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Datto selects Pax8 for their first distribution deal

August 3, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Pax8 and Datto have announced a strategic partnership, which is what a company that has not used distribution before calls entering into its first distribution agreement.

Open-source-as-a-service provider Platform9 launches channel program

August 3, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new Platform9 channel program comes in the midst of growing demand for the new Managed Kubernetes offering, and other funding and growth achievements.

SolarWinds MSP unveils new, more granular automated document recovery solution

August 3, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

SolarWinds MSP’s price to partners of $4 per endpoint in Canada is designed to allow both the MSP to make money while also being less expensive for the customer than consumer-grade alternatives.

Cisco Meraki finally comes to D&H Canada

July 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

There has been a six month lag between D&H signing on Cisco Meraki in the U.S. and its availability in Canada, but the company thinks their partners – many of whom haven’t been selling cloud at all – will find it worth the wait.

Microsoft CSP Atmosera brings managed Azure services portfolio to general availability

June 27, 2017 Mark Cox 1

Atmosera believes the combination of Azure’s maturity and problems many customers have had using the cloud themselves will sustain incredible growth rates for Azure-focused MSPs.

Controlling Hidden Costs Boosts MSP Success

June 26, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Handling hidden costs is a kind of business self-awareness. If an MSP can identify and manage these costs, you’ll know your business better. And that helps you set a course for managed services success.

ConnectWise CEO Bellini advises partners how to catch the wave

June 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini says that while technology solution providers are beset by new challenges, the dynamics of the mature and nature of IT innovation continue to create ways for companies to reinvent themselves.

Do your customers love Office 365, but avoid the cloud?

June 13, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

A Softchoice survey finds that while customers accept Office 365 as a way of licensing software, many aren’t moving their infrastructure into the cloud.