MSPs on Reddit talk about phished clients, WFH, and moving clients to the cloud
The MSP subreddit was chatty as usual this week, and it’s clear the focus for many is getting clients set up to work from home in a more permanent fashion.
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Saskatchewan-based Brandt to acquire U.S.-based productivity and positioning solutions provider GeoShack
The Brandt Group of Companies has reached an agreement with U.S.-based Ultara Holdings, Inc. to acquire the Canadian operations of its GeoShack company and the Canadian assets of Inteq Distributors
Commvault launches Metallic SaaS offering in Canada
Commvault has launched Metallic in Canada, their first expansion beyond the U.S.
Hashtag Trending – Bell chooses Ericsson for 5G; China’s new digital currency; Former Reddit CEO slams platform
Bell Canada chooses Ericsson for its 5G ambitions, China’s new digital currency makes a ton of noise, and the former CEO of Reddit slams the social media platform for amplifying hate, racism, and violence.
Bell prepares for year-end spectrum auction by selling 25 data centres to Equinix
Bell Canada Enterprises sold 25 data centres held in 13 data centre sites for CA$1.04 billion to U.S. data centre company Equinix.
RingCentral launches new partner program Ignite
RingCentral’s new partner program Ignite builds on the company’s Channel Harmony program but gives partners more flexibility, the company announced this morning.
Cisco is buying internet monitoring solution ThousandEyes
While Cisco wouldn’t say what it plans to pay, the tech giant announced Thursday it plans to buy internet monitoring solution startup ThousandEyes.
IBM layoffs affect services groups, impact on Canadian business unknown
IBM is cutting an unspecified number of jobs in the first significant staff reduction under new chief…
Aptum launches Managed DevOps Service with cloud company CloudOps
Roughly three weeks following the completed transaction with Beanfield Metroconnect for Aptum Technologies’ WAN business, the global hybrid cloud and managed services provider says it’s launching a new service with cloud consulting firm CloudOps.
Hardening SharePoint/OneDrive, client questionnaires, and cybersecurity dominates MSP subreddit
It’s the latest recap of the MSP subreddit. The group is at 73,000 members!
Telarus Canada to offer new Avaya Cloud Office solution in Canada
Privately-held master agent distributor Telarus Canada says the recently released Avaya Cloud Office (ACO) by RingCentreal solution will be available through its partner network starting June, Avaya announced last week.
MSPs on Reddit get chatty about micromanaging bosses, Microsoft 365, and Office 365 backup solutions
There’s no sign of slowing down this group’s growth – the MSP subreddit has now exceeded 72,000 members. This week, we get a good reminder about what a micromanaging boss looks like, plus a bunch of chatter about securing remote workers and establishing backups for Office 365.
Hashtag Trending – Shopify and Facebook team up; Facebook gets fined; Email etiquette during COVID
Shopify and Facebook team up after Canada’s competition bureau slaps Facebook with a small $9M fine, and social media gets chatty about email etiquette during the pandemic.
Ingram Micro Cloud unveils Microsoft Remote Work Rebate Program
Microsoft Teams has grown from 20 million daily users at the end of 2019 to 75 million daily users in April, and the tech giant is hoping to see those numbers increase through Ingram Micro Cloud’s new rebate program.
NetApp talks program changes and introduces new channel chief for Americas
NetApp’s new channel chief for the Americas, Jim Elder, has a simple philosophy about his role: “It’s all about the partner sellers,” he said.
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