all the new models are new versions of Dell’s entry level 3000 series, they are emphasizing that the enhancements are so significant, that entry-level is now a misnomer as far as their capabilities go.

Computers

Dell rolls out new OptiPlex machines to leverage strong desktop growth in commercial machines market

March 4, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell rolls out new OptiPlex machines to leverage strong desktop growth in commercial machines market
Dell announced two refreshed top-of the line 7000 series models, and brought the Wyse PCs into the OptiPlex family for the first time with the OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client.

Cloud

Zoho unifies BI and integration platform within next-gen low code Zoho Creator Platform

March 3, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho unifies BI and integration platform within next-gen low code Zoho Creator Platform
This is the sixth major redo of Zoho’s low code platform for both developers and Line of Business users, but the changes are so significant that the company says it is essentially a next-generation product.

N-able Sponsored Content

Automate (almost) all the things

March 2, 2022 Charles Mangin, head Mac nerd, N-able Comments Off on Automate (almost) all the things
Automation’s a fantastic way to improve your overall efficiency, but, as Charles Mangin points out, there are some things that should never be automated.

Managed Services

CrowdStrike integrates identity threat protection solution into their MDR to provide industry’s first managed identity protection solution

March 2, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on CrowdStrike integrates identity threat protection solution into their MDR to provide industry’s first managed identity protection solution
CrowdStrike has integrated their standalone Falcon Identity Threat Protection into their Falcon Complete MDR offering, and expects that the combination of Falcon Complete’s market strength plus customer demand for an identity service no one else yet offers will drive their identity solution to a market leadership position.