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Veritas Backup Exec Strengthens Ransomware Resilience for SMBs

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Veritas Technologies , the leader in secure multi-cloud data management, today announced enhancements to Veritas Backup Exec , the unified backup and recovery solution trusted by more than 45,000 small and midsize businesses (SMBs) worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Veritas Technologies , the leader in secure multi-cloud data management, today announced enhancements to Veritas Backup Exec , the unified backup and recovery solution trusted by more than 45,000 small and midsize businesses (SMBs) worldwide.
  • Simon Jelley, general manager for Backup Exec at Veritas, said: “Make no mistake, SMBs face the same danger as large enterprises.
  • Veritas Backup Exec provides a simple-to-use, all-in-one solution for protecting SMBs’ critical data wherever it lives—in SaaS or specialized applications and workloads, on-premises or in the cloud.”
    The unified design of Veritas Backup Exec eliminates the need for multiple point products and offers SMBs a powerful, cost-effective way to keep pace with the changing data and threat landscape.
  • Veritas is aiming to ‘democratize’ cyber resilience through Backup Exec, giving SMBs data defense tools to help them detect and recover from ransomware attacks with full confidence.”
    Veritas Backup Exec is available as a subscription service and can be installed in 10 minutes or less.

New Disaster Recovery Masterclass Helps MSPs Work Smarter and More Secure

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Monday, March 18, 2024

In an era where cyber threats and unforeseen disasters are rising, Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class stands out as an invaluable resource.

Key Points: 
  • In an era where cyber threats and unforeseen disasters are rising, Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class stands out as an invaluable resource.
  • “Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class is a live, hands-on, and immersive learning experience designed to equip MSPs with the confidence and expertise they need to implement best practices including how to design and deliver proactive disaster recovery as a service.”
    Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class also helps MSPs establish a recovery environment in local Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, or in Microsoft Azure.
  • Key Highlights of Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class include:
    Educational Focus: Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class focuses on providing participants with the fundamentals of disaster recovery and gaining hands-on experience in setting up a recovery environment using Cove.
  • MSPs can learn the fundamentals of disaster recovery and how to set up a Cove recovery environment in less than an hour.

Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes Improves Support for AI and Windows Workloads

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Mirantis today announced the latest release of Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK).

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  • Mirantis today announced the latest release of Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK).
  • MOSK 24.1 is built on OpenStack Antelope – the first OpenStack release designated as SLURP (Skip Level Upgrade Release Process).
  • Users of MOSK 24.1 running OpenStack Yoga will be able to upgrade directly to Antelope, skipping the intermediate OpenStack Zed.
  • Mirantis offers a TCO calculator that will provide an approximation of how much can be saved by moving to Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes from other infrastructure, such as VMware.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Ushers in the Next Generation of Industry Leaders With a New Era of Learning Supported by HPE GreenLake

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced an agreement with Saskatchewan Polytechnic to improve student and faculty experience, and modernize its technology environment and deliver enhanced flexibility with the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

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  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced an agreement with Saskatchewan Polytechnic to improve student and faculty experience, and modernize its technology environment and deliver enhanced flexibility with the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.
  • Sask Polytech offers over 150 hands-on degree, diploma and certificate programs to students at four campus locations across the province of Saskatchewan.
  • The HPE GreenLake platform offered an edge-to-cloud experience that would allow for the flexibility the team knew they would need.
  • HPE GreenLake was the best solution for them,” said Chris MacDonald, Technical Account Manager, Powerland Computers Canada.

DNSFilter's Major Growth Spurred by Innovation and Strong Partnerships

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DNSFilter announced today that the company experienced rapid and significant growth in 2023, setting the stage for 2024. From three major award wins to strengthened partnerships to strategic hires and promotions, DNSFilter is well-positioned to continue innovating to serve customers and attract prospects and investors.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DNSFilter announced today that the company experienced rapid and significant growth in 2023, setting the stage for 2024.
  • From three major award wins to strengthened partnerships to strategic hires and promotions, DNSFilter is well-positioned to continue innovating to serve customers and attract prospects and investors.
  • DNSFilter is trusted by over 32,000 customers to provide DNS security, including SportClips, Gemini, Thrive, Sourcepass, Viasat and McKee Foods.
  • In 2023, the company raised $15 million in a Series A extension round and increased average deal size by 192%.

