Burlington ON-based TNG is playing a key role in expanding CloudJumper’s presence in Canada, and thinks that the DaaS and WaaS markets in Canada are ready for strong growth this year.
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Cloud, Managed Services
LogicMonitor introduces two new services, including Kubernetes monitoring
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Managed Services, Security
RocketCyber unveils free live threat map for Managed Service Providers as security platform launches
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Managed Services, Networking, Security
RapidFire Tools enables MSP delivery of automated ongoing HIPAA compliance solution with new Audit Guru for HIPAA
by Mark Cox •
RapidFire Tools also sees the new offering’s platform as being one that can handle multiple compliance regimes. It already supports GDPR, and they intend to roll out additional regulatory support this year.
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Virtualization
NComputing looks to drive North American business in 2019 on both enterprise and SME fronts
by Mark Cox •
At Citrix Summit this week, NComputing will be displaying a new device, the RX-HDX+, to strengthen their enterprise platform, and is looking to make major gains this year in the enterprise, with strategic partner Citrix, as well as in the SME space, with an aggressive push of their Verde offering into the MSP market.
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Managed Services
Liongard strengthens automated documentation platform as IT Glue acquisition by Kaseya impacts documentation landscape
by Mark Cox •
Liongard’s new Metrics feature gives their MSPs the ability to generate their own metrics to provide deeper insight into issues of concern to their customers.
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Managed Services
Kaseya CEO Voccola discusses IT Glue strategy going forward
by Mark Cox •
Kaseya’s CEO detailed that the IT Glue acquisition actually took place two years ao, and has been kept under wraps. He also indicated what will happen with IT Glue now that the acquisition has been formally announced, and dropped some hints about what is next on the acquisition front.
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Partnerships, Security, Small Business
Untangle strengthens security suite with Malwarebytes partnership, looking to drive channel growth in 2019
by Mark Cox •
Untangle recently announced their inaugural “Voice of the Channel” survey to determine the state and desires of their small business customers, as well as the priorities of their partners.
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Managed Services
IT Glue founder Chris Day to exit as Kaseya acquires leader in market of IT documentation for MSPs
by Mark Cox •
Kaseya will maintain Vancouver-based IT Glue as a standalone company to sell to its competitors, while also working closely to integrate its technology into the Kaseya Suite of offerings. Kaseya said IT Glue’s existing management team will guide operations in the wake of Day’s departure.
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Managed Services, Security, Small Business
Malwarebytes looks to continue expansion from remediation into endpoint protection with MSP push
by Mark Cox •
Malwarebytes announces a new partnership with Bask Technology, which both highlights their endpoint protection product, and is part of the company’s plan to significantly expand their presence in the SMB space going forward.
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Backup, Managed Services
New Arcserve North American Channel Director Sue Fossnes looks to further ramp up support for MSPs
by Mark Cox •
Increasing their MSP business is a major Arcserve priority, and the development of some kind of track for them within the company’s new channel program is one new enablement activity that is under active consideration.
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Cloud, Security
Fugue publicly launches Risk Manager automated SaaS offering at AWS
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Managed Services, Networking, Security
OPAQ brings first channel chief on board as they focus channel strategy around service providers and MSPs
by Mark Cox •
Lynn Tinney takes the SVP of Channels role at OPAQ, as the company transitions its all-channel model to focus on service providers and MSPs, who they think get the best value from the platform and services they offer.
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Cloud, Storage
Pure Storage unveils first Cloud Data Services, which will run in AWS Cloud
by Mark Cox •
The new services are designed to have mission-critical capability, and to give Pure Storage a unified hybrid architecture capability that counters competitor cloud-centric strategies. While these are optimized for AWS, services for the Azure cloud are planned for the future.
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Managed Services, Security
Webroot expands Continuum partnership around DNS filtering as they build out platform strategy
by Mark Cox •
Webroot adds their DNS Protection at no cost for customers using Continuum Security Profile & Protect, as the companies extend their tight strategic relationship.
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Managed Services
Automated documentation software maker Liongard roars at ConnectWise Connect event
by Mark Cox •
Liongard continues to extend its value proposition of automating the ingestion of data into documentation and other software platforms for MSPs.
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Backup, Managed Services
Axcient reborn with new brand and focus as eFolder name hits the shredder
by Mark Cox •
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, Security
SolarWinds continues to increase security presence with acquired tech from Access Rights Management vendor 8MAN
by Mark Cox •
The new product has been rebranded as SolarWinds ARM, which may confuse some who think SolarWinds has gone into chip-making, but the company is emphasizing that in addition to being a simple tool to manage internal user access, it is also extremely inexpensive compared to the market. It will be sold through SolarWinds MSP as well.
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Managed Services, Storage
StorageCraft sees complex ConnectWise relationship as critical to both MSP and overall strategy
by Mark Cox •
Unlike at the ConnectWise spring event, StorageCraft announced no new integrations at the fall event last week. The ConnectWise relationship remains critical to StorageCraft however, as they evolve their business models and practices to keep up with changes in the market.
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Managed Services
IT Glue adds new functionality around custom SSL Branding, Office 365 licensing, and their Mobile App
by Mark Cox •
The Custom SSL branding overcomes an issue where browsers give insecure warnings when the customer accesses IT Glue documents. Initially, the branding is just for public documents, but will eventually cover everything.
