Office 365

Backup

Pax8 to bring Axcient/eFolder’s cloud products to distribution for the first time

August 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 to bring Axcient/eFolder’s cloud products to distribution for the first time
Axcient/eFolder and Pax8 both see very strong mutual synergies in this new relationship.

Software

Zimbra overcomes market challenges to post significant momentum

July 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zimbra overcomes market challenges to post significant momentum
Open source email and collaboration platform Zimbra has revitalized itself in recent years, to move forward despite threatening clouds in the environment.

Channel Programs

Pax8 announces Professional Services Program to help MSPs fulfill and develop services capability

July 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 announces Professional Services Program to help MSPs fulfill and develop services capability
Pax8 has introduced new Professional Services at partner request, both to perform services for MSPs who lack the necessary skills at a relatively low cost, and also to teach the MSPs how to repeat the service without assistance later.

Cloud

Microsoft lays out FY19 vision, strategy and plans for execution at Inspire kickoff

July 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft lays out FY19 vision, strategy and plans for execution at Inspire kickoff
Consistency is the big strategic theme this year, following a massive restructuring a year ago, but Microsoft still had a to-do list for partners for the year ahead.

Cloud

Quest sees strong channel role in new Quest on Demand Migration module

July 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quest sees strong channel role in new Quest on Demand Migration module
Quest on Demand Migration has been sold since the end of March, but is being officially announced at Microsoft Inspire. All of the deals which have closed in the quarter plus since it has been available have gone through partners.

Cloud

Archive360 reorganizes solution offerings around more flexible modular structure

June 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Archive360 reorganizes solution offerings around more flexible modular structure
The Archive360 Archive2Azure platform now has eight modules, which are purchased separately, allowing customers to tailor their solution to their organization’s specific needs.

Backup

Veritas beefs up SaaS governance portfolio with new Veritas SaaS Backup

May 30, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veritas beefs up SaaS governance portfolio with new Veritas SaaS Backup
Veritas also announces two new sets of offerings for Office 365 and Google G Suite which feature Veritas SaaS Backup, and two existing products, Veritas Info.Map and Veritas EV.cloud.

Backup

Commvault sees GDPR benefits in latest extension of Office 365 capabilities

May 30, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault sees GDPR benefits in latest extension of Office 365 capabilities
Commvault is positioning both their Office 365 integration and their new Sensitive Data Governance offering as logical solutions to the issues created by the growing intersection of data protection and compliance.

Cloud

With new CEO imminent, Vena Solutions unveils new product release

May 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on With new CEO imminent, Vena Solutions unveils new product release
The focus is on improved usability with the latest Vena quarterly upgrade, including full integration with Office 365, an improved interface and template automation.

Backup

New product announcements at VeeamON secondary to new vision statement

May 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New product announcements at VeeamON secondary to new vision statement
The major announcement was Veam DataLabs, which is an upgraded version of the old Veeam Virtual Labs repositioned to serve broader use cases. In that sense, this product announcement also fits into the articulation of the broader vision which is what this year’s VeeamON was all about.