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Auvik Releases Integrations with BrightGauge, IT Glue, Passportal, and Warranty Master
Powered by the new Auvik Inventory API, the enhancements are designed to help MSPs consolidate client device data in a centralized repository.
The Carbonite-Webroot Deal All Boils Down to One Word
And that word is “synergy.” Joining forces will allow the two companies to deliver a complementary stack of data protection technologies to an equally complementary set of channel partners.
Carbonite Buys Webroot in Bid to Become Comprehensive Data Protection Leader
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.
Cyberthieves Target ConnectWise Plugin for Kaseya VSA
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.
Veeam Updates Partner Program with New Training Programs, Marketing Resources, and Rebates
Enhancements include a learning management system designed to streamline partner enablement, additional back-end rebates to reward reseller growth across business segments, and incentives for sellers of all partner types and tiers.
Microsoft’s Partner Co-Selling Program Is Gathering Steam
According to channel chief Gavriella Schuster (pictured) during a “state of the channel” presentation today, Microsoft’s drive to sell Azure-based solutions alongside developers and integrators has generated $8 billion of partner revenue in the last six months.
Arcserve Ships Upgraded All-in-One Data Protection Appliances
Aimed at midsize businesses, the company’s new 9000 Series devices are designed to combine on-appliance BDR functionality, offsite replication, and optional high availability in a single package that channel pros can install and configure in as little as 15 minutes.
The ASCII Group Celebrates 35th Anniversary
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.
For Avast Business After Barracuda Deal, It’s All Security All the Time
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.
Australian Startup ServiceTree Introduces Automated Managed Services Platform
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.