Click to learn more about key partnerships, new capabilities, and benefits for your MSP from these announcements.

Expanded program offers new service tiers and flexibility to scale and meet ongoing security needs.

Join ChannelPro’s traveling reporter Joel Zaidspiner at the 2024 Pax8 Beyond Conference in Denver.

The cloud commerce marketplace will feature new innovations, including AI capabilities, to give MSPs cutting-edge tools to grow.

New innovations deliver AI-enabled commerce capabilities to drive growth and security for Pax8’s global partner ecosystem of more than 30,000 MSPs.

Pax8 Marketplace now includes Auvik, Kalibr8, SuperOps, and MSPbots, offering stronger links between partners, vendors, and SMBs through AI-powered insights and comprehensive product support.

New program to provide partners with a comprehensive enablement journey to security growth.

The collaboration enables partners to provide businesses with Auvik’s advanced network monitoring solutions.

Pax8 and Perception Point team up to provide partners with unparalleled security solutions for email, web, and cloud.

Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security is the only mobile endpoint detection and response solution available on the Pax8 cloud marketplace.

Chasin chosen for his ability to build and lead pioneering tech companies.

The end-to-end cybersecurity compliance platform is the first purpose-built for revenue-focused partners.

Pax8’s channel chief talks about its inclusion in a highly touted Forrester Report, and the company’s passion for helping the IT channel grow.

Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, today announced it has named Robert Belgrave as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Elizabeth (Libby) McIlhany as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Belgrave will continue […]

Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, today announced the appointment of Robb Reck as Chief Trust and Security Officer (CTSO). In his new role, Reck will ensure Pax8 maintains the […]

This significant expansion of the relationship between these two powerhouses will allow MSPs and MSSPs to get key security offerings into the hands of more companies.

Leading MDR technology responds to malicious events.

Pax8 is tackling the issue of human trafficking with its support of EverFree, part of the distributor’s broad social impact program that also includes DEI and ESG initiatives.

From the Pax8 Beyond expo hall, Joel Zaidspiner finds out what’s new with Torq, Nodeware, Liongard, Noname Security, and Apptega.

At its first partner conference this week in Denver, Pax8 demonstrates its upcoming Intelligent, data-driven, customer-centric cloud marketplace for partners, vendors, and customers.

Pax8, a cloud commerce marketplace and CrowdStrike, which provides cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data have announced a strategic partnership. The new alliance will give managed service providers access to bundled product offerings of the CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform, available directly on the Pax8 Marketplace.

The alliance, the latest in a series for Pax8 over the last year involving security vendors, is designed to give MSPs an additional option in a crucial market segment.

Rae will be the cloud distributor’s first corporate vice president of community and ecosystems, following a nine-year run as head of business development at Datto.

The agreement gives Pax8 partners something they’ve long wanted, the distributor says: the ability to sell Intuit’s popular cloud-based financial management software to their SMB customers.

The new alliance adds two Nord solutions, NordLayer and NordPass, to the cloud distributor’s growing lineup of security solutions.

Partners of the cloud distributor will have access to over 250 AWS solutions and a supporting array of enablement resources and outsourced professional services beginning May 18th.

The Check Point unit’s platform, which uses artificial intelligence to guard against ransomware, business email compromise campaigns, supply chain attacks, and other threats, is the most recent newcomer to Pax8’s growing menu of security offerings.

The new offering, the distributor’s first for network access control, is designed to let MSPs sell and manage subscription-priced WatchGuard appliances through the same tools they use to deploy, bill, and administer other solutions in Pax8’s growing catalog.

The new partnership helps channel pros better protect office-based, work-from-home, cloud, and mobile assets more effectively while collecting extra revenue on security services.

Pax8, the best place for IT professionals to buy cloud products, today announced a global partnership with Isoolate, a transformational provider of zero-trust web threat protection platform, to provide managed service providers (MSPs) endpoint security solutions for all devices.  Partners now have access to high-quality technology to protect their clients from sophisticated cyberattacks, keeping them safe on any device.

Pax8, the best place for IT professionals to buy cloud products, today announced a new global agreement with Qunifi to provide managed service providers (MSPs) access to Call2Teams. The innovative technology will offer Pax8 partners a seamless connection between existing phone systems and Microsoft Teams.

