MSP Technology News Headlines for the Week of 11/10/2025
Surprising new AI report from Atera, major PowerProtect updates from Dell, and SonicWall’s record growth in managed services headline this week’s Channel news. And that’s just the start. We’ve also got notable launches from Commvault, Cyware, and Cork Cyber, a new FIPS 140-3 security milestone from Kaseya, plus a lot more. There’s no shortage of stories shaping the MSP and channel landscape this week!
Ready for a quick rundown of this week’s MSP news and partner program updates? Scroll on down!
Atera Research Reveals the New CIO Mandate: Leading Enterprise IT with AI Report
The AI report reveals how artificial intelligence is reshaping the IT role from support and service to strategic value driver.
Key statistics from the press release:
- Nearly two-thirds of IT leaders said their role has evolved due to AI in the past two to three years. Many are now focused on business impact, not just infrastructure.
- 49% cited business value leadership — shaping strategy and translating AI into revenue/growth — as their top area of increased responsibility.
- Only 12% said AI ownership is “very clear and fully standardized” across their organization.
- AI is now embedded in HR, finance, and operations. But 67% said managing cross-functional priorities while maintaining core operations is challenging.
- 71% reported growing C-suite support for AI initiatives. Still, respondents said many organizations lack the structure, resources, or simplicity needed to move from pilot projects to scalable deployment.
➡️ Read the full Atera Leading Enterprise IT with AI report.
Updates to Dell PowerProtect Deliver Faster, Smarter Cyber Resilience
The Dell PowerProtect portfolio ensures protection from edge to core to cloud.
Key highlights from the blog post:
PowerProtect Data Manager — Smarter, Scalable Protection
- Edge-to-cloud Coverage: Dell NativeEdge and Nutanix AHV integrations let channel pros protect clients across edge, on-prem, and hybrid environments without juggling multiple tools.
- Built-in Security Intelligence: The new Anomaly Detection dashboard turns backups into threat-detection assets, helping your team spot ransomware indicators faster.
- Unified Management Appliance: The new PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance cuts management overhead by up to 50%, combining backup, recovery, and analytics in one streamlined console.
PowerProtect Backup Services: Cloud-native Flexibility for Every Client
- Agentless Azure Protection: Support for Azure Blob Storage enables simpler, cloud-native SaaS backups for clients running workloads in Microsoft Azure.
- Stronger Ransomware Defense: A new Advanced Ransomware Add-on for GovCloud and hybrid environments gives IT professionals expanded protection options for regulated clients.
- Cloud Scale and Efficiency: Expanded AWS and Azure support boosts backup capacity to 384 TB while reducing compute costs. This is ideal for scaling hybrid data protection services.
Cork Launches Vantage Platform to Advance Cyber Risk Intelligence and Financial Resilience
Vantage transforms cybersecurity from prevention-focused to proof-based with unified visibility, actionable insights, and measurable resilience across the SMB ecosystem.
Key quote from the press release:
“Vantage is the radar for your security tech stack. It enables unprecedented visibility to ensure a safe voyage, avoiding the hidden rocks that could breach your hull. This gives the channel the intelligence and financial confidence needed to deliver true resilience.” — Dan Candee, CEO, Cork Cyber
Druva Expands Cyber Resilience for Microsoft and Azure Environments
Enhanced cyber recovery and unified coverage across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Azure strengthen cyber resilience.
New capabilities mentioned in the press release:
“Microsoft environments are the foundation of enterprise operations, so they are prime targets for cyberattacks. Businesses need a comprehensive solution that safeguards every facet of their Microsoft 365 environment and ensures IT and security teams have complete visibility and recoverability across their infrastructure. The Druva Data Security Cloud addresses this need, giving customers assurance that their Microsoft environments are secure and resilient.” — Stephen Manley, chief technology officer, Druva
SonicWall Drives Growth in Managed Security Services and Cloud Secure Edge/Zero Trust Network Access Solutions (ZTNA)
Record bookings growth for strategic solutions highlights SonicWall’s evolution into a full-scale cybersecurity leader and trusted managed services partner.
Key quote from the press release:
“For SonicWall, this is more than growth; it is transformation. For the past 5 quarters, we have seen record growth in both our managed services offerings as well as next-gen cloud-native CSE/ZTNA solutions. We are empowering our partners to protect their customers with simplicity and speed, no matter the complexity of their infrastructure. The momentum behind CSE and managed security services proves how SonicWall is evolving beyond the firewall and is fast becoming a cybersecurity leader that delivers value from the endpoint to the traditional network to the cloud edge.” — Bob VanKirk, president and CEO, SonicWall
N‑able Introduces Cyber Warranty Program, Enhancing Business Resilience Amidst Cyberattacks
Safeguarding Adlumin MDR Advanced users with financial protection of up to $100,000 per protected entity.
Benefits for MSPs from the press release:
“The warranty reflects the confidence we have in our best-in-class protection. … Our Adlumin MDR Advanced solution empowers businesses to protect their SMB customers with AI-powered threat detection, expert-led analysis, and rapid incident response. Complementing this with a cyber warranty adds a crucial layer of financial protection, covering costs like remediation and legal fees, to help reduce the financial fallout of cyber incidents, which can cause a huge strain for many businesses.” — Troels Rasmussen, general manager of security, N‑able
10ZiG Announces New 7300q Thin Client Series, Expanding Modernized Endpoint Hardware Portfolio
New series boosts endpoint performance with dual HDMI, optional power over ethernet (PoE), and streamlined management for VDI, DaaS, and cloud workspaces.
