Based on software from “prevention-as-a-service” vendor Perception Point, the new system is the latest optional add-on for the vendor’s core security and data protection platform.

At the managed services software maker’s Empower partner conference today, execs including President John Pagliuca (pictured) outlined plans to add DNS filtering and endpoint analytics now and cloud management functionality later.

Why flexibility, simplicity, and intelligence are key to optimizing hybrid cloud management and preparing for the future.

The distributor has added PSA software and, more recently, a revenue management system to its CloudBlue platform in a bid to give partners more time for building value-added solutions by automating manual operational chores.

A big check for Cloudera, new hardware from Alienware, new software from Salesforce, and a new book from John Steinbeck that horror fans will love are among the many stories we’re just now getting out to you.

On the road again—and loving it—in the Lone Star State, ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner checks in with AnswerConnect, CyberGuard360, and MSP360.

Who needs icing in the middle of their cake when they can enjoy a nice thick layer of raw baking flour instead? Actually, don’t answer that question. Just sit back and listen as Matt, Rich, and their guest host, MSP consultant Ronnie Parisella, mull over Gradient MSP’s freshly launched “data hygiene” product, Axcient’s new online-only file sync and share system, and Augmentt’s latest cloud management solution.

Wi-Fi 6 brings WLAN performance to a new level with aggregate throughput potential measured in Gigabits per second. The advent of Wi-Fi 6 also brings economics to a new level as higher performance and higher density impact price-performance and total cost of ownership (TCO) calculations. Get the full report that benchmarks the performance of its tri-radio XV3-8 (8×8/4×4 MU-MIMO) and XV2-2 (2×2 MU-MIMO) Wi-Fi 6 Access Points (APs) and comparable APs from Aruba, Meraki (Cisco) and Ruckus (CommScope).

The recently launched startup reports particularly strong interest in its products among two channel segments that see big promise in the budding market for SaaS management services.

By storing files exclusively in the cloud instead of locally as well, Axcient says, the new solution protects against ransomware while providing anytime, anywhere access to data from mobile devices and affordable PCs with limited storage capacity.