Managed Services

Hardware

‘Okay for Resale’ eval program for its hardened servers highlights Skyport partner program

July 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on ‘Okay for Resale’ eval program for its hardened servers highlights Skyport partner program
Skyport, which came out of stealth in May, has announced a channel program designed to support partners who sell its unique infrastructure solution.

Managed Services

Tigerpaw, AVG further strengthen relationship with Service Desk Connector integration

July 15, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tigerpaw, AVG further strengthen relationship with Service Desk Connector integration
AVG, which through Level Platforms has a long and strong relationship with Tigerpaw, has completed the first RMM integration to Tigerpaw’s new Web-based API. More Tigerpaw integrations, many of them net-new, are on the way.

Cloud

New Arcserve Cloud caps frenetic year since company’s independence from CA

July 14, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Arcserve Cloud caps frenetic year since company’s independence from CA
The cloud itself comes from a partner, which does have a Canadian data centre capacity. It is first available as an integration with Arcserve’s UDP appliance and is likely to have special appeal to MSPs, including those not presently offering managed services.

Cloud

New IndependenceIT release makes it easy for partners to deploy RemoteApp

July 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New IndependenceIT release makes it easy for partners to deploy RemoteApp
Cloud Workspace Suite v 4.1 also includes enhancements to their API to make it easier for partners to integrate their own API on top.

Cloud

New Kaseya CEO Voccola pledges new customer commitment initiative

July 8, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Kaseya CEO Voccola pledges new customer commitment initiative
Fred Voccola who has an extensive background in software and IT infrastructure companies, is the new CEO, and he pledges commitment to both customers and channel partners, which will make Kaseya well-loved in the industry.

Managed Services

Acronis unveils their next-gen data protection platform

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Acronis beefs up their data protection platform by enhancing its disaster recovery capability and file sync and share capabilities.

John Corley, president of Xerox’s channel partner organization
Managed Services

Xerox channel MPS push continues with new tools, programs

July 7, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Xerox channel MPS push continues with new tools, programs
Xerox is looking to make partners more productive as it sees a boom coming in demand for managed print services in the SMB space.

Managed Services

Toshiba signs on IT Weapons to take Toshiba-branded IT services to market

June 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Toshiba signs on IT Weapons to take Toshiba-branded IT services to market
Having exited the consumer market in Canada, Toshiba is beefing up their B2B offerings, and has partnered with Brampton managed services provider IT Weapons to provide what will be a growing package of services and support.

Managed Services

LogicNow introduces new per-device pricing for MAX Backup

June 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on LogicNow introduces new per-device pricing for MAX Backup
The company formerly known as GFI MAX is introducing a new DRaaS pricing option that charges by the device instead of data usage, something they believe will especially appeal to partners serving larger customers.

Greg Myers, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Tech Data Canada.
Distribution

Tech Data Canada doubles down on managed services

June 8, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data Canada doubles down on managed services
Tech Data inks deals with Intel Security and Mobi, showing the further inclusion of vendor offerings in the emerging “subscription economy” in the channel.