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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.

Set to go into effect next month, the change is part of a larger transition by NetApp towards a new identity as a maker of both on-premises storage hardware and cloud-based storage and productivity services.

When it rolls out later this year, the new collaboration with Microsoft will let users of SolarWinds N-central and SolarWinds RMM monitor the devices they administer in Intune through the same interface they use to manage other customer endpoints.

The business availability vendor’s new partner program is designed to bring clarity to once loosely defined requirements and benefits.

An expanded edition of the vendor’s Voleer application draws on a library of pre-engineered templates to automate management tasks associated with cloud solutions like Microsoft 365 and its Microsoft Teams component.

The enhancements to Microsoft 365 and Teams were accompanied by the separate release of a solution designed to help workplaces closed due to the coronavirus welcome employees back safely.

To avoid imposing further disruption on partners already impacted by the coronavirus, the industry giant is announcing few significant changes to the Microsoft Partner Network at this year’s all-virtual partner conference.

Sold through partners but delivered by Lenovo technicians, the new offerings are designed to help end users implement, manage, and secure Microsoft cloud software while helping VARs and solution providers enter the managed services market.