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February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19
Kaseya MSP clients hit with GandCrab ransomware

GandCrab ransomware infected several managed service providers, thanks to an old a ConnectWise manage plugin vulnerability, but a new decryptor tool is offering relief to victims.
February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19
Palo Alto Networks to acquire Demis

Palo Alto Networks announced its plan of acquiring SOAR vendor Demisto for $560 million to accelerate its Application Framework strategy and beef up security operations automation.
February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19
Microsoft partner training offers self-assessment tool

Microsoft partner training is getting a new addition with a self-assessment tool that guides partners toward appropriate training resources.
February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19
Managed services model ripe for expansion: Kaseya, SolarWinds

Channel companies have an opportunity to broaden their managed services offerings, according to new studies from Kaseya and SolarWinds; more news from the week.
February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19
IBM AI product enables visible, scalable AI models

OpenScale, a new IBM AI product, enables organizations to monitor their AI models. Global services provider KPMG is using OpenScale to help power its own AI monitoring tool.
February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19
IBM sales strategy enlists users as product partners

Big Blue's decision to revert to an old IBM sales strategy -- selling products and co-creating packages with users -- could better position the company in hybrid cloud and AI markets.
February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19
Dell EMC expands Isilon with new F810 all-flash model

Dell EMC Isilon F810 all-flash NAS array and ClarityNow software tackle unstructured file data through increased performance and data reduction over previous versions.
February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19
Amazon tightens requirements on AWS managed service providers

Changes to AWS' program for managed service providers challenge MSPs to raise their standards through certifications, audits and customer input.
February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19
2019 IBM partner program bolsters ecosystem approach

IBM is doubling down on its channel ecosystem strategy this week with a raft of partner program updates. The IBM ecosystem strategy was launched last year to engage a broad range of partner ...
February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19
Carbonite to acquire cybersecurity firm Webroot

The Carbonite acquisition of Webroot is a big play in the SMB market. Carbonite's backup and recovery platform will combine with Webroot's cybersecurity.
February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19
IBM Storage adds blockchain, analytics blueprints

IBM offers up blueprints for blockchain storage, with NVMe arrays and software for scale-out.
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.
February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19
Kaseya CEO reveals 2019 acquisition plans for IT Complete

Kaseya's acquisition strategy for its IT Complete platform remains a work in progress, with security, endpoint management and more on its 2019 shopping list.
February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19
Commvault looks to Puppet for new leader

The new Commvault boss says it's time for well-funded data management upstarts to 'take the training wheels off' if they want to compete in the enterprise.
February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19
From Microsoft Azure partners to ISVs, deeper partnerships emerge

Microsoft is pursing partnerships with an expanded range of channel companies across a set of initiatives such as Microsoft co-selling and Microsoft Azure Expert MSPs.