IT Cloud Solutions is also now offering StorageCraft Cloud Backup for Microsoft Office 365 to their MSPs.
Peter McKay also emphasized that Veeam has developed a much better sense of a long-term strategy than it had had before, and that steps along this path will be visible in 2018.
VIPRE Endpoint Security – Cloud Edition, is a built for the cloud solution, not its server product ported into the cloud.
The program’s main element is an online tool that lets partners benchmark their cloud readiness against their peers and provides insights on increasing their cloud business.
While many channel partners still don’t think marketing is worth their time and investment, Intermedia stresses that it has become vital to survival in the digital age.
LabTech’s founder has an ambitious agenda, which involves improving the synergy of eFolder’s products, having a more systematic strategy around RMM and PSA integrations, and making eFolder the acknowledged technology leader in their space.
The new bundles are part of new As-a-Service offerings for their AuthAnvil and Traverse products, and are designed to help Kaseya MSPs get more proactive and aggressive about selling these.
Quest is releasing the new platform at Microsoft Inspire, because they see it as a strong channel offering, and are looking to recruit new partners to sell it.
Originally an Office 365 management tool, ConnectWise added Azure management last year, will have Cisco management capabilities by the fall, AWS soon after that, and more coming down the road.
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.
UK-based Flexxible IT has been focused on Europe, but has opened a US office with ex-Appsense channel chief Jim Airdo running the North American business.
Toronto-based SaaS CPM vendor Vena used its first ever user event to extend its support to Office 365, and establish their Vena Exchange, a vetted library for customers to share Excel best practices templates.
The final day of VeeamON saw Veeam announce a new DR tool for Azure, management pack enhancements for better visibility, and improvements to Backup for Office 365.
New initiatives include a Veeam Accredited Service Partner program, the release candidate of a new Veeam Availability Console and new multi-tenancy in Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365.
The integration of two companies with fundamentally different partner bases poses specific challenges, but also creates new opportunities.
Riverbed looks to enhance partners’ selling motions around SteelCentral with a new toolkit to show off the Aternity technology acquired last year to customers.
Sage also announced details of an IDC survey they sponsored showing a correlation between use of technology and both success and enjoyment of running a business.
WPS Office has been primarily consumer and OEM-focused in North America, using a freemium model, but they have a paid product, and recently began to recruit a reseller channel.
BitTitan adds new functionality around processes for delivering products and services, defining, creating and protecting new IP, and better managing employees’ time.
Microsoft Teams is significant for the channel because it deepens Office 365’s functionality further, and gives partners another arrow in their quiver to pitch this already hot product.
