Managed Services

Cloud

Elastifile brings high performance flash-native hybrid cloud data infrastructure to market

April 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Elastifile brings high performance flash-native hybrid cloud data infrastructure to market
Elastifile leverages its distributed metadata model to produce a scale-out, flash-native distributed file system that provides both storage and data lifecycle management.

Nirav Sheth, vice president of global sales in Cisco’s Global Partner Organization
Networking

Cisco announces new partner incents

March 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco announces new partner incents
Cisco kicked off its Partner Connection event by announcing new incents designed to put more money in partner pockets. One of them won’t, however, be available right away outside the U.S.

Neal Bradbury, Senior Director of Business Development, Intronis MSP Solutions by Barracuda
Backup

How to avoid common backup pitfalls

March 22, 2017 Guest Poster Comments Off on How to avoid common backup pitfalls
Intronis’ Neal Bradbury on how managed service providers can make the most of their clients’ need for managed backup services.

Channel Programs

Massive partner recruitment a key goal of new Scale Computing channel program

February 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Massive partner recruitment a key goal of new Scale Computing channel program
The restructured Scale program accommodates managed service providers for the first time, and also makes provision for referral partners.

Security

Five ways to educate your customers about ransomware

February 28, 2017 Guest Poster Comments Off on Five ways to educate your customers about ransomware
Chris Crellin of Intronis MSP Solutions by Baracuda offers up five ways for MSPs to provide much-needed education to their clients on the topic of ransomware.

Big Data

Building new offerings to adapt to changing customer needs

January 27, 2017 Guest Poster Comments Off on Building new offerings to adapt to changing customer needs
In this sponsored video from Avnet Technology Solutions, SIS discuss how working with the distributor is helping them evolve towards managed services.

Cloud

Barracuda adds virtual and public cloud firewalls for MSPs

January 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda adds virtual and public cloud firewalls for MSPs
Barracuda thinks that adding these other MSP firewall options will let MSPs create strong services packages with high appeal to customers.

Managed Services

Netsurion leverages acquired EventTracker SIEM technology for multi-location market

January 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Netsurion leverages acquired EventTracker SIEM technology for multi-location market
SIEM-at-the-Edge, which combines SIEM and managed detection and response, and Breach Detection Service, which is just the SIEM, are seen as ideal channel offerings as Netsurion looks to build up its partner ecosystem.

Alex Ryals, vice president of security solutions for Tech Data
Distribution

Avnet debuts managed security offering

November 15, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet debuts managed security offering
Avnet Technology Solutions’ Recon offers non-MSSPs a chance to offer SMB customers managed security without the costs of a SOC.

Managed Services

RapidFire Tools develops disaster recovery assessment tool for Datto

October 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on RapidFire Tools develops disaster recovery assessment tool for Datto
The RapidFire agentless tool is designed to help Datto resellers prospect, by providing a detailed assessment of a prospect’s environment, and recommending the appropriate Datto solutions. Datto will give it away free to their channel.