Security

Distribution

Lifeboat to distribute Allot Secure Service Gateway multi-service platform in North America

July 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lifeboat to distribute Allot Secure Service Gateway multi-service platform in North America
Allot, an Israeli-based veteran of the network intelligence and security space, is much stronger in EMEA than in North America, but is looking to change that, and have expanded their distribution here, bringing on Lifeboat to take their SSG unified solution to channel partners.

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Managed Services

RapidFire Tools rebrands upgraded internal threat detection tool as Cyber Hawk to help MSPs sell higher value services

July 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on RapidFire Tools rebrands upgraded internal threat detection tool as Cyber Hawk to help MSPs sell higher value services
RapidFire Tools has refocused and rebranded their Detector software appliance to better leverage its strengths for MSPs, which involve their being able to use it as the foundation of a higher-margin security practice.

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Security

Digital Defense continues to build out strategic partnerships with ForeScout Technologies integration

July 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Digital Defense continues to build out strategic partnerships with ForeScout Technologies integration
The partnership, which will deeply integrate the Digital Defense Frontline Vulnerability Manager platform with the ForeScout device visibility platform, has a go-to-market component, and the joint solution will be able to be sold by both vendors’ channels.

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Cloud

BetterCloud expands Google partnership with real-time activity-based alerts for Google

July 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on BetterCloud expands Google partnership with real-time activity-based alerts for Google
The key technology piece here is BetterCloud adding the ability to set policies for alerts without the need for triggers. The new offering is also important, however, as a public reaffirmation of their relationship with Google.

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Security

Bitdefender enhances solutions available to MSP partners

July 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Bitdefender enhances solutions available to MSP partners
Newly enhanced versions of Bitdefender’s Endpoint Detection and Response, and Advanced Threat Security solutions are now available to MSP partners, as well as a Patch Management solution now being offered to MSPs.

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Managed Services

SolarWinds MSP introduces new enablement and training tool for partners with MSP Institute

July 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds MSP introduces new enablement and training tool for partners with MSP Institute
The 2018 version of the Institute, which should be all online by the September-October timeframe, has five series – three persona-oriented ones for manager/owners, salespeople and marketing, and two topic-focused on security and backup.

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Security

ESET examines enterprise threatscape

July 3, 2018 Guest Poster Comments Off on ESET examines enterprise threatscape
Check out this white paper from security vendor ESET on today’s biggest threats and what you need to know to protect your customers.

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Backup

CTERA Networks expands portfolio with new ROBO-focused line of larger edge appliances

July 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on CTERA Networks expands portfolio with new ROBO-focused line of larger edge appliances
The new CTERA appliances triple the speed, double the capacity and quadruple the number of users supported over CTERA’s previous edge offerings, allowing them to position them as a full NAS replacement.

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Big Data

MapR announces platform breakthroughs to deliver paradigm shift in automated analytics time-to-value

June 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on MapR announces platform breakthroughs to deliver paradigm shift in automated analytics time-to-value
MapR says these changes will let customers fundamentally reshape their use of analytics, which will also open up new opportunities for their channel partners.

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Security

Barracuda unveils PhishLine offering for mid-size organizations

June 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda unveils PhishLine offering for mid-size organizations
Barracuda has released a version of the PhishLine social engineering simulation offering they acquired early this year that is targeted at the 1000 seat market and under, with the big difference from the enterprise version coming from the removal of industry-specific customization options.

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Cloud

BetterCloud sees strong potential in highly complementary Okta integration

June 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on BetterCloud sees strong potential in highly complementary Okta integration
BetterCloud believes that its new integration with Okta, which adds significant automation to the Okta solution and eliminates blind spots, will significantly expand their business with larger customers, and with larger channel partners like global SIs.

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Backup

Asigra adds cybersecurity protection to 14th generation of their backup platform

May 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Asigra adds cybersecurity protection to 14th generation of their backup platform
The Asigra Cloud Backup Evolved platform targets ransomware Attack Loops, which corrupt backup data in order to prevent successful restores and force organizations to pay ransoms. It also adds a new management interface, GDPR compliance certification, and container support.

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Security

Kaspersky ramping up Canadian crew amid growth

May 11, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky ramping up Canadian crew amid growth
Kaspersky Lab pledges more resources for Canadian partners as its business continues to grow in this country.

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Cloud

Bitdefender launches first cloud workload security platform integration with Nutanix Prism

May 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Bitdefender launches first cloud workload security platform integration with Nutanix Prism
Bitdefender and Nutanix expand their earlier integration with one at an API level which deepens Bitdefender’s capabilities in the Nutanix cloud.

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Cloud

Nutanix introduces native networking capability to Acropolis with Nutanix Flow

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix introduces native networking capability to Acropolis with Nutanix Flow
The plan is to enhance the organically-developed Nutanix Flow later this year by integrating technology from the Netsil acquisition, which will add a critical cloud element by facilitating application visibility across multiple clouds.

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Servers

Dell EMC touts analytics breakthrough in new PowerEdge four socket servers

May 1, 2018 Mark Cox 1
Dell EMC also previewed their new PowerEdge MX servers – again – due for release some time in the back half of the year.

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Big Data

Splunk unveils first packaged offering for Industrial Internet of Things

April 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Splunk unveils first packaged offering for Industrial Internet of Things
Splunk Industrial Asset Intelligence [IAI] makes monitoring and diagnosis of equipment and operational issues in industrial IoT environments much easier, and while initially a limited group of SI partners will take part, Splunk sees it as having broader channel applicability down the line.

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Managed Services

Addigy adds MDM to their cloud-based MacOS management platform

April 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Addigy adds MDM to their cloud-based MacOS management platform
Addigy has filled a specific role in the market, providing multi-tenanted Mac management, but now, propelled by iPad demand, they have expanded that to all Apple devices with a new unified MacOS management platform.

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Security

Absolute introduces GDPR readiness assessments for compliance laggards

April 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Absolute introduces GDPR readiness assessments for compliance laggards
It’s only six weeks until the GDPR is scheduled to become operative, and Absolute has found that so many organizations are still so unprepared that even at this late date, it behooves them to introduce new readiness assessments – which their partners will be able to leverage.

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Security

Infocyte adds asset discovery, vulnerability reporting to threat hunting platform

April 10, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Infocyte adds asset discovery, vulnerability reporting to threat hunting platform
Infocyte, which brought in ex-Dell Security GM Curtis Hutcheson as CEO early this year, and which offers a variant of traditional threat hunting based on USAF cybersecurity techniques, is adding new services that complement their core value proposition.

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