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Q3 SMB TechFest Presents Business Building Advice
Speakers at the latest edition of the popular conference series discussed new market opportunities, as well as proven strategies for capitalizing on them profitably.
eFolder Appoints Matt Nachtrab CEO
The LabTech founder and former ConnectWise president/COO (pictured) replaces eFolder founder Kevin Hoffman, who will now dedicate 100 percent of his time to his previously part-time duties as CTO.
Kaseya Launches Managed Service-in-a-Box Starter Kits
The new offerings are designed to provide everything MSPs need to create, market, and sell high-growth managed security and managed network monitoring services.
Microsoft Admits Past Mistakes as a Partner and Describes Future Corrections
Speaking this morning at Microsoft’s annual partner conference, channel program leader Gavriella Schuster (pictured) offered further details on the dramatic steps Microsoft is taking to become an easier company to build, market, and sell solutions with.
Ingram Micro Launches Microsoft Azure Enablement Program
In an announcement timed to coincide with Microsoft’s partner conference this week, the distributor introduced new services aimed at helping resellers design, build, and manage Azure-based infrastructure solutions.
Barracuda Integrates Firewalls with Microsoft Operations Management Suite
The security vendor also added SD-WAN optimization capabilities to its NextGen Firewall product family, introduced a new API for its Web Application Firewall portfolio, and announced a new alliance agreement with DevOps toolmaker Puppet Inc.
Microsoft Outlines Dramatically Revamped Sales and Partner Strategy
On the second day of the company’s Inspire partner conference, Microsoft’s Judson Althoff (pictured) provided a detailed look at a new organizational model aimed at delivering complete solutions in targeted markets to customers in specific industries.
Arcserve Buys Zetta to Add Direct-to-Cloud BDR Capabilities to its Data Protection Platform
The acquisition is the first step in what Arcserve describes as a 12-month process to build the industry’s first “disaster avoidance” solution for mid-market companies with both hybrid cloud and cloud-only deployment options.
BitTitan Introduces Publisher Program for MSPComplete Automation Platform
The new offering allows third-party software makers like early adopters Datto and Dropbox to publish automated “runbooks” that help MSPs quickly adopt standard, proven operating procedures for their products.
Tech Data Integrates Microsoft 365 with its Small Business Cloud Server
The distributor will add editions of its recently introduced hosted SMB network-in-a-box that include the Microsoft 365 Business suite as soon as that freshly unveiled product enters general availability this fall.