Sophos

Valued at some $3.9 billion, the deal would add another major security vendor to the private equity firm’s investment portfolio, which already includes Barracuda Networks and Continuum, both of which offer extensive lineups of security solutions. - read more

Under newly enacted rules of engagement associated with a larger partner recruitment drive, the vendor’s reseller partners will share a common deal registration system with its field sales team when pursuing deals involving outsourced SOC services. - read more

The show must go on! And thanks to special guest host Dave Seibert filling in for Rich, ChannelPro Weekly isn't skipping a beat! Of course, Matt and Dave settle in for some lively (and often humorous) discussion surrounding Sophos' entry into the security services market, WatchGuard's DNSWatchGo service, Avast Business' new cloud-based firewall, and Buffalo's new storage line with built-in snapshotting. - read more

Recognize this name? If you’ve ever been the victim of cybercrime, you know this guy better than you’d probably like to. Matt and Rich have some things to say about him, as well as the data protection alliance between Arcserve and Sophos, Microsoft’s latest Dynamics 365 updates, Liongard’s new multi-tenant reporting capabilities, and a couple of coming-soon Thunderbolt 3 docks from Belkin.  - read more