Topic: Hardware - Page 27

Ring in the new year with our Joel Zaidspiner’s latest executive interviews, this time with Carbon Systems and Trustifi.

Ah, the power of euphemisms. They can turn what might otherwise be called a smashup and make it sound far more appealing. That’s just one of the useful facts you’ll learn this week from Matt, Rich, and guest host Angel Rojas, president and CEO of DataCorps. They’ve also got input for you on SolarWinds getting hacked, Datto’s plans for the future, D&H betting big on professional services, and the challenges of cloud management.

The latest release of the BDR solution includes support for Microsoft’s Resilient File System technology, instant recovery for up to 4TB of data, and streamlined technician workflows, among other features.

If you’re providing IT technology solutions to organizations, it’s important to adapt for post-COVID-19 challenges and emerging needs.

Following a drop during its fiscal Q2, the hardware giant saw partner revenue grow 1% worldwide and 4% in North America in Q3. Now it’s counting on the recently introduced PowerStore portfolio to help it turn around its still struggling midrange storage business.

Integration services, endpoint managed services, and project-specific services have been rolling out this year and will continue arriving in 2021, according to Jason Bystrak (pictured), who leads the new venture along with the distributor’s cloud business.

The company showcased those and other enhancements yesterday during its online MSP Technology Day event.

While unified communications and VoIP are related, channel pros should determine which represents the best fit for customer need and revenue opportunity.

Here at ChannelPro, we like our biscuits with a good hard crux. Or make that crust. The crux should be soft. Or should it? While we figure that out, grab a seat and listen in as Matt, Rich, and guest host Paco Lebron, of ProdigyTeks and the MSP Unplugged podcast, discuss channel investments from SYNNEX, a new cloud management tool from Pax8, and the new white-label NUC notebook from Intel.

The hardware maker is signing partners and gaining share even as SMB market conditions remain sluggish, according to Steve Biondi, North American channel chief for Lenovo’s Data Center Group.