Small Business

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI, SearchKings partner to provide ChatGPT to SMBs

November 17, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenAI, SearchKings partner to provide ChatGPT to SMBs
This partnership marks a significant expansion of Toronto-based SearchKings’ role, moving beyond its position in search engine marketing and digital advertising into AI advisory and integration services, and turning their strength in marketing into best practices that transform AI hype into meaningful impact for business growth.

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Endpoint management

GoTo boosts Unified Endpoint Management for MSPs with new LogMeIn Resolve capabilities

November 10, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on GoTo boosts Unified Endpoint Management for MSPs with new LogMeIn Resolve capabilities
GoTo, which makes LogMeIn products, has announced a suite of new features for its LogMeIn Resolve solution for MSPs. The latest capabilities give MSPs a modern, AI-driven Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solution to enhance the customer experience, streamline operations, and drive business growth.

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Artificial Intelligence

MSP-centric Guardz partners with  Check Point to embed their Harmony Email into the Guardz unified security platform

November 5, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on MSP-centric Guardz partners with  Check Point to embed their Harmony Email into the Guardz unified security platform
The partnership enhances Guardz’s AI-native, unified cybersecurity platform with Check Point’s patented, inline API-based email protection engine, in order to provide MSPs with the industry’s most advanced email security solutions to improve operational efficiency.

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Channel Communities

TD SYNNEX partners with IBM Cloudability to empower partners with cloud financial management

October 27, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on TD SYNNEX partners with IBM Cloudability to empower partners with cloud financial management
Distributor TD SYNNEX has commenced a TD SYNNEX Global FinOps Practice powered by IBM Cloudability, which is targeted . The practice is geared at helping partners build their own practice with the assistance of Cloudability.

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Artificial Intelligence

Blumira introduces  SOC Auto-Focus AI and an enhanced MSP Partner Program

October 16, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Blumira introduces  SOC Auto-Focus AI and an enhanced MSP Partner Program
SOC Auto Focus was created to help MSPs and IT teams work smarter, as was the new Blumira MSP Program.

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Backup

Object First targets edge locations and smaller businesses with new Ootbi Mini immutable storage appliance

October 10, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Object First targets edge locations and smaller businesses with new Ootbi Mini immutable storage appliance
The Ootbi Mini broadens the market for Object First storage to ROBOs and smaller businesses, while also adding a honeypot feature and a beta for fleet managers which should appeal to MSPs in particular.

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Cloud

Microsoft Intune specialist Devicie expands channel reach through Pax8 marketplace

October 9, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft Intune specialist Devicie expands channel reach through Pax8 marketplace
Devicie Intune deployment and maintenance solutions for Microsoft environments are now accessible to Pax8’s over 40,000 managed service providers.

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Artificial Intelligence

GraceBlocks integrates Google Gemini AI Models to build intelligent, automated workflows without writing code

October 6, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on GraceBlocks integrates Google Gemini AI Models to build intelligent, automated workflows without writing code
The GraceBlocks integration focuses on SMBs, with an “Intelligence Pillar” that lets GraceBlocks deliver custom-built, AI-powered solutions that streamline complex operations and provide data-driven insights, without writing any code.

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Artificial Intelligence

Bad guys increase ransomware attacks for first time in three years: Hornetsecurity

October 3, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Bad guys increase ransomware attacks for first time in three years: Hornetsecurity
A new report from Hornetsecurity found the first increase in ransomware attacks in three years were driven by new technology, particularly more convincing AI-based phishing attacks, against which traditional training and defenses have little use.

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Artificial Intelligence

Netrio seeks to reinvent managed services with new release of NetrioNow

September 24, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Netrio seeks to reinvent managed services with new release of NetrioNow
Netrio’s unified platform delivers human-led, AI-powered managed services, transforming the role of the MSP and putting customers in control.

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Partnerships

CrowdStrike collaborates with Amazon Business Prime at no cost

September 16, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on CrowdStrike collaborates with Amazon Business Prime at no cost
CrowdStrike’s latest collaboration makes AI-native protection accessible, affordable, and easy to manage for Business Prime members on Essentials, Small, Medium, and Enterprise plans.

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Communications

AONMeetings reaches out to smaller businesses with affordable video conferencing platform

September 13, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on AONMeetings reaches out to smaller businesses with affordable video conferencing platform
Small businesses using professional communication tools see 34% higher client retention rates and 28% increased project values compared to those relying on consumer platforms. Industry data also reveals that small businesses spend 23% more time on administrative tasks when using complex enterprise software, time that could be invested in growth and client service.

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Artificial Intelligence

SMB-focused Coro leverages AI into unified platform

September 12, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on SMB-focused Coro leverages AI into unified platform
Coro leverages AI to transform complex security into easy-to-use security for SMBs through a unified modular platform.

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Cloud

OVHcloud updates VMware by announcing Public VCF as-a-Service

September 11, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on OVHcloud updates VMware by announcing Public VCF as-a-Service
OVHcloud, a French-based global cloud player and the major cloud player in Europe, has announced Public VCF as-a-Service, a managed VMware solution designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) small businesses and managed service […]
Artificial Intelligence

Strategic use of AI by ASUS helps SMBs drive international growth

September 8, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Strategic use of AI by ASUS helps SMBs drive international growth
New AI-related data from ASUS has found that SMBs in both the US and Canada are strategically leveraging artificial intelligence  to drive successful international growth

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Artificial Intelligence

Acer announces new suite  of commercial products

September 5, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acer announces new suite  of commercial products
The lineup includes the Acer TravelMate X14 AI Copilot+ PC, the new thin and light Swift Air 16, and three new projectors.

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Artificial Intelligence

SentinelOne launches Managed AI Defense for SMBs through Pax8

September 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on SentinelOne launches Managed AI Defense for SMBs through Pax8
Managed AI  Defense is designed to make SMBs more competitive, in a cost-effective package that is supported by cloud commerce close the cybersecurity gap for that market.

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Artificial Intelligence

Zoho expands small business toolkit

September 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho expands small business toolkit
Six tools for SMBs and small business have been released, which serve the smaller part of the market and saw 40% YOY customer growth.

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Artificial Intelligence

Sage adds new wave of AI-powered finance tools

August 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage adds new wave of AI-powered finance tools
Finance teams are always looking to save time so they can invest in growth and their business’s success while maintaining clarity and control, said Dan Miller, EVP, Financials & ERP Division, Sage

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Artificial Intelligence

Sage launches Sage Copilot for Sage X3.

June 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage launches Sage Copilot for Sage X3.
This week, at its flagship event, Sage Future in Atlanta, Sage, which makes accounting, financial and HR software solutions, launched new Copilot capabilities, powering high performance for manufacturing and distribution worldwide.

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