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The new service is designed to help MSPs identify, analyze, and prevent vulnerabilities for their clients.
Research from Spiceworks shows businesses are anxious for 5G.
How has the company changed since being bought by private equity? Where will it invest all that money now at its disposal? What’s founder Arnie Bellini up to these days? We got the scoop for you last week at ConnectWise’s 2019 IT Nation Explore event.
According to CISO John Ford (pictured), the vendor is teaching its coder security best practices, rolling out a new team of security “champions,” and engaging in M&A discussions with over half a dozen vendors.
Chief Product Officer Jeff Bishop (pictured) showcased those and new single sign-on functionality at the vendor’s IT Nation Explore event this week in Orlando.
New ThinkPads from Lenovo, new EliteBooks for healthcare from HP, a new $15.7 billion acquisition for Salesforce, and a new mother with impressive stamina are just a few of the many stories we’re finally bringing your way.
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7 Answers to Burning Questions About ConnectWise
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HPE Introduces “Pro” Series of Partner Communities for Sales, Solution Architecture, and Marketing
June 18th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
The new and enhanced offerings are designed to offer a uniform set of resources while aligning HPE’s partners more closely with its employees by providing everyone the same learning and collaboration opportunities. - read more
 
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Arctic Wolf Releases Managed Risk Solution
June 17th, 2019 | ChannelPro
The new service is designed to help MSPs identify, analyze, and prevent vulnerabilities for their clients. - read more
 
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5G May Shake Up Service Provider Market
June 17th, 2019 | Colleen Frye
Research from Spiceworks shows businesses are anxious for 5G. - read more
 
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7 Answers to Burning Questions About ConnectWise
June 17th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
How has the company changed since being bought by private equity? Where will it invest all that money now at its disposal? What’s founder Arnie Bellini up to these days? We got the scoop for you last week at ConnectWise’s 2019 IT Nation Explore event. - read more
 
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Security Remains a Top Priority for ConnectWise in Product Development Practices and Portfolio Strategy
June 16th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
According to CISO John Ford (pictured), the vendor is teaching its coder security best practices, rolling out a new team of security “champions,” and engaging in M&A discussions with over half a dozen vendors. - read more
 
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ConnectWise Introduces Self-Serve Solution Marketplace, End User Portal, and MSP Dashboard
June 16th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
Chief Product Officer Jeff Bishop (pictured) showcased those and new single sign-on functionality at the vendor’s IT Nation Explore event this week in Orlando. - read more
 
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ConnectWise Names Winners of Pitch IT Contest at IT Nation Explore 2019
June 16th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
Both first-place winner TimeZest and second-place finisher Halp will take home investment capital they can use to refine and sell solutions that extend the capabilities of the ConnectWise portfolio. - read more
 
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ICYMI: Our Channel News Roundup for the Week of June 10th
June 14th, 2019 | James E. Gaskin
New ThinkPads from Lenovo, new EliteBooks for healthcare from HP, a new $15.7 billion acquisition for Salesforce, and a new mother with impressive stamina are just a few of the many stories we’re finally bringing your way. - read more
 
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ChannelPro SMB, June 2019
June 14th, 2019 | ChannelPro
The Road to Cloud 2.0 | Optimizing VoIP | Use Compliance to Sell Security | Get Started in IoT Analytics | Mobile Security | Review: Epson Mobile Scanners - read more
 
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Q&A: Optimizing VoIP
June 14th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
Zane Conkle (pictured), CEO of VoIP vendor Cytracom, says MSPs must standardize their stack and get their messaging right if they want to make money in the voice market. - read more
 
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Acronis Integrates Cyber Cloud with ConnectWise Control Remote Access System
June 13th, 2019 | ChannelPro
The backup and security vendor also announced forthcoming plans to enhance existing integrations between Cyber Cloud and ConnectWise’s RMM and PSA solutions. - read more
 
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Beachhead Integrates SimplySecure for MSPs with Autotask PSA
June 13th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
The new functionality, which is the first of its kind for Beachhead, is designed to boost technician productivity by providing alerts, status information, and billing data from directly inside the Datto product, rather than requiring them to swivel between consoles. - read more
 
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Belkin Unveils Connectivity Products for Mobile Workers
June 13th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
Introduced at this week’s InfoComm conference, the new USB-C Multimedia Hub, Thunderbolt 3 Dock Mini, and Thunderbolt 3 Cable all seek to help end users plug peripherals into thin, light laptops bearing USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 ports. - read more
 
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Barracuda Ships Firewall Analytics Solution
June 13th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
The new system aggregates and reports on application, security, and connectivity data from Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls, automating what is otherwise often a time-consuming manual process. - read more
 
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ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of June 10th, 2019
June 13th, 2019 | ChannelPro
Rich and Erick discuss the many valuable distributor and vendor resources that channel pros often fail to take advantage of, as well as the bad, bad things that can happen when someone on an airplane decides they need emergency access to a bathroom. - read more
 
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