Key quote from the press release:
“With the addition of the 7300q Series, 10ZiG continues to push the boundaries of endpoint performance and choice. This release reflects our single-vendor strategy, providing customers with secure, high-performing devices, paired with our free and robust 10ZiG Manager. The 7300q strengthens our portfolio while staying true to our mission: flexible, modernized thin and zero clients without added licensing costs.” — Kevin Greenway, chief technology officer, 10ZiG Technology
Cyware Introduces Agentic AI Workflows to Strengthen its Cyware Quarterback AI
Connected layer of Generative, Agentic and In-Product capabilities create an AI Fabric to bolster threat intelligence and security operations use cases.
Key quote from the press release:
“Paramount to Cyware’s direction is our customers’ success, and we are excited to be able to ease the practitioner’s day-to-day operations and accelerate their workflows with an AI Fabric approach. Our latest innovations in Cyware Quarterback AI tackle complex playbook creation, manual threat data collection, disconnected threat context, and delayed threat detection and response with the best AI methods available.” — Sachin Jade, chief product officer, Cyware
Commvault Unveils a New Era in Enterprise Resilience with the Commvault Cloud Unity Platform Release
Platform release unifies data security, cyber recovery, and identity resilience across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments to enable continuous business at enterprise scale.
Features of the platform from the press release:
“Enterprises are facing the perfect storm: nonstop cyber threats, exacerbated by AI; attacks on identity systems; and recovery challenges that impact revenue and reputations. Commvault brought together the best engineering minds to create a transformative platform release that not only unifies resilience across disciplines and environments but can also help customers drive strong business outcomes.” — Pranay Ahlawat, chief rechnology and AI officer, Commvault
More Headlines from CommVault
- Commvault Transforms How Enterprises Make Clean, Complete, and Automated Cyber Recoveries
- Detect, Log, and Reverse Hard-to-detect Threats in Active Directory
- Cloud Unity Platform Release Brings New Levels of Simplicity, Scalability, Cost Optimization, and Resilience for Cloud-first Enterprises
Armis Expands Technology Partner Ecosystem to Help Global Organizations Fortify Cyber Defenses
Strategic integrations with 11 global technology partners unify cyber capabilities and enhance joint customers’ existing technology stacks.
Key quote from the press release:
“By partnering with other industry leaders, we are not just integrating tools; we are delivering a unified security ecosystem that reduces complexity and empowers joint customers to optimize their technology investments. This supports businesses in staying ahead of threats and protecting their most critical assets with confidence.” — Nadir Izrael, chief technology officer and co-founder, Armis
Black Kite Releases Global Adaptive AI Assessment BK-GA³ Framework Developed in Consultation with Shared Assessments
Black Kite’s GA³™ framework creates a unified standard that evolves with the AI threat landscape.
Key quote from the press release:
“Third-party risk management teams are challenged on two key fronts: the proliferation of AI that has outpaced the ability of traditional risk frameworks to keep up, and existing AI risk assessments that are fragmented, overlapping, and unique to specific industries, geographies, or regulatory bodies. We are solving these challenges with the release of our Global Adaptive AI Assessment Framework. To ensure BK-GA³ becomes the trusted, global standard for AI risk assessment, we engaged with Shared Assessments, a leader in furthering the industry of third-party risk management. This exciting release marks the first of future endeavors as we continue to work together in the development of cutting-edge solutions to uncover vendor cyber risk.” — Bob Maley, chief security officer, Black Kite
Ctrl+Alt+Bye: More Than a Third of US Workers Have Considered Quitting Over IT Dysfunction, New TeamViewer Study Finds
Digital friction costs businesses an average of 1.5 days of lost productivity per employee each month.
Key stats from the report:
- More than half of U.S. employees (55%) said digital friction makes them frustrated and less satisfied with their job.
- 51% reported that it contributes to burnout.
- 36% have considered leaving their company because of digital friction at work.
➡️ Read the TeamViewer press release.
ORDR Unveils the World’s 1st Multiagent Security Operator for Assets
Company reinvents how organizations defend their networks with ORDR IQ, the first system of purpose-built AI agents for proactive defense.
Key quote from the press release:
“As the world is shifting from AI-as-assistant (chatbots) to AI-as-infrastructure, ORDR IQ automates business workflows, infused with proprietary domain knowledge with special tools, proprietary skills and the right governance. With ORDR IQ, we’ve entered the era of data democratization where anyone can access any data, ask for any insight, do planning and action, in any language, without ever learning a new tool.” — Pandian Gnanaprakasam, CEO, ORDR
Kaseya Security Update Implements FIPS 140-3 Certified Cryptography Across the SaaS Versions of VSA 10 and Datto RMM Platforms
This marks one of the first enterprise RMM solutions to adopt the newer FIPS 140-3 standard, which supersedes FIPS 140-2 and aligns with international standards.
Key benefits from the blog post:
- Stronger Encryption: FIPS 140-3 updates U.S./Canada encryption standards and aligns with ISO/IEC 19790.
- Required Compliance: It is mandatory for federal agencies and widely used in regulated industries.
- Version-specific: Certification applies only to the tested product version and settings.
- Verification: Proof comes from an official NIST CMVP certificate.
- Adoption Timeline: Kaseya VSA 10 and Datto RMM will adopt FIPS 140-3 certified cryptography starting late 2025.
As ChannelPro’s online director and tech editor for over a decade, Matt Whitlock has spent years blending sharp tech insight with digital know-how. He brings more than 25 years’ experience working in the technology industry to his reviews, analysis, and general musings about all things gadget and gear.
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