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Managed security service providers

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Managed security services, professional services to top $35B

  Security service providers can expect growth in fields such as incident response and assessment services, but they will need to right-size their offerings.

• October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19

  Rackspace security alliance with Armor aims for hybrid cloud

  Hybrid cloud security is the focus of a new partnership between managed cloud provider Rackspace and security-as-a-service company Armor; more news from the week.

• September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19

  Virtual Instruments repackages AIOps platform for channel

  Virtual Instruments has changed the way it licenses its AIOps platform in a bid to make its technology easier for channel partners to consume; more news from the week.

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Managed security services make progress in SMB sector

  Providing managed security services to small and medium-sized businesses has never been easier, but gaps in cybersecurity tools and customer education remain as challenges.

• July 05, 2019 05 Jul'19

  Armor Cloud Security bets future on channel partners

  Armor Cloud Security has retooled its go-to-market strategy and partner program to appeal to cloud consultants, MSPs, MSSPs and resellers; other news from the week.

• June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19

  Armorblox takes NLU email security software to the channel

  Startup Armorblox is looking to carve out a space in the email security software market with the help of channel partners. The company, based in Cupertino, Calif., touts its platform's use of ...

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  MDR services company taps MSPs as partners

  Pondurance, an MDR services provider, has unveiled a partner program, targeting managed service providers in a market forecast to grow rapidly over the next few years.

• February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

  Sale of Avast Managed Workplace sharpens vendor's security focus

  Following Barracuda Networks' purchase of Avast Managed Workplace, an RMM-free Avast plans to build out its SMB security portfolio; other news from the week.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  IT Nation 2018 drills into managed security opportunity

  At the IT Nation 2018 conference, ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini bid attendees to embrace the fast-growing managed security market and abandon their generalist approaches.

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Continuum MSP product vision energized by cybersecurity market

  Continuum, an IT management software provider, is aligning its offerings to SMB security needs. Get insight into the Continuum MSP platform's roadmap.

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Continuum Navigate 2018: Traditional MSPs will be obsolete

  Cybersecurity trends dominated Continuum Navigate 2018, with the CEO of the IT management software vendor urging MSPs to pivot into managed security services.

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  CrowdStrike Falcon platform gains more partners

  CrowdStrike has added categories to its partner program, including MSSP partners and platform partners that build apps using data from CrowdStrike Falcon; more news from the week.

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  SMB business security: MSPs could be doing more

  A recent study of small and medium-sized businesses by IT management software firm Kaseya found growing trepidation and investment around cybersecurity.

• March 22, 2017 22 Mar'17

  Cybersecurity market: Channel firms target larger customers

  IT security services seems a promising growth market for channel partner firms, but they may need to look to larger enterprises as their key demographic.

• April 20, 2016 20 Apr'16

  CompTIA: Channel companies should expand security offerings

  A CompTIA report says more IT channel firms are offering security services, but suggests many partners aren't positioned to deliver a modern security offering.