monitoring

Security

BlackBerry Cylance adds UEBA monitoring capabilities to platform with CylancePERSONA

March 5, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on BlackBerry Cylance adds UEBA monitoring capabilities to platform with CylancePERSONA
The new capability for intelligent detection of anomalous behavior fills what had been a void in the Cylance endpoint offering – one that they have been working on addressing for an extended time.

Data Centre

NETSCOUT certifies on new version of Citrix as company reworks its go-to-market and channel strategy

February 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on NETSCOUT certifies on new version of Citrix as company reworks its go-to-market and channel strategy
NETSCOUT has received what amounts to a renewal of its Citrix Ready certification, but this is coincidentally timed with changes in how their Arbor Networks security division goes to market, which will have channel implications.

Unified Communications

VisibilityOne nears entry into videoconferencing monitoring market with public beta launch

February 11, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on VisibilityOne nears entry into videoconferencing monitoring market with public beta launch
VisibilityOne provides a cloud-based videoconferencing service, designed to support multi-vendor environments, and be very simple to install and use. It is slated for general release in early summer, and will be sold through UCC-focused partners.

Cloud

LogicMonitor introduces two new services, including Kubernetes monitoring

January 15, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on LogicMonitor introduces two new services, including Kubernetes monitoring
As Logic Monitor gears up to launch a channel program and a partner portal, it unveils a new Kubernetes service, and another with a services-based focus that monitors resources together in logical groups.

Managed Services

RocketCyber unveils free live threat map for Managed Service Providers as security platform launches

January 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on RocketCyber unveils free live threat map for Managed Service Providers as security platform launches
RocketCyber is recruiting SMB-focused MSPs with a cybersecurity platform that offers 15 separate services that can be offered to customers, with more being developed. The new threat map provides SOC-like identification of threats that impact each MSP’s specific customers.

Cloud

Fugue publicly launches Risk Manager automated SaaS offering at AWS

November 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Fugue publicly launches Risk Manager automated SaaS offering at AWS
A standalone SaaS product drawn from their Fugue Platform, Risk Manager is a cloud-native monitoring and compliance enforcement solution that establishes good baseline configuration in regulatory environments, monitors drift from them, and has the ability to use automated remediation to correct drift if the customer wants that.

Managed Services

Cylance looks to further boost rapidly growing MSP business with ConnectWise integration

November 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cylance looks to further boost rapidly growing MSP business with ConnectWise integration
Cylance has made their first partnership with an RMM vendor, integrating their two flagship products into ConnectWise Automate. They have plans to expand this ecosystem further.

Managed Services

SolarWinds downplays rocky road to IPO as a minor event in larger growth strategy

October 22, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds downplays rocky road to IPO as a minor event in larger growth strategy
While SolarWinds’ IPO brought them less cash than planned, the company says that this was a minor part of going public again, and that SolarWinds is on track to execute its planned strategy going forward.

Managed Services

Auvik deepens network traffic visibility capability with Talaia acquisition

October 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Auvik deepens network traffic visibility capability with Talaia acquisition
Auvik upgrades their AuvikFlow network traffic management tool with a technology that they say will further enhance network traffic visibility, and will be easier to develop going forward.