Security

Cloud

Ivanti continues path to become ‘IT powerhouse’ with RES Software acquisition

July 6, 2017 Mark Cox 1

The RES brand will disappear, and its technology will be folded into the Ivanti service management and digital workspace businesses.

Cisco seeks partner help on security, cloud strategy, software

June 30, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Cisco’s head of growth initiatives on where she sees opportunities to aid themselves (and Cisco) take their business in new directions.

Channel Programs

Independent SonicWall ramps up service improvements, partner skillsets

June 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

SonicWall CEO Bill Conner discusses the company’s improved metrics since independence from Dell, including some significant ones on the channel front.

Move into DDoS market sparks new Corsa Technology partner program

June 26, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Ottawa based Corsa makes a high-performance SDN platform for high capacity networks, and have recently added a network security platform to mitigate DDoS attacks.

Palo Alto unveils GlobalProtect cloud service for remote offices and mobile users

June 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new cloud service is delivered through an infrastructure Palo Alto will manage and maintain, but it’s an offering partners can resell, not one that will compete with them.

Palo Alto Networks announces ‘game-changing’ new cloud-based application framework

June 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The framework lets developers write new apps to the Palo Alto Next Gen security platform, and allows for these to be consumed as cloud-delivered security apps.

Neal Bradbury, Senior Director of Business Development, Intronis MSP Solutions by Barracuda

Talking data protection with Neal Bradbury [Podcast]

June 13, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Neal Bradbury of Intronis discusses data protection for MSPs in the post-WannaCry world in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Barracuda expands MSP Professional Services offerings

June 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new services for MSPs are around the Barracuda NextGen Firewall and Barracuda Backup Appliance, with the firewall service thought likely to generate the most demand.