Small Business

Artificial Intelligence

Sage enhances AI vision and portfolio with major announcements at Sage Transform

February 28, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage enhances AI vision and portfolio with major announcements at Sage Transform
Sage emphasized that this year’s Transform is a very important one, because of key changes, particularly around AI, that will greatly improve customers’ lives and productivity.

Artificial Intelligence

Sage makes key AI announcement at Sage Transform around Sage Copilot

February 28, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage makes key AI announcement at Sage Transform around Sage Copilot
Sage Copilot is a new AI-based productivity assistant, whose AI has been specifically trained around accounting rules and best practices, and which is designed to help SMBs make better business decisions.

Mobility

Cradlepoint moves into smaller business market with E1005G router for small offices and retail pop-up sites

January 19, 2024 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cradlepoint moves into smaller business market with E1005G router for small offices and retail pop-up sites
A key target is edge sites, which can be part of larger companies, but which serve niche use cases that will give them 5G and cellular technology that is priced for the use case, and far superior from a technology perspective than the consumer grade products that are often used for these purposes now.

Cloud

Sage Canada posts strong momentum as new products roll out

December 15, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage Canada posts strong momentum as new products roll out
Mark Hickman, Managing Director at Sage Canada, reviewed the recent news items of particular significance for the Canadian market, and noted some additional changes coming next year.

Security

Guardz targets MSPs working smaller SMB market with joint cybersecurity and insurance solution

November 27, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Guardz targets MSPs working smaller SMB market with joint cybersecurity and insurance solution
Guardz has also just added a new Growth Hub for MSPs, which gives them  multiple new cybersecurity tools aimed at small business customers.

Networking

HPE announces new high-level Aruba Networking SMB switch and access point at Atmosphere Bali event

September 11, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE announces new high-level Aruba Networking SMB switch and access point at Atmosphere Bali event
The Aruba Instant On AP22D, a Wi-Fi 6 access point, and the Aruba Instant On 1960 stackable switch are both SMB products laden with enterprise technology, and are aimed at SMB customers who want performance.

Artificial Intelligence

AI cybersecurity firm AaDya Security rebrands around their product to become Judy Security

August 3, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on AI cybersecurity firm AaDya Security rebrands around their product to become Judy Security
Judy offers an enterprise-grade platform with seven separate solutions that are designed and priced for the SMB market.

Managed Services

Trend Micro’s SMB Sales Manager Tammy Allen confronts challenges in Canada

May 17, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Trend Micro’s SMB Sales Manager Tammy Allen confronts challenges in Canada
Trend Micro’s Canadian sales manager for SMBs and MSP discusses the challenges these kinds of partners face, and what Trend is doing to assist them.

Cloud

Zoho Canada SMB survey shows optimism, but some concerns lurk in the data

May 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho Canada SMB survey shows optimism, but some concerns lurk in the data
62% of SMBs were positive about the future, although growth expectations for most were tempered, and views about data privacy raise some concerns.

Managed Services

CyberCNS rebrands as ConnectSecure to better fit more diverse solution vision

December 8, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on CyberCNS rebrands as ConnectSecure to better fit more diverse solution vision
Peter Bellini also steps up to the CEO role to initially build out better support for the core vulnerability management platform, and longer term, expand the platform beyond vulnerability management.