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Due next month, along with a new security solution research tool, the digital partner enablement offering will help traditional VARs become cybersecurity solution and service providers, according to Tech Data security exec Alex Ryals (pictured).

According to Senior Vice President of North American Sales Marty Bauerlein (pictured), being acquired by private equity will free Tech Data to pursue next-generation markets without answering to Wall Street’s quarterly scrutiny and short-term thinking.

The new resource is designed to help partners and end users hone cybersecurity skills and test cybersecurity solutions in an immersive, interactive environment stocked with state-of-the-art hardware and software.

The $5.4 billion deal, which must be approved by shareholders, would put the global distribution giant under private ownership. CEO Rich Hume (pictured) will remain in that position.

Unlike BDR products, CloudOak’s Plan4Continuity lets MSPs earn recurring revenue from helping clients define and perform all of the steps needed to keep people safe and systems operational after a fire, tornado, or security breach.

Much requested by users, the new feature lets technicians control endpoints and conduct support sessions through the same mobile software they already use to perform other remote management tasks.

The new PowerOne platform is designed to make deploying and maintaining the on-premises portion of a hybrid cloud environment simpler by automating complex functions like deployment, provisioning, and ongoing operations.

Called Dell Technologies on Demand, the new offering lets businesses pay for nearly any client and data center product Dell makes, plus a variety of pre-assembled cloud and other solutions, as an operating rather than capital expense.

The $1.42 billion deal is designed to help OpenText boost cloud revenue, add recurring revenue, deepen its security solution portfolio, and expand beyond an enterprise-heavy customer base into the SMB and “prosumer” markets.

The new hosting option, which is designed to boost performance by tapping into the scale and reach of Microsoft’s extensive global data center network, is part of a new web application bundle that lets users buy all the cloud security tools they need in one place.