Parallels Enhances Automation and Security Capabilities, Optimizes End-User Computing Solution for Enterprise Environments

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The latest enhancements deliver key new provisioning, automation, and security features designed to deliver a superior remote work experience for both end users and IT administrators across enterprises of all sizes.

Key Points: 
  • The latest enhancements deliver key new provisioning, automation, and security features designed to deliver a superior remote work experience for both end users and IT administrators across enterprises of all sizes.
  • Simultaneously, they save time and promote cost efficiency throughout the enterprise.
  • Parallels RAS 19.3 is now verified by Veracode , for its exceptional security measures integrated directly into the code.
  • For more information on all the latest features and enhancements in Parallels RAS 19.3, visit what’s new in Parallels RAS 19.3 .

VergeIO Makes IT Hills Out of Mountains for SkiBig3

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

SkiBig3 works on behalf of ski resorts in Banff National Park – Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise Ski Resort and Mt.

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  • SkiBig3 works on behalf of ski resorts in Banff National Park – Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise Ski Resort and Mt.
  • To make sure that SkiBig3 is able to build the perfect ski vacation for customers, it means that the IT systems have to work flawlessly.
  • SkiBig3 was looking to replace its Hyper-V solution with a more scalable and cost-effective data center infrastructure solution.
  • “VMware is so complex, you must be certified to have a chance of operating it,” said Mitch Matula, IT Manager at SkiBig3.

Opvizor Rolls Out All-New Cloud Monitoring Platform for VMware vSphere, Hyper-Scaler, Operating Systems and Apps

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Opvizor, the leader for independent operational insight and monitoring solutions, has launched a GenAI-based cloud monitoring platform, named Opvizor/Cloud.

Key Points: 
  • Opvizor, the leader for independent operational insight and monitoring solutions, has launched a GenAI-based cloud monitoring platform, named Opvizor/Cloud.
  • The new version supports VMware vSphere, Google Cloud, AWS, Azure infrastructure including operating systems along with databases, storage, and network.
  • With Opvizor/Cloud, administrators can gain operational insight and with this new understanding optimize their infrastructure and applications, and reduce operational overhead.
  • Opvizor has been a leader in operational insight and performance monitoring for over 10 years, serving hundreds of customers on all continents.

KuppingerCole Names Arcserve an Overall Leader in 2023 Leadership Compass for Cloud Backup for Ransomware Protection

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Arcserve , the world's most experienced provider of backup, recovery, and immutable storage solutions for unified data protection against ransomware and disasters, today announced it has been named an overall leader in the KuppingerCole’s 2023 Leadership Compass for Cloud Backup for Ransomware Protection .

Key Points: 
  • Arcserve , the world's most experienced provider of backup, recovery, and immutable storage solutions for unified data protection against ransomware and disasters, today announced it has been named an overall leader in the KuppingerCole’s 2023 Leadership Compass for Cloud Backup for Ransomware Protection .
  • The report, which evaluated the main attributes and functions of cloud backup solutions for ransomware protection, recognized Arcserve's leadership in product and market categories.
  • Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) 9 supports hybrid business continuity topologies, local backup, multiple sites, and cloud services, and backup to the cloud.
  • The KuppingerCole Leadership Compass covers solutions that provide backup, restore, and disaster recovery of all data held in today's hybrid IT services into the cloud.

Innovative MSP Trusts Scale Computing to Modernize its IT Infrastructure and Boost its Bottom Line

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scale Computing, the market leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions, today announced Managed Services Provider (MSP) customer success with its SC//Fleet Manager solution, the first cloud-hosted monitoring and management tool built for hyperconverged edge computing infrastructure at scale. Integrated directly into the Scale Computing Platform, SC//Fleet Manager consolidates real-time conditions for a fleet of clusters, including storage and compute resources, allowing IT leaders to quickly identify areas of concern from a single pane of glass.

Key Points: 
  • Cat-Tec , an MSP based in Ontario, Canada, provides enterprise-level computer network consulting to small and mid-sized businesses.
  • Before modernizing its infrastructure with Scale Computing, Cat-Tec relied on a combination of Nutanix, VMware, and Hyper-V virtualization technologies to run its infrastructure and resell to its customers.
  • However, they soon realized that the cost and complexity of deploying these systems were limiting their ability to scale their business and secure new customers.
  • It's not an exaggeration to say that Scale Computing has completely transformed our business."