Managed Services

HPE beefs up unified private cloud portfolio portfolio powered by HPE Morpheus Software.

HPE is redefining the full-stack private cloud through HPE Private Cloud Business Edition with HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, and made new storage announcements and guarantees as well.

Datto launches ‘State of the MSP Industry 2025 Look Ahead: Trends, Growth and Strategies for Success’

The MSP industry is evolving faster than ever, with new challenges, trends and opportunities emerging every day. To stay competitive, it’s critical to understand where the market is headed and how top-performing MSPs are navigating the road ahead.

Intel looks to boost vPro usage with new registration model

Intel expects its new SaaS model to boost the acceptance of its vPro management and security technology, and also introduces new integrations and a program to ensure a guaranteed “path” for the building of select PCs.

Acronis appoints Nichols as first Canadian country manager

Stephen Nichols will lead the vendor’s Canadian operations and build the in-country team, a signal that Acronis sees the Canadian market as a growth opportunity.

Hornetsecurity introduces highly differentiated 365 Multi-Tenant Manager

Hornetsecurity looks to entice MSPs looking to consolidate the number of tools they work with, offering a new suite to hep manage all of their Microsoft 365 subscribers.

Gradient MSP announces select availability of SaaS solution StackTracker

StackTracker is the latest MSP Business Management offering from Calgary based Gradient MSP, building on their earlier solutions around Data Hygiene, Billing, and Alerts, and adding many new integrated tools to help MSPs better run their business.

Saas Alerts releases alarming report on application security trends and announces new partnership

The partnership is with MSP-focused cyber insurance provider FifthWall Solutions, to provide cyberinsurance for VARs and their customers.

D&H Distributing seeing strong new opportunities in evolving tech economy

Rapidly growing opportunities in AI are part of the reason for success in the last year and hope in the next, but more traditional areas like SMB and MSPs have also been doing well.

SonicWall moves into MDR market with 24/7 SOC

SonicWall had an EDR solution before, which is now part of the MDR solution, with the MDR coming primarily through the acquisition three months ago of MMSP solutions provider Solutions Granted Inc

Trend Micro looks to strengthen MSP business with new Pax8 distribution deal

Trend Micro already has a strong distribution network, but they think the MSP part of it could use some beefing up, and think that Pax8 is the ideal partner to do that for them.

SaaS Alerts unveils App Wizard to extend SaaS application protection beyond core solutions

The number of SaaS applications that can be integrated is still limited however, because many apps lack the necessary security logs, so the company has also initiated an industry-wide “I want my SaaS alerts”  campaign to encourage software vendors to include security log data in their APIs.

Cybersecurity vendor Lumu releases Lumu for MSPs Lite

Lumu, which illuminates threats and isolates confirmed instances of compromise on the network, launched an MSP version of their platform in 2021, and now has introduced a free version supporting a limited number of customers and endpoints.

Moovila sees strong opportunity for MSPs with their automated project and resource management solution

Moovila showed off their automated Perfect Project solution at the recent IT Nation Connect event, offering MSPs a project management solution that overcomes the traditional limitations of such solutions that require significant human intervention.

Impending enforcement of DMARC regulation in February opens up strong MSP opportunity

The DMARC email protocol, highly effective against spoofing, will be implemented by big service providers in February, and with very few MSPs using it today, EasyDMARC sees it as a great opportunity for MSPs, so much so that they are ramping up MSP presence in their Go-to-Market model.

Schneider Electric emphasizes value of new ConnectWise integration with their Ecostruxure solution at IT Nation

This integration, the first of several Schneider Electric has planned, was soft launched in the spring, but the real push to get partners to see its value came at the recent IT Nation event.

ConnectWise highlights Robotic Process Automation within the evolution of their Asio platform

ConnectWise thinks adding ConnectWise RPA to Asio will be a really big deal, although they also announced a new Asio workflow automation capability, and 18 new Asio services.