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The new functionality, quietly introduced late last month, automatically creates PSA tickets after access rights, firewall settings, and other critical settings change and then highlights what’s new directly within the relevant documentation.

According to Wildix, the new system is optimized for easy setup and management, professional-quality audio and video, and integrated security.

The Chromebook Enterprise devices are designed to combine the portability and battery life of consumer Chromebooks with the Latitude line’s security, performance, and connectivity. The SD-WAN solution seeks to dramatically simplify deployment and management of SD-WAN environments.

Growing fast in strategic markets like cloud computing and pro AV, the now 101-year-old distributor exuded a palpable sense of confidence at last week’s Technology Conference Mid-West.

Sold under the new Acronis Cyber Services brand, the three offerings are part of a larger effort by Acronis to reinvent itself as a “cyber protection” vendor offering backup and security together rather than backup alone.

With its multi-year transition from distributor to solutions aggregator now complete, the company is ready to focus on execution, according to North American sales leader Marty Bauerlein (pictured) and others at this week’s Tech Data Partner Summit.

The two-day event offered sessions on growing an MSP business, transitioning to managed security services, and increasing monthly recurring revenue opportunities.

Weisler (pictured), who led HP to unexpected success in PCs and printers after the 2015 split of Hewlett-Packard into two companies, is leaving to address a “family health matter.” He will be succeeded by Enrique Lores, who currently leads HP’s print and imaging business.

The new offering is designed to help newcomers to the federal, state and local government, and education verticals win deals they would otherwise be ineligible for by partnering with existing contract vehicle holders.

Called Defender Manager, the multi-tenant system is designed to help MSPs administer Microsoft’s next generation anti-virus and advanced threat protection solution for an entire fleet of devices through a single pane of glass.