Month: August 2023

Cloud

AppDirect acquires ADCom Solutions to add their NOC and VEEUE platforms to channel catalogue

August 4, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppDirect acquires ADCom Solutions to add their NOC and VEEUE platforms to channel catalogue
AppDirect makes another significant deal, leveraging their omnichannel Go-to-Market capabilities to bring another significant player onboard, and expand the solutions available to their technology advisor channel to sell.

Channel Programs

Snow revamps partner program to raise partner skills, partner visibility

August 3, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Snow revamps partner program to raise partner skills, partner visibility
Snow, which has been in the visibility and software asset management market going back into the last century, was content with their existing partner program, but thought a next-gen one would better equip partners for dealing with the challenges of today’s IT environments.

Artificial Intelligence

AI cybersecurity firm AaDya Security rebrands around their product to become Judy Security

August 3, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on AI cybersecurity firm AaDya Security rebrands around their product to become Judy Security
Judy offers an enterprise-grade platform with seven separate solutions that are designed and priced for the SMB market.

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Ingram Micro Canada certified Great Place to Work

August 1, 2023 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro Canada certified Great Place to Work
Ingram Micro Canada’s Bill Brandel and Lori Scarlett discuss being recognized as a Great Place to Work, forging an identity as a Canadian subsidiary of a multinational, and transforming the distributor in this edition of the podcast.

Artificial Intelligence

VAST Data turns its technology to AI with announcement of Thinking Machine

August 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on VAST Data turns its technology to AI with announcement of Thinking Machine
The VAST DataStore, VAST DataBase and DataBase Engine combine to deliver on VAST’s long term plan of utilizing their storage technology for deep learning as well.

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Unlock the power of being a Trusted Advisor

August 1, 2023 Neal Bradbury, Senior Vice President, MSP Business, Barracuda Comments Off on Unlock the power of being a Trusted Advisor
As clients struggle with digital transformation, becoming a trusted partner can pay dividends for MSPs.

Channel Programs

NetApp’s new Partner Sphere Partner Program  goes live

August 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp’s new Partner Sphere Partner Program  goes live

Last fall NetApp announced its new program, which they term an extension of the previous Unified Partner Program rather than a major overhaul of it, and after giving partners a suitable time to prepare for the new program, it is now operational.

Managed Services

SaaS Alerts releases Fortify tool to improve Microsoft’s secure scores for MSPs

August 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on SaaS Alerts releases Fortify tool to improve Microsoft’s secure scores for MSPs
Fortify, which is now part of Saas Alerts’ Manage module, lets MSPs improve their customers’ Microsoft secure scores and overall security posture, and saves them much time by allowing hordes of clients to properly configure their systems with a single click.