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Datto explains cyber resilience strategy to MSPs at Datto’s fourth MSP Technology Day

March 19, 2021 Mark Cox 1
Datto CISO Ryan Weeks details a practical strategy MSPs can use to develop their cyber resilience capacity in a way that will not overwhelm them, while also introducing some new product features designed to strengthen this capacity.

Managed Services

Kaspersky brings new Threat Hunting Service to market

March 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaspersky brings new Threat Hunting Service to market
The Kaspersky Threat Hunting Service is a more proactive reworking of an older offering, designed to meet extreme demand, particularly from midmarket customers.

Channel Programs

New proof-of-concept licenses, breach response licenses highlight revamped Netsurion Partner Program

March 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on New proof-of-concept licenses, breach response licenses highlight revamped Netsurion Partner Program
Netsurion has also updated its partner portal, and unveiled a new partner referral program to encourage MSPs to refer their peers to them.

Managed Services

Every MSP’s guide to adding managed security services

March 15, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Every MSP’s guide to adding managed security services
Mark Ballegeer of Barracuda MSP offers advice on how any managed service provider can add managed security services in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast

Managed Services

Barracuda strengthens MSP capabilities with Barracuda RMM and Barracuda CloudGen Access for MSPs

March 11, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda strengthens MSP capabilities with Barracuda RMM and Barracuda CloudGen Access for MSPs
Barracuda rebrands an improved version of the Managed Workplace RMM product they acquired from Avast in 2019 as Barracuda RMM, and delivers the multi-tenanted version of CloudGen Access they promised when ZTNA vendor Fyde was acquired in November.

Managed Services

French email security firm Vade Secure charts aggressive expansion strategy in North America

March 8, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on French email security firm Vade Secure charts aggressive expansion strategy in North America
Vade Secure, which has over a billion mailboxes under management, mainly through ISP partnerships that also give them data for a very strong filter, came into the North American market last year, and is targeting SMB-focused MSPs.

Managed Services

Ottawa’s HyAlto adds Datto PSA certification as they look to own the private cloud workflow market for MSPs

February 25, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ottawa’s HyAlto adds Datto PSA certification as they look to own the private cloud workflow market for MSPs
HyAlto’s Datto integration follows up an earlier one with ConnectWise Manage, as the company looks to expand their MSP base through PSA integrations.

Managed Services

Kaseya adds managed SOC to IT Complete platform with RocketCyber acquisition

February 23, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaseya adds managed SOC to IT Complete platform with RocketCyber acquisition
RocketCyber, the Dallas-based startup Kaseya has acquired, was custom-built for smaller MSPs serving the SMB market, and will be quickly integrated with the other Kaseya solutions on their platform.

Channel Programs

Jason Beal joins AvePoint to build structure and consistency into channel strategy

February 17, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Jason Beal joins AvePoint to build structure and consistency into channel strategy
Microsoft-focused ISV AvePoint has a fairly large channel today, but there have been significant gaps in the enablement resources they are provided, and the consistency with which are provided globally. The plan is to change that.

Managed Services

Zomentum plans to add new revenue generating modules to its MSP sales platform from Series A funding round

February 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zomentum plans to add new revenue generating modules to its MSP sales platform from Series A funding round
Zomentum continues to double the number of partners every quarter, and is ramping up its staff with new hires.