MSPs

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New Arcserve North American Channel Director Sue Fossnes looks to further ramp up support for MSPs

December 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Arcserve North American Channel Director Sue Fossnes looks to further ramp up support for MSPs
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.

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

OPAQ brings first channel chief on board as they focus channel strategy around service providers and MSPs

November 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on OPAQ brings first channel chief on board as they focus channel strategy around service providers and MSPs
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.

Cloud

Pure Storage unveils first Cloud Data Services, which will run in AWS Cloud

November 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage unveils first Cloud Data Services, which will run in AWS Cloud
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.

Managed Services

Webroot expands Continuum partnership around DNS filtering as they build out platform strategy

November 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Webroot expands Continuum partnership around DNS filtering as they build out platform strategy
Webroot adds their DNS Protection at no cost for customers using Continuum Security Profile & Protect, as the companies extend their tight strategic relationship.

Managed Services

Automated documentation software maker Liongard roars at ConnectWise Connect event

November 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Automated documentation software maker Liongard roars at ConnectWise Connect event
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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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.

Managed Services

SolarWinds continues to increase security presence with acquired tech from Access Rights Management vendor 8MAN

November 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds continues to increase security presence with acquired tech from Access Rights Management vendor 8MAN
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.

Managed Services

StorageCraft sees complex ConnectWise relationship as critical to both MSP and overall strategy

November 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorageCraft sees complex ConnectWise relationship as critical to both MSP and overall strategy
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.

Managed Services

IT Glue adds new functionality around custom SSL Branding, Office 365 licensing, and their Mobile App

November 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IT Glue adds new functionality around custom SSL Branding, Office 365 licensing, and their Mobile App
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.