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The former Autotask CEO sees upside in the blockbuster deal for the two companies involved and the MSPs they do business with, but wonders how long their commitment to openness and integration with third parties will last.

The new solution, which combines the Business Premium edition of Microsoft Office 365 with specially-developed security, mobile device management, and administration tools, is now Microsoft’s recommended lead offer to SMBs.

The three new systems, which are designed to help SMBs run marketing campaigns, manage their social media presence, and generate invoices, are now included with both Microsoft 365 Business and Office 365 Business Premium.

Seeking to position itself as a trusted advisor to its partners, rather than mere “pick, pack, and ship” distributor, the company offered show attendees an expanded lineup of instructional content on emerging and underappreciated revenue opportunities.

According to Datto executive Rob Rae (pictured) in an exclusive interview, the newly combined company will offer everything from RMM and PSA software to solutions for BDR, file sync and share, networking, power management, and beyond.

Working in coordination with Sophos endpoint security software, the system scrutinizes network traffic streams in real time for previously unidentified and potentially dangerous software, so technicians can classify and block it if necessary.

The two industry heavyweights will support seamless deployment and management of containerized applications across the public Google Cloud Platform and on-premises infrastructure from Cisco.

Together, the two vendors seek to arm SMBs to block viruses, ransomware, and other threats at the network perimeter, before they can endanger servers housing sensitive or regulated data.

Dell endpoint subscribers now have a wider range of financing, security, and management options, and access to asset recovery services. VMware AirWatch users can provision new Dell PCs and administer firmware settings more easily too.

MSPs who use itopia’s Google-based platform to host Windows workspaces can now import client and user data from ConnectWise Manage and export ticket and billing information back in return.