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Datto Channel Ransomware Report for Canada has some warning signs for MSPs

March 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datto Channel Ransomware Report for Canada has some warning signs for MSPs
Canada leads the countries surveyed in both the average ransom paid to ransomware creators and the amount of money lost to downtime from ransomware, which is hardly ideal, and something that Canadian MSPs need to work smarter to prevent.

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Cloud

Extension of HPE InfoSight across infrastructure highlights flurry of intelligent storage news at HPE Discover

November 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extension of HPE InfoSight across infrastructure highlights flurry of intelligent storage news at HPE Discover
Several other significant intelligent storage announcements were also made, including a new Workload Planner utility for InfoSight, new Docker and Kubernetes support for HPE Cloud Volumes, the extension of Peer Persistence from HPE 3PAR to HPE Nimble – and the introduction of HPE Memory-Driven Flash, first for 3PAR, and for Nimble next year.

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Backup

Axcient reborn with new brand and focus as eFolder name hits the shredder

November 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Axcient reborn with new brand and focus as eFolder name hits the shredder
The new Axcient retains its 100 per cent channel commitment, something that old Axcient didn’t have before its 2017 acquisition by eFolder.

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Managed Services

Eaton deepens MSP strategy with ConnectWise RMM integration

November 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Eaton deepens MSP strategy with ConnectWise RMM integration
Power management vendor Eaton already has MSP partners, but until now, they had no integrations with RMM vendors. They have now finalized their first, with ConnectWise, and they are looking for more.

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Backup

Pax8 adds five new vendors to linecard

November 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 adds five new vendors to linecard
Cloud distributor Pax8 continues to expand and grow its vendor roster, adding Acronis and Dropsuite in the business continuity space, and IRONSCALES, Passportal and Proofpoint for different things within security.

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Backup

Dell EMC adds Cyber Recovery software and services to data protection portfolio

October 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC adds Cyber Recovery software and services to data protection portfolio
The new Cyber Recovery software is an orchestration add-on to Data Domain software, and is offered at no cost with it. While the main interest is from the high end of the customer pyramid, Dell EMC expects there will be a significant channel play.

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Backup

Arcserve unveils integrated cloud-native solution set with Business Continuity Cloud

October 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Arcserve unveils integrated cloud-native solution set with Business Continuity Cloud
Arcserve combines four of its solutions into a single cloud offering that on-prem customers cam still use, but will also give them hybrid and full cloud options.

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Channel Programs

StorageCraft removes divisions between partner business models in new channel program

September 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorageCraft removes divisions between partner business models in new channel program
In addition to moving VARs and MSP sales into the same pool, the new StorageCraft partner program now brings all the company’s products into a single program, including brand new and acquired ones.

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Backup

BackupAssist looking to disrupt backup market with cloud-to-local BackupAssist 365

September 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on BackupAssist looking to disrupt backup market with cloud-to-local BackupAssist 365
BackupAssist thinks that being able to back up cloud data locally, with minimal storage requirements, will appeal to MSPs and lead to a surge of new MSP partners.

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Managed Services

Sungard AS increases scalability of Zerto-powered Sungard AS Cloud Recovery – Virtual Servers

July 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sungard AS increases scalability of Zerto-powered Sungard AS Cloud Recovery – Virtual Servers
Sungard AS enhances the service it first rolled out last year, with an emphasis on increasing scalability to better meet the needs of larger customers.

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