Pax8, the best place for IT professionals to buy cloud products, today announced that it has expanded its partnership to a global agreement with Nerdio to offer managed service providers (MSPs) access to its advanced Nerdio Manager for MSP platform. The Azure managed application empowers MSPs to build effective and successful Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) practices.

Rex Frank (pictured), founder and CEO of the managed services consultancy, will become head of Pax8’s partner education unit, which will add one-to-one coaching services to its current lineup of one-to-many training classes.

Impressive Growth Results Lay Foundation for Future Success

Pax8, the best place for IT professionals to buy cloud products, today announced MSP Foundations, its first live eight-week instructor-led course delivering managed service providers (MSPs) key fundamentals for developing a dynamic and profitable business. Offered through Pax8’s partner education program Pax8 Academy, the eight-week class empowers partners to build strategic business initiatives, drive toward profitability, and excel in today’s modern channel.

Pax8, the best place for IT professionals to buy cloud products, today announced a new partnership with Enlyft, the only AI-powered B2B customer intelligence platform that accelerates new client acquisitions. Through this partnership, North American Pax8 partners now have access to resources providing quality lead generation, effective account-based marketing, and prescriptive data insights.

New growth funding led by Catalyst Investors and Sageview Capital with additional equity from Blue Cloud Ventures and Liberty Global Ventures

Pax8, the best place for IT professionals to buy cloud products, today announced the acquisition of Wirehive, a forward-thinking cloud hosting and consultancy company headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Called Pax8 Pro, the new tool provides automation, orchestration, and lifecycle management functionality for onboarding and offboarding cloud users, as well as checklist and reporting features designed to enhance efficiency and customer value.

Provides MSPs with Electronic Signature Capabilities

8×8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications platform, today announced Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, has joined the 8×8 Open Channel Program as a strategic partner.

Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, announced a new exclusive partnership with Tier2Technologies, software that improves the quality of life for modern IT professionals. Through the partnership with Tier2Technologies, Pax8 partners in North America can now offer Helpdesk Buttons and Tier2Tickets.

Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced a new partnership with Cymulate, the only end-to-end SaaS-based Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platform for Continuous Security Validation.

DENVER, CO (June 2, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that Acronis Cyber Protectis now available to its partner community in North America.  The new cyber protection solution integrates backup, disaster recovery, next-gen anti-malware, cybersecurity, and endpoint management tools, all into one service.

The two BDR products join an existing lineup of StorageCraft products on Pax8’s roster of business continuity offerings.

Platform-Level Solution Natively Integrates the Market-Leading Collaboration Features of Microsoft Teams with the Call Control, Reliability and Enterprise Communications Features of Cisco Voice

DENVER, March 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced a new partnership with Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader protecting more than 500 million systems across 150 countries, to d

The alliance makes TitanHQ’s SpamTitan Cloud email security offering and WebTitan Cloud DNS filtering system available to Pax8’s MSP partner base.

Both companies see offering Nerdio’s simplified Microsoft cloud services as a means of capitalizing on exploding demand for Microsoft Azure and forthcoming adoption of Windows Virtual Desktop.

Automates Microsoft Cloud Management for MSPs

The new offering is designed to help Pax8 partners capitalize on demand for cloud-based desktops generally and Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows Virtual Desktop offering specifically.

Strategic Team Dedicated to Channel Convergence

New search functionality, new reporting capabilities, and new integration with PSA software from SynchroMSP are part of a larger emphasis by the cloud distributor on continual enhancements to customer experience.

In his new post, Andrew Pryfogle (pictured) is responsible for helping MSPs add unified communications and SD-WAN solutions while helping telco agents roll out productivity, backup, and security offerings.

The two vendors are the most recent additions to a cloud vendor lineup that’s been steadily expanding in recent months.

Pax8’s backend ordering and management infrastructure now exchanges data with Kaseya’s PSA platform. Liongard’s automated discovery and documentation solution now imports endpoint data from Kaseya’s RMM system.

Pax8 partners will have access to ShadowProtect and other StorageCraft business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.

Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, announced the promotion of Nick Heddy to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In his new role, Heddy will act as a corporate officer responsible for revenue generation processes and ensuring key departments are aligned to create the best wingman experience for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Heddy will continue to report to John Street, chief executive officer (CEO) at Pax8.

Acronis, Dropsuite, Passportal, Proofpoint, and lesser-known Israeli anti-phishing vendor IRONSCALES join Pax8’s catalog in connection with an ongoing effort to give partners more options to recommend and cross-sell within key product categories.

