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Blumira introduces  SOC Auto-Focus AI and an enhanced MSP Partner Program

October 16, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Blumira introduces  SOC Auto-Focus AI and an enhanced MSP Partner Program
SOC Auto Focus was created to help MSPs and IT teams work smarter, as was the new Blumira MSP Program.

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Silverfort adds two new foundational capabilities to identity platform with Access Intelligence and Identity Graph

October 15, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Silverfort adds two new foundational capabilities to identity platform with Access Intelligence and Identity Graph
The new capabilities should appeal to channel partners by solidifying Silverfort’s ability to deliver end-to-end identity security leadership, give enterprises the required tools to proactively counter identity threats, and boost  operational efficiencies

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Aryaka reworks and simplifies their channel program

October 15, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aryaka reworks and simplifies their channel program
Simplicity is really the key here, as it is behind many of the changes, including ease on onboarding, as Aryaka positions itself for accelerated channel-led growth.

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Tendfor leverages CX leader AnywhereNow’s strengths to increase Microsoft Teams traction

October 15, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tendfor leverages CX leader AnywhereNow’s strengths to increase Microsoft Teams traction
Tendfor, a Swedish contact centre and console provider which was acquired a year ago by Dutch CX vendor AnywhereNow,  is already getting significant traction in the US and Canadian markets, with Fortune 500 US companies using Tendfor’s Microsoft Teams-native voice platform for enterprises. 

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Obsidian Security launches SaaS AI Agent Defense to protect data in SaaS environments

October 15, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Obsidian Security launches SaaS AI Agent Defense to protect data in SaaS environments
New platform capabilities safeguard enterprises from the next frontier of cyber risk: autonomous AI agents inside business-critical SaaS

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NetApp strengthens enterprise-grade data platform to accelerate modern AI workloads

October 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp strengthens enterprise-grade data platform to accelerate modern AI workloads
The two big enhancements, both new, are exabyte-scale AFX systems with disaggregated storage, and an AI Data Engine built with NVIDIA, both of which deliver on NetApp’s AI vision.

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d-Matrix announces SquadRack rack-scale solution to provide AI Inference at data centre scale 

October 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on d-Matrix announces SquadRack rack-scale solution to provide AI Inference at data centre scale 
Generative AI inference trailblazer d-Matrix partners with Arista, Broadcom and Supermicro to create the industry’s first blueprint for disaggregated standards-based rack-scale solutions for ultra-low latency batched inference.  

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NetApp deepens partnership with Google Cloud by adding block storage

October 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp deepens partnership with Google Cloud by adding block storage
While there are other changes broadening the Google relationship, the big one is that flexible and powerful block storage is now available in Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, along with even greater AI integration for enterprise transformation.

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Barracuda improves AI-powered BarracudaONE Platform for MSPs

October 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda improves AI-powered BarracudaONE Platform for MSPs
The updates are purpose-built to help MSPs accelerate threat response across multi-tenant environments, simplify operations and drive scalable growth, and include bulk remediation for email threats, PSA integrations for automated billing and invoicing, and streamlined account management.

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NetApp adds more capabilities to ransomware protection

October 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp adds more capabilities to ransomware protection
NetApp has rebranded its anti-ransomware offer, and also embeds its data breach detection into enterprise data storage