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The vendor’s board of directors has authorized corporate management to evaluate turning the SolarWinds MSP business unit into an independent, publicly traded company in a deal that could be completed as soon as the first quarter of 2021.

Initially spearheaded by ConnectWise, the group now known as the CompTIA ISAO will strive to protect channel pros, vendors, and their customers from cybercrime by collecting and disseminating details about the latest threats.

Bleach! It keeps both your socks and your SOCs clean, if Matt and Rich are to be believed. And that’s just one of the hot topics they discuss this week with guest host and channel pro Michael Cocanower, of itSynergy. There’s also SonicWall’s latest security research, Bitdefender’s new managed detection and response service, Tech Data’s new Americas president, and Windows 10’s fifth birthday.†

Together with a free cloud-to-cloud migration program, the company says, the new interfaces remove a significant impediment to transferring data from Amazon Web Services to Backblaze’s comparatively economical platform.

The new offering, which supplements the vendor’s GravityZone and other security solutions, is designed to help MSPs manage a never-ending torrent of alerts more effectively by offloading some of that task to an experienced third-party.

As part of the recent virtual ChannelPro SMB Forum, Tim Conkle, founder CEO of The 20, shared his thoughts on the opportunities ahead in managed services.

Though the details are still to be determined, John O’Shea (pictured) describes his mission as helping both Tech Data and its partners embrace next-generation market opportunities even faster than before.

What the real-world exploits of a recently indicted cybercriminal can teach everyone about effective security.

Nothing ill-gotten here, folks. Just interesting talk by Matt, Rich, and guest host Erick Simpson about Microsoft’s Inspire partner conference, Lenovo’s Microsoft 365 managed services, BitTitan’s “IT toolbox” solution for technicians, and SolarWinds MSP’s RMM integration with Microsoft Intune.

Called the Lenovo Partner Hub, the new site gives both client device resellers and data center partners unified access to comprehensive sales, marketing, training, and support resources for the first time.