Allison Francis
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Channel Leadership Challenges in the Face of the Changing Landscape
The second day of the Channel Partners Leadership Summit kicked off with a look at channel leadership in this shifting landscape. → Read More
Hybrid-Based Business Boosted with D&H Modern Solutions Business Unit
The new unit is designed to help channel partners develop practices and create solutions in technology categories such as hybrid-based business applications → Read More
AT&T: Feedback Critical to Development of Distinct Partner Programs
Every AT&T partner has been an integral part in shaping its three partner programs to be as successful as they have been. → Read More
JS Group and 7 Figure MSP Launch 5G Edge Compute Program
The 5G Edge compute program will seek to educate partners and help them change their business plan so that they're ahead of the curve. → Read More
Spectrotel Completes Asset Purchase of Matrix, Logicalis Acquires Siticom
In M&A news today, Spectrotel announced an asset purchase of Matrix, and Logicalis announced the acquisition of 5G Specialist Siticom. → Read More
An Inside Look at the 2021 MSP 501 and the managed services market
The MSP 501 has evolved since its inception. We chat with Ingram Micro about those shifts, and where the 501 and managed services market is headed. → Read More
Insight Enterprises President & CEO Ken Lamneck Announces Retirement
Lamneck, who announced his retirement, has been with Insight Enterprises since 2010 and helped transition it from VAR to intelligent solutions provider. → Read More
IT Glue GlueX: SMB Projections, How MSPs Can Drive Value Proposition
Conference kicks off with IT Glue acquisition announcement, and focuses on the SMB market as well as the future of SMB success. → Read More
Kaseya’s ID Agent Buy Strengthens IT Complete Security Suite
Kaseya has just announced the acquisition of ID Agent, one of the leading providers of dark web monitoring and identity management. The acquisition is designed to strengthen Kaseya’s IT Complete Security Suite. → Read More
Security Central: China to Enforce Cybersecurity Law, Cisco and IBM Join Cyber Forces
This week’s Security Central takes a look at China’s new cybersecurity law, examines Cisco and IBM’s joined forces, and peeks inside the latest security report from IDC. → Read More
Security Central: Fancy Bear Bites Again, the Internet of Things Moves Toward Security
It appears that the Bears are at it again. No, not those Bears. Think more the hacking, Russian kind. → Read More
Security Central: Russian Hackers Target American Olympic Athletes, Web-based Threats Decline
Well, the Russians are at it again. The Russian cyber-espionage group dubbed Fancy Bear, a group responsible for a number of large-scale hacks, government plots and possibly the Democratic National Committee breaches, has struck again. Their target this time? High-profile American athletes. → Read More
Security Central: Cybersecurity Firm Spills Bad News for Businesses, Companies Question Cloud Safety
This week’s Security Central combs through new ransomware survey results just released by Datto, examines one expert’s take on the cyber industry and boosting security efforts and takes a look at President Obama’s cybersecurity warning to Russia. → Read More
Security Central: Kimpton Hotels Experience Major Breach, U.S. Uncovers Truths About DNC Attacks
If you’re a VAR or security service provider, you might want to look toward the hospitality industry for new customers. Kimpton Hotels announced on Wednesday that it has joined the growing list of hotel operators that have fallen prey to hackers, specifically in the form of malware that goes after customer payment card info. → Read More
Security Central: Decryption Tool Released for Wildfire Ransomware, Companies Continue to Chase Cybersecurity Tails
This week’s Security Central explores the rapidly growing epidemic that is ransomware, the emergency security update released by Apple and the cybersecurity hamster wheel that companies seem incapable of escaping. → Read More
New Cisco Report Reveals Vulnerabilities to Ransomware
Cisco’s newly released 2016 Midyear Cybersecurity Report shows organizations are unprepared to face the growing threat of ransomware. → Read More
Survey: IT Admins Struggle to Securely Navigate the Digital Transformation
Organizations across the globe are recognizing the direction the world is moving and are jumping to adopt key technologies in order to transform their business and drive growth. With these digital transformations comes a new and unique set of security challenges and risks, making IT decision-makers and security teams a vital part of the process. Or so you’d think. → Read More