WireGuard provides higher end capabilities that have 5x the performance of OpenVPN, while having the latter’s ease of use to configure.
Networking, Small Business
Untangle adds WireGuard VPN connectivity to SD-WAN Router 3.0
by Mark Cox •
Small Business
Networking, Security, Small Business
Untangle looks to significantly upgrade partner support with state of the art portal
by Mark Cox •
Untangle had been using a portal they built years ago, which used Google Drive for document sharing, but it scaled poorly as their partner base passed the 1000 mark, and as they acquired more partners outside North America.
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Computers, Mobility, Small Business
Lenovo announces enhanced second generation of SMB-focused ThinkBooks at CES
by Mark Cox •
Lenovo’s other big commercial announcement this week is the ThinkReality A3 lightweight smart glasses, Augmented Reality goggles co-designed with Qualcomm for either a PC or Motorola phone environment.
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Printing and Imaging, Small Business
Sharp Electronics of Canada focuses on small office and home office with major expansion of A4 portfolio
by Mark Cox •
The eight models, which will be available in February, are all net-new machines, and six of them are suitable for small office and Work From Home environments.
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Cloud, Small Business, Software
Sage launches Partner Cloud Program to facilitate migrations to Azure
by Mark Cox •
The program, which covers the U.S. and Canada, covers Sage 100 and Sage 300, which in Canada will overwhelmingly be Sage 300.
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Cloud, Distribution, Small Business
D&H Cloud Marketplace launches in Canada
by Mark Cox •
Eighteen partners are initially available in the Canadian marketplace, and D&H is giving every partner a credit of $100 on account on their first transaction.
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Podcasts, Small Business, Sponsored Content
Talking SMB resiliency in the pandemic era with Cisco Canada
by Robert Dutt •
A year after Cisco began its renewed push on meeting SMB’s technology needs, how have those needs changed? We talk to Cisco’s Erin Hipp and Shamus McDonough about how small businesses have stayed resilient during the pandemic on this edition of the podcast.
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Managed Services, Networking, Small Business
Linksys eliminates license fees, improves free technical support with Linksys Cloud Manager 2.0
by Mark Cox •
Linksys has also strengthened their support for the channel selling this Business Division offering by strengthening support for partner business motions and improving its optimization for MSPs.
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Networking, Small Business
Cisco focuses on WFH tech with small business push
by Robert Dutt •
As small businesses adapt to the realities of working in the COVID world, Cisco Designed for Business builds on collaboration and security messages.
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Backup, Security, Small Business
Acronis integrates anti-malware into Acronis True Image backup solution
by Mark Cox •
Acronis True Image had anti-ransomware security before, but a full security stack has now been added, replicating the company’s expansion of their enterprise Acronis Backup offering into Acronis Cyber Protect earlier this year.
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Servers, Small Business
HPE unveils three new ProLiant Gen10 Plus MicroServer Small Business/ ROBO solutions
by Mark Cox •
The new solutions are based on the newly released Microserver Gen10 Plus HPE released in February, which is half the size of its predecessor, with significantly greater performance.
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Security, Small Business
Untangle adds new encrypted traffic protection, improved management in NG Firewall 15.0
by Mark Cox •
In addition to the new Threat Prevention App to provide complementary protection against encrypted threats, the new firewall adds new flexibility for admins to customize their NG Firewall email alerts.
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Cloud, Distribution, Small Business
D&H Canada aims to help VARs add managed services with Canadian launch of Cloud Solutions program
by Mark Cox •
D&H is also launching the related DaaS Lifecycle Management program in Canada, thus bringing two programs north which have been successful in the U.S.
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Cloud, Security, Small Business
Defendify looks to build out product and channel further with seed funding round
by Mark Cox •
Defendify, whose SaaS cybersecurity platform is targeted at the 500 seat and under market, has also filled out their senior executive ranks with net-new sales and marketing hires.
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Podcasts, Small Business, Sponsored Content
Cisco’s Canadian SMB push
by Robert Dutt •
Lissa Ricci, senior leader of small business solutions at Cisco Canada, discusses the company’s new push to better serve small customers and what it means for Cisco partners across Canada in this edition of the podcast.
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Managed Services, Small Business
CaaB drives momentum in Canada with differentiated business model
by Mark Cox •
CaaB entered the Canadian IaaS market earlier this year, with a white-label offering aimed at smaller MSPs, and a business model that allows them to offer high margins for the industry.
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Artificial Intelligence, Managed Services, Security, Small Business
DNSFilter articulates value to smaller MSPs at ASCII Toronto event
by Mark Cox •
DNSFilter provides content filtering and threat protection at the DNS level, with a solution designed to challenge Cisco Umbrella through an MSP Go-to-Market model.
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Managed Services, Small Business
Datto’s Rob Rae has positive take on findings of new Canadian State of the MSP Report
by Mark Cox •
While some of the data reflect a higher percentage of lifestyle MSPs who serve Canada’s MSP market, the bottom line is that almost every MSP surveyed thinks it’s as good a time as ever to be in the industry.
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Managed Services, Security, Small Business
Cyfyx reaches out to Canadian MSPs with real-time EDR solution
by Mark Cox •
Cyfyx’s platform provides MSSP-level EDR protection with real-time reaction capability to target fast-acting threats like ransomware. They were in Toronto this week at the ASCII event to take their message to Canadian MSPs.
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Security, Small Business
SMB-focused Untangle building out MSP channel, expanded product line
by Mark Cox •
Untangle, which has seen both the percentage of its business done through partners and by MSPs specifically grow significantly, will have new product in general release in Q4.
