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Dell Technologies unveils next generation of PowerProtect data protection portfolio

November 11, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies unveils next generation of PowerProtect data protection portfolio
New PowerProtect DP series integrated appliances were the main event, but the announcement also included a key certification for their PowerProtect Cyber Recovery Data Vault and enhancements to PowerProtect Data Manager.

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Arcserve introduces UDP Universal Licensing in Americas trial run

November 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Arcserve introduces UDP Universal Licensing in Americas trial run
Arcserve thinks the new model, which is likely to be introduced on a project basis in more mature markets, responds to partner requests for more recurring revenue and the ability to grow deal sizes.

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OpenText looks to leverage synergies from acquired SMB Carbonite-Webroot channel

October 27, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenText looks to leverage synergies from acquired SMB Carbonite-Webroot channel
Prentiss Donohue, SVP of Partners and Alliances at OpenText, provides ChannelBuzz with a channel update, particularly around progress on bringing the newly acquired SMB channel into the broader ecosystem.

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Datto sees IPO as major plus for its MSPs

October 22, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datto sees IPO as major plus for its MSPs
Datto’s Rob Rae sees Datto’s successful going public on Wednesday as a significant plus for Datto MSP partners because it strengthens both the company and the MSP business as a whole.

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HYCU enhances SAP support in HYCU for Google Cloud

October 21, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on HYCU enhances SAP support in HYCU for Google Cloud
HYCU expects that the significant enhancement in the support they now provide for SAP HANA in Google Cloud will further enhance that solution’s strong momentum, which they announced was 600% year-on-year growth.

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Acronis CEO pledges massive data centre expansion in reaction to cloud and MSP-centric world

October 20, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acronis CEO pledges massive data centre expansion in reaction to cloud and MSP-centric world
In a preview to his keynote today at the Acronis Global Cyber Summit, Serguei Beloussov said that traditional backup and traditional resellers are obsolete in a world of cloud and MSPs, and Acronis is expanding its infrastructure and partner enablement to respond to that change.

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Acronis overhauls partner training approach with Acronis #CyberFit Academy 

October 19, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acronis overhauls partner training approach with Acronis #CyberFit Academy 
The new training, which has been redesigned to be both massively scalable and capable of being deeply personalized, will be free in 2020 for existing Acronis partners. 

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Zerto targets broader backup market with new Zerto Data Protection offering

October 15, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto targets broader backup market with new Zerto Data Protection offering
Zerto Data Protection leverages new cloud and feature capabilities from their Zerto 8.5 release, also being announced today, to go after the backup providers who Zerto customers have been using for their non-mission critical applications.

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Cohesity partners with AWS to deliver Data Management as-a-service offering

October 14, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity partners with AWS to deliver Data Management as-a-service offering
Cohesity DataProtect Backup as a Service will be the first service within the new offering when it launches near the end of the year, although it will not initially be available in the AWS Canada region.

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Commvault Metallic targets Commvault install base with new Metallic Cloud Storage Service

October 6, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault Metallic targets Commvault install base with new Metallic Cloud Storage Service
The new cloud service is designed to give Commvault customers an easy-button option to establish a cloud backup on Azure.