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Based on technology from Zetta, the cloud DRaaS vendor Arcserve bought last July, the new release of Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct is designed to put 15-minute recovery point objectives and five-minute recovery time objectives within reach of midsize businesses.

Hackers used a flaw in Kaseya’s RMM solution, which has since been patched, to deploy Monero crypto-mining software on managed endpoints.

Developing closer ties with strategic partners and rolling out partner program enhancements will be top priorities for the long-time Ingram Micro executive, who officially becomes eFolder’s new channel and distribution chief today.

The IT management platform operator plans to host four classes this year for managed services newcomers as well as an advanced skills event in April.

In a “state of the channel” presentation yesterday, Microsoft’s Gavriella Schuster (pictured) said the remodeled One Commercial Partner program she heads up has distributed over 80,000 sales leads since July.

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Part of a dramatic overhaul of the giant vendor’s channel ecosystem, the new initiative gives partners primary sales ownership of some 170,000 mostly small and midsize companies worldwide.

Robinson, who was most recently the distributor’s senior vice president of go to market for the U.S., will now be responsible for U.S. strategy, operations, and business execution.

The giant system builder’s customers can now purchase Just a Bunch of Flash products from HGST’s 2U24 platform in multiple configurations designed to balance performance and capacity.

VSA 9.5 integrates more closely with the company’s PSA and cloud backup products, includes a new API designed to simplify integration for third-party vendors, and allows techs to use Microsoft PowerShell during remote access sessions for the first time.