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Sales of client hardware through the channel rose by double digits thanks to spiking demand for work-from-home gear. Sales of storage products, however, dropped by double digits amid declining infrastructure spending.

The distributor plans to make further Salesforce applications available to partners in the future in conjunction with a strategic effort to offer “more as a service,” according to global cloud VP Nimesh Davé (pictured).

Enhancements in the update include an upgraded scripting engine with expanded automation capabilities and a new API that lets third-party software perform actions on endpoints instead of just monitor them.

Channel pros can help their customers mitigate cloud migration risks and scale the technology as their businesses grow.

Start buying house plants, channel pros. There’s at least a small chance it could get you federal grant money, according to guest host and channel finance expert Rayanne Buchianico, of ABC Solutions. She’s also got thoughts to share about the new security solutions from Sophos and SonicWall, the new integration platform and partner program from Cytracom, and the latest set of summer reading recommendations from the ChannelPro Book Club.

Though U.S. revenue overall declined in May, SMB revenue remains strong, according to Ingram exec Darren Gottesmann (pictured) and other speakers at the distributor’s SMB Alliance Unplugged conference this week.

Proactively monitoring the network and devices that clients depend on, both during the current pandemic and in the future, positions MSPs as valuable consultative partners.

Equipped with zero-touch provisioning and centralized remote management, the new offering reaches market at a time when MSPs and MSSPs are seeking to minimize site visits due to concerns about COVID-19.

With the right backup, replication, and recovery, however, your customers can move to the cloud and feel confident their data will remain protected, secured, and managed.

Available now at no extra cost in select editions of Sophos’s Intercept X system for endpoints and servers, the upgraded product includes tools for detecting indicators of compromise and mitigating them through a command line management interface.