Erick and Rich greet the new year with a look at SolarWinds MSP’s new name, the new business plan you should be drafting right now, and the amusing fallout from a little too much holiday drinking for a reveler in the U.K.
Erick and Rich mull over the grim implications of the SolarWinds Orion hack, discuss a specific technique for taking word of mouth marketing to the next level, and gaze in delighted wonder as 32 illuminated portable toilets sing Christmas carols.
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An AI alliance for Microsoft, a big deal with Apple for Intel, and this year’s Sysadmin Day (this is a thing, honest!) are among the stories we’ve just now gotten around to telling you about.
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The new tool provides a centralized service that businesses and MSPs can use to identify critical patches, prioritize their deployment, and monitor the outcome to maintain security integrity.
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Based on technology from Zscaler, the new cloud-based solution is designed to put affordable, easily-deployed, enterprise-grade web protection within reach of SMBs.
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The first of four ChannelPro SMB Forum events this year featured presentations from industry experts and some of the top SMB resellers and managed service providers in the country.
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The deal gives the iconic managed services software maker access to capital and business expertise it needs to realize ambitious strategic goals, according to founder Arnie Bellini (pictured), who will step down as CEO.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Managed service providers, VARs, and integrators gathered in Long Beach for two days of networking and business-building educational sessions presented by well-known channel experts.
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