MSP should consider it to be a journey, rather than a destination, writes Barracuda MSP general manager Brian Babineau.
Managed Services, Security, Sponsored Content
How to become a security-centric MSP
by Barracuda MSP Guest Blog •
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Why automation is key if you’re looking to scale your business
by N-able Guest Blog •
Automation can help you drive efficiencies that can help you profitably scale your business. David Weeks examines the human cost of supporting your customers.
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Epiphany formally launches Intelligence Platform, partner program
by Mark Cox •
Epiphany’s platform, which provides security from a Red Team perspective turns vulnerability management into actionable insights by showing exactly where and how an organization can be exploited by targeted attacks.
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Cloud, Managed Services, Security
ConnectWise announces two free new tools at IT Nation Explore, and fleshes out upcoming roadmap
by Mark Cox •
ConnectWise announced a new reconciliation tool for ConnectWise Manage, and a simplified version of BrightGauge for analytics newbies. They also announced an extension of their partnership with SentinelOne, and provided a much anticipated update on the progress of their new universal platform.
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Backup, Managed Services, Security
Optimism reigns in Datto MSP survey, with 93% saying it’s a good time to be an MSP
by Mark Cox •
While the effects of COVID on MSPs were mixed, coming out of COVID, competition has become the primary concern of MSPs, for the first time in the five year history of this survey.
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N-able hits ground running as a separate company (again) after completion of SolarWinds spin-out
by Mark Cox •
N-able, the first company acquired by SolarWinds when they created their MSP division now formally re-emerges as a separate company, which is confident that it can go farther, faster, on its own.
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Managed Services, Networking
Auvik Networks gears up for next stage of growth by being acquired, and receives $250 million in investment funding
by Mark Cox •
The funding and the acquisition both involve equity firm Great Hill Partners, but Auvik is stressing that while this will allow Auvik to solve a broader range of customer problems, and could lead to select acquisitions, they aren’t about to start buying up companies like chocolates.
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Cloud, Managed Services, Virtualization
Nerdio announces integration with new Windows 365 to expand MSP choice in Microsoft virtual platforms
by Mark Cox •
Nerdio also announced a new integration with Teradici’s PCoIP, although this one is focused on Nerdio for Enterprise, which is not an MSP product.
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AvePoint continues channel consistency strategy with new partner program
by Mark Cox •
The new program, which is designed to be simple and flexible, dumps some program concepts the company considers legacy, and moves to a two-tiered structure of Authorized and Invested partners.
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Five key MSP growth areas in the evolving economy
by Mark Cox •
Midwestern MSP Aunalytics identifies the key trends they are seeing in managed services today, and what areas of their practice are increasing as a result.
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Using services as an MSP growth driver
by Robert Dutt •
Demand for managed services is growing, with security playing a critical role, writes Barracuda MSP’s Neal Bradbury.
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LogMeIn brings LastPass into PSA environment with ConnectWise, Datto integrations
by Mark Cox •
LogMeIn’s LastPass password management product wasn’t even sold through MSPs a year ago, but since then they have redesigned it to fit that market’s needs, signed cloud distribution deals, and now inked PSA integrations as they expand their MSP presence.
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Barracuda acquires SKOUT to add XDR, SOC services to portfolio
by Mark Cox •
Barracuda’s acquisition of SKOUT brings them both an XDR capability and a 24/7 SOC service, both of which are net new additions for the company.
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MSP360 enters RMM market with low-cost, simple to use offering
by Mark Cox •
The company has already enlisted 138 MSPs since an unpublicized soft launch at the beginning of June, and is looking to its RMM being both less expensive and less complex to manage than existing RMMs to drive that number up significantly.
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Six questions your backup needs to answer
by N-able Guest Blog •
MSPs can’t afford to waste time looking for workarounds or working through complex procedures to achieve simple backup tasks, Chris Groot looks at six fundamental questions your backup needs to answer.
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Distribution, Managed Services, Virtualization
Pax8 expands Nerdio relationship to include distribution of Nerdio Manager for MSP
by Mark Cox •
Nerdio’s newer and more advanced platform will be well suited for MSPs with more experience in Azure Virtual Desktop, who want more flexible deployment options.
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Managed Services, Security
ConnectWise launches Cyber Research Unit to provide MSPs with cutting edge threat intelligence
by Mark Cox •
The new CRU integrates existing ConnectWise assets drawn from multiple acquisitions in a more formal and comprehensive form than before, and includes a threat intelligence feed.
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Managed Services, Security
New ConnectWise survey shows continuing disconnect between MSPs and SMBs on cybersecurity
by Mark Cox •
The third annual Vanson Bourne study prepared for ConnectWise finds that SMBs would pay a third more for an IT service provider who can offer the ‘right’ solution, but that many MSPs still find it hard to communicate what the SMB needs to hear.
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Arctic Wolf adds tiers to partner program as part of channel growth strategy
by Mark Cox •
Arctic Wolf has grown its outsourced security business to about 600 partners, managed as a single group, but with the increase in numbers, and a plan to recruit more, selectively, they are now tiering their program for the first time.
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What partnership really means for the MSP community
by N-able Guest Blog •
Mike Cullen, Group Vice President, Customer Success at N-able discusses how and why managed service providers value partnership, with some examples of how N-able builds that trust.
