Datto Reveals Top Business Challenges for Managed Service Providers

 

Annual Global Survey Provides Insight into the State of the MSP Channel

 

Norwalk, Conn. – April 17, 2018 – Datto, the world’s leading provider of IT solutions delivered through managed service providers (MSPs), today announced the results of its second annual State of the MSP survey, which provides insights into the demographic and psychographic traits -- and business challenges -- of today’s MSPs. To secure these findings, Datto surveyed roughly 2,300 MSPs worldwide on their day-to-day lives and how they approach their businesses...

Fujitsu Middleware Integration Contest Recognizes Exceptional Customer Contribution in the Americas

Fujitsu America Inc.

December 14, 2017

Fujitsu America, Inc. today announced that its Interstage® software business unit, along with a team from Fujitsu Canada’s Business Application Services (BAS) business unit, has received the Americas Region Award in the seventh annual Fujitsu Middleware Integration Competition. The contest, which is sponsored by Fujitsu Limited’s Middleware business unit, recognizes excellence in middleware integration throughout the Fujitsu Group. The team from the Americas region was chosen for a project it is currently undertaking with Revenu Québec, a large provincial ministry that collects business and individual taxes. This award marks the second time that the Interstage software business unit has won the competition in its seven-year history...

Saxo Bank and Microsoft partner to shape the future of cloud services in the financial industry

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April 24, 2018 | Microsoft News Center

Saxo Bank aims to run its entire banking platform on Microsoft Cloud, thus providing an agile and highly secure environment for the bank to accelerate its digital journey and democratize financial services

REDMOND, Wash., And COPENHAGEN, Denmark — April 24, 2018 — On Tuesday, Microsoft Corp. and Saxo Bank announced a strategic partnership with the aim of running Saxo Bank’s entire technology stack on the Microsoft Cloud.

Financial services are at a transformational tipping point. It is key for financial organizations to harness data and cloud services as a strategic asset, shifting from hindsight to foresight closely hinged on security, privacy and regulatory compliance. With the partnership, Saxo Bank aims to lead at the forefront of technology developments in the financial industry...

 

Micro Focus Launches SecureData Sentry - Accelerating Time to Value for Protecting Data Across Hybrid IT While Simplifying Security of Cloud Workloads

SecureData Sentry Helps Reduce Breach Risks by Simply and Transparently Deploying Data Security Within Days; Enables Privacy Compliance for Hybrid IT Mission-critical Applications

23 April 2018

Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO; NYSE: MFGP) today announced the introduction and availability of SecureData Sentry, an expansion of its Voltage SecureData portfolio. SecureData Sentry accelerates time to value for Hybrid IT data security and provides transparent deployment to protect data in applications across the enterprise. Privacy compliance can now be seamlessly enabled end-to-end for commercial or proprietary applications that are mission-critical to the business, including the migration to cloud workloads...

APRIL 18, 2018

SUSE Cloud Application Platform Certified by Cloud Foundry Foundation, Brings Advanced Cloud Foundry Productivity to Modern Kubernetes Infrastructure

Only certified distribution built with production-grade Linux and delivered via all open source software

 

BOSTON (Cloud Foundry Summit)

 

SUSE Cloud Application Platform has been designated a Certified Cloud Foundry distribution by the Cloud Foundry Foundation. The newly certified platform brings the advanced productivity of the Cloud Foundry model to Kubernetes, which is rapidly becoming the de facto standard for modern container infrastructure. One of two certified Cloud Foundry software offerings, SUSE Cloud Application Platform is built with SUSE Linux Enterprise and backed directly by SUSE®, and it is the only distribution delivered via 100 percent open source software. It lets organizations leverage their investment in Kubernetes infrastructure and expertise to ease Cloud Foundry implementation and fast-track DevOps and modern application delivery initiatives...

Symantec Targeted Attack Analytics Enables Customers to Uncover the Most Sophisticated and Dangerous Cyber Attacks

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AI and machine learning innovations automate capabilities of Symantec’s world-class investigations team to zero in on the most pressing threats

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 15, 2018 – Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world's leading cyber security company, announced today that the powerful threat detection technology used by its own world-class research teams to uncover some of the most notable cyber-attacks in history are now available to its Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) customers. The Symantec Targeted Attack Analytics (TAA) technology enables ATP customers to leverage advanced machine learning to automate the discovery of targeted attacks – the most dangerous intrusions in corporate networks...

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Carbonite Closes Acquisition of Mozy, Inc. from Dell Technologies Inc.

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March 19, 2018 By Carbonite

BOSTON, MA - March 19, 2018 - Carbonite, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARB), a leader in data protection, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Mozy, Inc. ("Mozy") from Dell Technologies Inc. 

The total purchase price for Mozy was $145.8 million in cash, subject to potential adjustments for working capital. The purchase price was funded with cash on hand and funds available under the Company's new revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank, Citizens Bank, Barclays Bank, HSBC Bank USA, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association...