MSPs can now procure Dropsuite’s Cloud Backup for Office 365 and Cloud Backup for G Suite Gmail offerings via Pax8’s cloud marketplace or directly within their PSA.

One of several changes to the cloud distributor’s leadership team, the appointment of John Walters (pictured) to the newly created post signals an increased emphasis on both international expansion and professional services.

The deal makes the Anchor file sync and share and Cloudfinder data backup solutions available through an indirect channel, and in small order quantities, for the first time.

Called the Wingman Professional Services Program, the new offering is less a strategic pivot into a new revenue source than an effort to help partners get cloud infrastructure practices up and running swiftly.

In conjunction with DattoCon18, the cloud distributor says it is enabling MSPs to import data and more from the IT business management platform to the Pax8 Command Console.

The move completes Pax8’s lineup of Symantec cloud security solutions.

The new system is designed to help resellers maximize cross-sell and upsell revenue by identifying which cloud-based offerings a given customers isn’t using yet, gathering sales collateral for those products, and executing moves, adds, and changes rapidly.

Partners of the cloud distributor who also use ConnectWise’s PSA platform can now bill for cloud subscriptions in advance as well as in arrears from directly within the same console they use to operate their managed services business.

Webroot joins the value-added cloud distributor’s curated list of SaaS security offerings from Symantec, Sophos, IBM, and others.

Designed to help businesses embrace cloud computing without exposing themselves to threats on-premises security solutions can miss, the system is the latest addition to Pax8’s portfolio of Symantec offerings.

Pax8, the leading value-added cloud distributor, announced it has promoted Jennifer Bodell to vice president of Channel and Don Jeter to vice president of Marketing. Bodell and Jeter will continue reporting to Nick Heddy, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing.

Pax8, the leading value-added cloud distributor, announced that Ryan Walsh has been promoted to the company’s chief channel officer. In this role, Walsh will lead the strategic direction of the company’s IT channel strategy, partner solutions, and vendor relations. Walsh will continue to report to John Street, the company’s chief executive officer.

Announced at CompTIA’s 2017 ChannelCon event, the strategic alliance enables Pax8 partners to buy and manage Datto products through the same portal they use to acquire a wide range of other offerings, and enjoy consolidated billing for all those systems too.

The cloud-based authentication service from Symantec provides protected access to data and applications.

The software-as-a-service distributor is staffing up and rolling out new resources in support of a channel-growing campaign that’s showing signs of early momentum.

DENVER, March 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pax8, the leading value-added cloud distributor, today announced it has streamlined operations by adding new processes and organizational enhancements. Additionally, the company has hired John Walters in the newly formed position of vice president of Service Operations. In this role, Walters will be responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s service delivery and technical support. He will report to Klaus Dimmler, chief operating officer at Pax8.

IT and managed service providers can now purchase BitTitan MSPComplete through Pax8 Cloud Marketplace.

DENVER, Feb. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pax8, the leading value-added cloud distributor, today announced it has launched Marketing on Demand as part of its Cloud Wingman partner program. The Marketing on Demand piece of the program was created to enable small and medium-sized business (SMB) service providers to build and scale their company’s marketing efforts.

DENVER, Jan. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pax8, the leading value-added cloud distributor, today announced that Jennifer Bodell has joined the company as director of Emerging Channel. In this role, Bodell will be responsible for the strategic direction and go-to-market efforts of the company’s key IT channel relationships, including new growth opportunities and program development. She will report to Nick Heddy, vice president of Sales.

The cloud distributor’s partnership with DataMAPt provides unique cloud-based monitoring services to the IT channel.

The distributor will offer Vision Solutions’ full suite of cloud-based disaster recovery and migration software and services.

The partnership gives Pax8 channel partners access to CloudJumper’s nWorkSpace platform.

Find out which leading technology vendors received accolades as part of the ASCII Edge MSP conference in Orlando.

Stay informed with key details on the latest industry news, including announcements from Intel, N-able, Auvik, Hitachi, and more.

ChannelPro DEFEND shows that Texas MSPs are leading the way to combat AI-driven cyberattacks and improve their profitability.

Find out which tech vendors earned the most honors at the ASCII Edge 2025 MSP conference in Costa Mesa, CA.

Join ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner and Ray Lyons live at Right of Boom in Las Vegas speaking with AvePoint, Pax 8, Sophos, and Netarx.

