Topic: Managed Services - Page 266

In addition to combining Webroot’s security portfolio with its own BDR and high availability products, the $618.5 million deals also merges Webroot’s extensive base of MSP partners with Carbonite’s VAR-heavy channel.

Hackers employed a vulnerability first reported and remediated in 2017 last week in attacks aimed at spreading ransomware onto endpoints managed by users of Kaseya’s RMM platform with unpatched or improperly patched copies of ConnectWise software.

Founded in 1984, the IT membership community remains a force in the SMB channel three and a half decades later thanks to the continual evolution of its programs, services, and opportunities in response to changing trends and emerging markets.

According to General Manager Kevin Chapman (pictured), selling its RMM solution positions Avast Business to focus 100 percent of its attention on security—including new solutions coming shortly—and forge integration pacts with leading RMM vendors.

Equipped with integrated PSA, RMM, CRM modules and more, the new system seeks to maximize efficiency by automatically opening, categorizing, prioritizing, and assigning tickets and then stepping technicians through standardized resolution procedures.

The deal, which includes a multi-year agreement by Barracuda to resell several Avast Business security solutions, immediately turns Barracuda into a player in the rapidly evolving market for managed services and managed security software.

The latest edition of Datto RMM also includes a less disruptive approach to remote maintenance sessions using Microsoft’s PowerShell scripting tool.

A free addition to the company’s RMM, PSA, and anti-virus suite, the new resource includes tools and advice for landing new customers with the help of search engine advertising, social media, and other digital marketing tools.

A new compensation program introduced today pays VARs up to 75 percent higher upfront commissions on BDR deals as well as lifetime recurring revenue on every additional Kaseya product their customers buy.

The newcomer to the BDR market has also appointed Data Deposit Box veteran Troy Cheeseman as its chief strategy officer, with responsibility for business and channel development