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The cloud computing exec’s departure for an unspecified opportunity elsewhere comes as U.S. advanced solutions leader Tim Ament transitions to chief country executive for Australia and New Zealand.

The $8 million Series A funding round will help the IT-as-a-service vendor accelerate its product roadmap, expand into overseas markets, and sign more partnerships with third-party providers of Azure software and services.

The vendor’s first foray beyond endpoint security, the three new systems provide consolidated threat monitoring for a widely used cloud productivity suite that lacks multitenant management tools.

The IoT Security Services Association holds the first of six one-day Cyber Security Expos in Houston, gathering IT service providers and security experts for networking and education.

Drafting strategic business plans and generating leads were also on the agenda at the first of this year’s four quarterly conferences for VARs and MSPs.

Offered at monthly subscription rates, the pre-assembled collections of hardware, cloud software, and professional services arrive amid double- and triple-digit growth for the distributor in strategic markets like cloud computing, pro AV, and esports.

An addition to the vendor’s existing backup solution for workstations, servers, and business documents, the new system offers unlimited protection for data in Exchange Online, OneDrive, and SharePoint for a flat $1.50 per user per month.

Members of the vendor’s MSP Connect partner program can now purchase Sophos Managed Threat Response and Sophos Cloud Optix at pay-as-you-go rates that align with recurring revenue cash flow models.

The latest addition to the company’s expanding suite of solutions for MSPs comes with extensive automation functionality designed to make protecting files and folders on workstations and servers simple.

In combination with its Database Performance Analyzer offering, SolarWinds says, the VividCortex platform will help businesses transitioning to hybrid IT more effectively administer both onsite and offsite databases.