Month: January 2024

Avaya Sponsored Content

Avaya Canada chief Robertson on innovation, hybrid work, and more

January 31, 2024 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avaya Canada chief Robertson on innovation, hybrid work, and more
Avaya Canada had a big year in 2023 and is gearing up for 2024. David Robertson, managing director and president of sales for Avaya Canada, joins us on this edition of the podcast to discuss […]
Artificial Intelligence

Aim Security raises $10M to secure Generative AI enterprise adoption

January 31, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aim Security raises $10M to secure Generative AI enterprise adoption
Aim Security harmonizes the use of generative AI within security environments, something that security vendors have not been doing, and which leaves customer security vulnerable as a result.

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Artificial Intelligence

HYCU partners with Anthropic around new HYCU Generative AI Issue

January 30, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on HYCU partners with Anthropic around new HYCU Generative AI Issue
HYCU’s new offering utilizes Claude, Anthropics’s AI assistant, to integrate AI into the HYCU backup platform.

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ESET Sponsored Content

Understanding the power of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)

January 29, 2024 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on Understanding the power of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)
How an MDR service can enhance the cybersecurity of SMBs, courtesy of ESET.

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Cloud

Oracle Java partners seeing major gains from moving to Azul

January 29, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Oracle Java partners seeing major gains from moving to Azul
Significant increases to Oracle’s Java pricing, including their recent move to employee based pricing, have led to customer concerns, and Azul has been a key beneficiary of this.

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Backup

Nexsan adds high end unified storage Unity NV6000 to data protection offerings

January 24, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nexsan adds high end unified storage Unity NV6000 to data protection offerings
Back on its own, following the bankruptcy of former parent company StorCentric last year, Nexsan adds a new high-end model with immutable backups and S3 object locking.

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Networking

Versa Networks announces 100+ Gbps unified SASE gateway to meet increased demand for security services

January 24, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Versa Networks announces 100+ Gbps unified SASE gateway to meet increased demand for security services
The 100 Gbps throughput essentially doubles what was being offered last year, and allows connectivity and a large variety of security offerings to be delivered to customers as a single application.

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ESET Sponsored Content

ESET Threat Report H2 2023

January 19, 2024 Jiří Kropáč Comments Off on ESET Threat Report H2 2023
A view of the second-half 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts.

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Channel Programs

ControlUp deal registration and back end compensation highlight partner program upgrades

January 19, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on ControlUp deal registration and back end compensation highlight partner program upgrades
ControlUp has also announced that long-time Citrix veteran Julia Scully has come over from Citrix to be Head of Global Channel, where she will oversee multiple other channel program enhancements in the year ahead.

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Mobility

Cradlepoint moves into smaller business market with E1005G router for small offices and retail pop-up sites

January 19, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cradlepoint moves into smaller business market with E1005G router for small offices and retail pop-up sites
A key target is edge sites, which can be part of larger companies, but which serve niche use cases that will give them 5G and cellular technology that is priced for the use case, and far superior from a technology perspective than the consumer grade products that are often used for these purposes now.

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Barracuda MSP Sponsored Content

2024 projections for MSPs: Navigating AI, cybersecurity, and diverse partnerships

January 18, 2024 Patrick O’Donnell, SVP, Worldwide MSP Sales, Barracuda Comments Off on 2024 projections for MSPs: Navigating AI, cybersecurity, and diverse partnerships
In this guest blog, Barracuda’s Patrick O’Donnell offers four predictions on the forces that will shape the managed services channel in 2024.

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Ingram Micro Sponsored Content

Leadership change at Ingram Micro Canada

January 17, 2024 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Leadership change at Ingram Micro Canada
Ingram Micro’s former and new country chief executives for Canada join us on the podcast to discuss Bill Brandel’s seven years leading the distributor, and Tyler Coughlan’s goals and priorities as he moves into the role.

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Backup

Veeam strengthens Global ProPartner Network with improved deal registration and stronger incumbency protection

January 17, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam strengthens Global ProPartner Network with improved deal registration and stronger incumbency protection
The changes remove inconsistencies around these program features, and will be followed up in 2024 with additional partnership and program announcements, some of which are now imminent.

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Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET
ESET Sponsored Content

Cyber security year in review and look ahead with ESET’s Tony Anscombe

January 16, 2024 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cyber security year in review and look ahead with ESET’s Tony Anscombe
Ransomware had a banner year, AI became the going concern, and patches still aren’t being applied. Find out more about the cyber security scene in 2023 and 2024 in this edition of the podcast.

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Channel Programs

IBM strengthens services practices beyond GSIs with new service track in Partner Plus program

January 12, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM strengthens services practices beyond GSIs with new service track in Partner Plus program
The Service track follows the Sell and Build tracks that went live when Partner Plus was launched last year, and is aimed more at regional GSIs, MSPs and other types of partners that have been doing little or no business with IBM.

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Artificial Intelligence

ASUS rolls out new commercial PC products

January 9, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on ASUS rolls out new commercial PC products
Like almost all of the new PC products, ASUS’ new commercial offerings emphasize the surge in AI, with both Intel and Google AI offerings.

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