Our Vendor Preference Guide eliminates the guesswork by highlighting vendors that MSPs actually trust and recommend—not just the ones with the biggest marketing budgets.

ThreatLocker Launches New Solutions, LastPass Brings Significant Partner Program Updates, Zoom introduces Zoom Up Services Program, and more.

Parallels Introduces New “Elevate Now” Partner Program, JumpCloud Tackles Shadow IT with New SaaS Management Solution, and more.

NetSuite expands its AI capabilities for improved efficiency, Cynet appoints a new CEO, Jabra launches the PanaCast 40 VBS, and more.

Discover how vendors and distributors are reshaping incentives, streamlining support, and empowering MSPs to thrive under difficult circumstances.

Find out how ConnectWise’s Asio platform is changing the way MSPs do business, delivering efficiency and profitability.

This new program offers vendors in the IT channel a structured approach to addressing challenges and empowering sales teams.

ChannelPro DEFEND: West offered practical cybersecurity strategies, insights from industry experts, world-class vendors, and more in Newport Beach, CA.

The ASCII Group, a community of independent Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across North America, has announced the winners of the 2024 ASCII Cup. This award recognizes technology companies that have […]

Find out which vendors earned honors at the ASCII Edge 2024 MSP conference at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac.

Bringing you the latest and greatest news that the IT channel has to offer.

ConnectWise CEO steps down, Cynomi snags a channel celebrity, and other big career moves in the IT industry.

Learn more about the recent ASCII Edge Conference in Toronto and the channel vendors that took home gold.

If you never thought email signatures could be a source of recurring revenue, think again. Managing it can help you and your customers monetize email in a way you probably never thought possible.

Check out the full list of the event’s most popular vendors.

Representatives of Zero Networks, Ostendio, Sectigo, Lumu Technologies, and Josys want to help you stay ahead in the IT channel. Here’s how.

Ronnie Parisella of DataBit reveals how to gain efficiency with AI and how MSPs can monetize that.

After two days highly impactful days, this year’s ASCII Edge event in Chicago concluded with the much-anticipated announcement of award winners.

How many qubits does it take to render all encryption useless? In this latest episode of ChannelPro Weekly, Tech Editor Matt Whitlock is joined by Philip de Souza of Aurora […]

New partner program aims to empower IT service providers with leading compliance automation tools, resources, and international support.

OpenText Cybersecurity 2024 Global Managed Security Survey reveals enterprises and SMBs need holistic and composable security.

After two days of dynamic collaboration and learning, this year’s ASCII Edge event in Denver culminated with the much-anticipated announcement of award winners.

The day-and-a-half event at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Pikesville, MD, featured business-enhancing educational sessions, networking opportunities, and a detailed look at cutting edge technology from leading vendors.

Click to stay up-to-date with key staffing changes in the IT services industry in Q2 of 2024.

New Jersey was the latest stop on the road show that seeks to help services providers grow their businesses by investigating new recurring revenue opportunities, exploring new partnerships, and learning about the latest industry trends.

The day-and-a-half event at the Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside featured business-enhancing educational sessions, keynote speakers, and opportunities to connect with other local, regional, and statewide MSPs — as well as top vendors in the sector.

The final list includes more than 300 marketers from various companies across the IT and telecom channel ecosystem.

MSPs should try to bring an end customer into the cybersecurity fold. Here are some ways to help drive that.

The 40-year-old membership-based community of independent North American managed service providers stopped in Texas as part of its ASCII Edge series of events.

An inside look at what makes successful collaborations and how they boost cyber defense.

Rewst, a purpose-built automation platform for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), today announced a $31 million Series B led by Meritech Capital, joining existing investors OpenView, TDF Ventures, and Florida Funders. […]

ChannelPro hosted a capacity crowd in the Los Angeles area for its new, two-day Defend cybersecurity conference.

Security updates from Acronis, Sophos, Huntress, and others, hardware updates from HP, Zyxel, and ViewSonic, and a new post-graduate degree for people determined to be unemployable are among the many recent stories we’ve just now gotten to.

Winners were chosen through a rigorous voting process at regional events attended by ASCII members this year.

With a strong contingent of local MSPs and VARs in attendance, ChannelPro’s regional conference wowed with informative sessions, channel insights, and extended networking opportunities.

New resources from IT By Design, new PCs and printers from HP, Google Workspace protection from Blackpoint Cyber, and a 104-year-old woman who makes the rest of us look like wimps are among the many stories we should have told you about earlier.

