Fortinet expands SaaS cloud offerings, launches branch offering to secure the WAN
Fortinet made some moves recently.
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FireEye opens new headquarters in Toronto
Canada is one of FireEye Inc.’s fastest growing regions, so it only made sense to open up…
D-Link launches network management solution Nuclias in Canada
D-Link has high hopes for its cloud-based network management solution Nuclias, which is launching in Canada this…
The Reddit Recap – Patch management woes; Solarwinds RMM; Veeam or no Veeam?
The Reddit recap highlights last week’s top trending posts on the r/msp subreddit. This is the largest MSP-related group on Reddit with nearly 40,000 members. Looking to find a quick answer to a question? This is the place to be.
Hashtag Trending – U.S. carriers hit with FCC complaint; Amazon gets sued; Huawei in the hot seat
AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile get hit with a FCC complaint, lawsuits aimed at Amazon suggest the company may be recording kids who use Alexa devices without their consent, and Huawei is in the hot seat again.
CIRA looks to expand DNS security in Canada, launches first firewall API integration
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) recently announced an API integration designed to provide additional protection against cyber threats for Canadian SMBs.
Long View Systems wins Microsoft’s Canadian Partner of the Year award, DSI named a finalist
One of Microsoft’s biggest partners took home the Canadian Partner of the Year award last week.
The Reddit Recap – A crooked accountant; Valuable reference material for MSPs; StorageCraft data loss
The Reddit recap highlights last week’s top trending posts on the r/msp subreddit. This is the largest MSP-related group on Reddit with nearly 40,000 members.
Hashtag Trending – Mac Pro AR; Sidewalk Labs concerns; Iron Man launches Footprint Coalition
The new Mac Pros are popping up on rooftops thanks to augmented reality, Sidewalk Labs’ smart city project in Toronto is in the spotlight again, and Iron Man pledges to clean up the Earth.
Overall Canadian IT spending is down, but software and AI spending is going up – way up, says Gartner
Overall Canadian IT spending is down, but software and AI spending is going up – way up
Exclusive: New NPD Group data helps VARs navigate complex security landscape
New data from NPD Group shows a sharp 18 per cent increase in the number of security software solutions going through distributors from 2017 and 2018.
Hashtag Trending – Apple WWDC; Major outages for Google; Doctors battles fake news
News from Apple’s developer conference, major outages reported for YouTube, Google and Snapchat, and doctors rally to stomp out fake news on social media.
The Reddit recap – Heroics at the bar; Hard lessons; RMM comparisons
CDN is starting a new series called “The Reddit recap” which will highlight the week’s trending posts on the r/msp subreddit. This is the largest MSP-related group on Reddit with nearly 10,000 members. Looking to find a quick answer to your question? This is the place to be.
Ottawa’s HyAlto makes a splash at VeeamOn, hints at AWS and Azure support
With the rise of hybrid and multi cloud, the latest of major pivots for Ottawa’s HyAlto was an obvious one according to its chief executive officer Alan Zurakowski.
Avaya announces integration with Google after missing revenue targets
Avaya announced the general release of Powered by Avaya IX, its new cloud unified communications-as-a-service offering that runs on Google Cloud Platform.