Keeper is also announcing a two-tier partner program to support its MSP partners.
Managed Services, Security
Keeper Security expands MSP presence with KeeperMSP solution, ConnectWise partnership
by Mark Cox •
Distribution, Managed Services
Pax8, Nerdio target Windows Virtual Desktop market with new partnership
by Mark Cox •
Nerdio makes an Azure management solution for MSPs, which extends from comprehensive IT-as-a-Service, through Desktops-as-a-Service down to basic Infrastructure-as-a-Service.
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Backup, Managed Services
Axcient consolidates and simplifies solutions in new Axcient X360 converged backup platform
by Mark Cox •
The culmination of new CEO David Bennett’s initiative to respond to MSP concerns by eliminating complexity and annoyance created by the old portfolio, the new platform unites all the old solutions within one platform, with one consistent interface, and eliminates some pricing and storage pain points.
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Managed Services
IT Glue product enhancements emphasize operational efficiency, security
by Mark Cox •
IT Glue has announced four new features to their product, at the ConnectWise IT Nation Connect event where ConnectWise announced the acquisition of ITBoost, one of IT Glue’s competitors.
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Managed Services
Captain’s Chair IT launches with solution that gives MSP customers visibility into services and value
by Mark Cox •
The Captain’s Chair solution is aimed at showing MSP customers what their MSP is doing for them, and eliminating a consistent point of friction between MSPs and their clients.
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Managed Services
Acquisition of Continuum highlights four-pronged set of ConnectWise initiatives
by Mark Cox •
The others include another acquisition, IT Glue competitor ITBoost, as well as a partnership with a PRM tool provider designed to save MSPs time.
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Cloud, Storage
Komprise deepens integration in both cloud and on-prem NetApp environments
by Mark Cox •
The cloud integration is a beta that enables easy migration between S3 and NetApp StorageGrid, while the on-prem one extends Komprise’s new Deep analytics to NetApp CloudVolumes ONTAP.
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Storage
NetApp Insight 2019 show all about Keystone and the Products
by Mark Cox •
At an event dominated by NetApp’s Keystone model to extend their data fabric strategy, the company did make some important product announcements. But if you blinked, you may have missed them.
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Managed Services
HyAlto brings multi-cloud monetization model to ConnectWise with first RMM partnership
by Mark Cox •
HyAlto automates both front end and back end processes around billing and invoicing for both the VMware and Veeam clouds.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Storage
SwiftStack upgrades platform for Big Data and advanced machine learning with SwiftStack 7
by Mark Cox •
Both the enhancements to the core platform and services around it have a strong emphasis on increasing performance and AI at the edge.
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Cloud, Storage
NetApp unveils next evolution of data fabric strategy with Keystone
by Mark Cox •
Keystone is a strategy around providing a seamless public cloud experience across public and private clouds and on-prem data centres, which contains attached offerings and services.
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Internet of Things, Mobility
SOTI continues path beyond EMM with new analytics, IoT and identity solutions for SOTI ONE platform
by Mark Cox •
SOTI Insight, the new analytics capability, is intended to be just the start of what will provide customers with a broad range of granular use cases.
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Channel Programs, Security
Ubiq ramps up channel go to market with Steve Pataky hire, new partner program
by Mark Cox •
Ubiq believes that its technology, which protects data at scale, will be a disruptive one in the security space.
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Big Data, Security
Core Splunk platform announcements create buzz at .conf19
by Mark Cox •
While Splunk Enterprise 8.0 delivers manageability at scale, Splunk Data Fabric Search provides the ability to search humungous data sets, including ones outside Splunk in stores like AWS and Hadoop. Data Steam Processor will also speed up analysis by doing it in a stream in motion, before it gets to a Splunk Index.
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Big Data, Security
Splunk enhances SOC user experience with Splunk Mission Control
by Mark Cox •
In addition to Mission Control, which integrates Splunk’s SIEM, UEBA and SOAR within a single pane of glass, the 6.4 release of the Phantom SOAR adds a mobile app and changes pricing to be by analyst rather than by event.
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Big Data, Security
Splunk CEO Merritt pledges commitment to ‘smart but experimental’ innovation strategy
by Mark Cox •
Splunk’s CEO talks about with ChannelBuzz about the company’s expansion strategy, where he sees the company going, and the limits to innovation.
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Big Data, Channel Programs, Security
Splunk makes both strategic and tactical enhancements to partner strategy
by Mark Cox •
All partners will see enhancements to the deal registration and CPQ systems, while Technology Alliance Partners get more perks and a clearer progression path.
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Big Data, Security
Splunk introduces next-gen ‘Data to Everything’ vision
by Mark Cox •
Splunk CEO Doug Merritt updated the audience at the company’s .conf19 event on the company’s strategy, and unveiled some important new pricing changes that give customers a lot more choice.
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Channel Programs, Networking
Extreme Networks enables partners with new Broadcom partnership, channel program enhancements
by Mark Cox •
The channel announcements include ExtremeForward, a new MSP program for cloud-driven networking, and a new ExtremeCloud IQ specialization.
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Networking
Aruba expands CX operating system to the campus with new switching portfolio
by Mark Cox •
The three-pronged announcement includes a new version of the AOS-CX operating system, extends it from the data centre to the campus with two new models, and provides an update of Aruba’s NetEdit switch configuration software.