AI from Microsoft and Salesforce, new tools from Acronis, SentinelOne, and Vade, new chips from Intel, and some bears with a sweet tooth were among the many stories we waited until Friday to tell you about.

The ASCII Edge MSP event gathered Chicago-area managed service and IT solution providers for two days of business-building education and networking.

AI updates from Google, access points from Sophos, a gaming handheld from Lenovo (just in time for Christmas), and an extremely casual group bike outing in Philadelphia are among the many stories we’ve finally, belatedly, told you about.

The one-day, in-person regional conference featured top tech trends and educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for MSPs and VARs that serve small and medium-size businesses.

The ASCII Edge MSP event gathered Canadian managed service and IT solution providers for two days of business-building education and networking.

VMworld goodies from VMware, AI news from Microsoft and TD SYNNEX, an alliance between Liongard and SonicWall, and an arena full of Elvises are among the many stories coming your way just in time for the weekend.

By moving problem resolution to lower-level techs and enabling customers to self-serve, MSPs can increase efficiency and lower costs.

Security news from Cisco and SentinelOne, new execs for Lenovo and Pax8, a resale pact for Konica Minolta and Epson, and an unexpectedly informative robot overlord are among the many stories we took our slow, summer-speed time bringing to you.

The two-day event for MSPs and IT solution providers included more than 20 strategy sessions covering operations, technology, leadership, marketing, and sales.

Liongard, a software-as-a-service platform for managed service providers (MSPs), announced its newly enhanced platform to transform the way IT service providers deliver IT governance and mitigate risk with the launch of its Configuration Change Detection and Response (CCDR) platform.

The two-day conference series, designed to help MSPs grow business, featured strategy sessions on operations, technology, leadership, marketing, and sales.

Security news from Cisco, Trend Micro, Keeper, NinjaOne, and GoTo, conference room hardware from ViewSonic and Sennheiser, and a queen-sized Swedish inflation bump are but a sampling of the stories we’re only now getting around to for you.

AI from Microsoft, passwordless SASE from Cytracom, mobile security from Bitdefender, and an illustration from Maryland of the consequences of being careless about DNS renewals are but a few of the stories we’ve finally gotten around to for you.

Cybersecurity company ConnectSecure is adding deep attack surface scanning and the Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) to its platform for managed service providers (MSPs) that protect small and midsize businesses. The new capabilities will be fully integrated into the ConnectSecure platform, giving MSPs complete visibility into network, device, and application weaknesses that can be exploited by bad actors.  

The two-day conference series featured strategy sessions on operations, technology, leadership, marketing, and sales, all designed to help MSPs grow business.

Datto alum are some of the backers of Cork, the startup that aims to make financial protection simple and accessible for MSPs and their customers.

The two-day, in-person regional conference featured insight from industry thought leaders and educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for MSPs and VARs that serve small and medium-size businesses.

Belated security news from the RSA Conference, a google/JumpCloud alliance, goodies from GoTo, and a group bike ride event in Philadelphia that once seen can never be unseen are among this week’s we-finally-got-there stories.

Multicloud managed services from VMware, new protection plans from Barracuda, a new CEO for Liongard, and a very, very thirsty bear are but a few of the stories we’ve finally pulled together for you.

The ASCII Edge MSP event gathered managed service and IT solution providers for two days of business-building education and networking.

The two-day, multicity events feature all new speakers and content designed for growing MSPs.

The two-day, in-person regional conference featured insight from industry thought leaders and educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for MSPs and VARs serving small and medium-size businesses.

The two-day, multicity events feature all new speakers and content designed for growing MSPs.

Take a tour through our latest batch of overlooked, up-and-coming, and lesser-known vendors in managed services, cloud computing, security, and the Internet of Things.

OpenAI integrations for Microsoft, new software from ThreatLocker, Addigy, and GoTo, partner program updates from Lenovo, and the most expensive prop gun in movie history are among the (far too) many stories we’re belatedly bringing you now.

We asked ChatGPT to suggest a show title inspired by Dr. Seuss, and this is what it came up with.

The two-day, in-person regional conference featured industry thought leaders and a lineup of educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for the ChannelPro audience of MSPs and VARs.

Called Pia aiDesk and first unveiled last year, the new system uses machine learning and natural language processing to help MSPs analyze, route, and resolve level 1 and 2 service tickets automatically.

Data center gear from Lenovo and Dell, firewall upgrades from Sophos, backup cost cutting tech from MSP360, and an eminently fair solution to an election conundrum are among the many stories we’re at long last bringing to your attention.

The last stop on 2022’s six-city, two-day conference series designed for managed service providers and integrators serving SMBs featured a lineup of trending educational topics delivered by industry thought leaders.

At the ASCII Group’s final Success Summit of the year in Dallas, attendees concluded their two-day educational conference with the annual ASCII Cup celebration.

Due early next year, Cloud Asset Manager will be initially designed to help technicians administer Microsoft Azure resources, track Azure-related spending, and eliminate “orphaned” Azure assets that their clients are paying for but no longer need.

New Jersey was the latest stop in The ASCII Group’s MSP Success Summit 2022 series of educational and networking events for MSPs and IT business owners.

The Charity Beard Shave, which has a goal of raising $100,000 for five nonprofits, will have numerous channel personalities facing the barber at IT Nation Connect in November.

The six-city, two-day conference series designed for managed service providers and integrators headed to the Mid-Atlantic region with a lineup of trending educational topics delivered by industry thought leaders.

Miami was the latest stop in The ASCII Group’s MSP Success Summit 2022 series of educational and networking events for MSPs and IT business owners.

Canada was the latest stop in The ASCII Group’s MSP Success Summit 2022 series of educational and networking events for MSPs and IT business owners.

The new offering combines threat monitoring, detection, response, and hunting in a subscription-priced package priced appropriately for channel pros and SMBs with limited resources.

A big MDM acquisition for GoTo, virtual M1 Macs from AWS, a new IoT security gateway from Kaspersky, and an unlikely pair of animal escape artists are among the stories we needed all the way until late Friday to bring your way.

Trend Micro protection for your car, QuickBooks integration for Zomentum Grow, an advisory role at Gradient MSP for analyst Jay McBain, and a new Japanese soft drink for fried chicken lovers are a few of the stories we’ve just now gotten around to.

Southern California was the latest stop in The ASCII Group’s MSP Success Summit 2022 series of educational and networking events for MSPs and IT business owners.

The vendor’s network monitoring and management solution will soon display a list of applications running on managed devices, and generate alerts if CPU consumption gets too high. A new customer-focused view of devices arrives shortly as well.

Beantown was the latest stop in The ASCII Group’s MSP Success Summit 2022 series of educational and networking events for MSPs and IT business owners.

New technologies from Dell Technologies, security software from Microsoft, Chromebooks from HP, and a graduating class with dozens of twins and triplets that somehow didn’t set a record are among the stories we’ve just now gotten around to.

Cybersecurity’s tough, but is anything more puzzling than seafood? No really, think about it. Or better yet, don’t think about it and listen to this special edition of ChannelPro Weekly sponsored by Datto instead. Matt and Rich are joined by Datto partner Brian Weiss, of ITECH Solutions, to discuss Pax8 adding AWS to its line card, Dell’s surprisingly strong PC sales two years into the work-from-home era, and the secrets to influencing vendor roadmaps.

Chicago was the latest stop in The ASCII Group’s MSP Success Summit 2022 series of educational and networking events for MSPs and IT business owners.

A formal education offering can reduce help desk load, expose new opportunities, and generate additional income.

Kansas City, Mo., was the latest stop in The ASCII Group’s MSP Success Summit 2022 series of educational and networking events for MSPs and IT business owners.

Though the startup maker of managed services software expects most users to rely chiefly on its own RMM, PSA, and other products, it’s about to start linking its software to external vendors as well.

Five exhibitors at ChannelPro’s first conference of the year—Axcient, Dark Cubed, Gradient MSP, Kaseya, and Quickpass—all have cross-product or cross-vendor data sharing on their near-term product roadmaps.

So maybe mom DOES love us best, but can you blame her? We’ve got Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Luis Alvarez, of leading-edge solution provider Alvarez Technology Group, here to discuss Nerdio’s melding of virtual and physical resource management, ThreatLocker’s innovative new network access control product, Pax8’s network security distribution deal with WatchGuard, and the secrets to thriving in the post-endpoint era of managed services.

The security vendor is aggressively recruiting MSP partners to help it protect every business’s biggest target: its employees.

The nine-city MSP Success Summit kicked off in Houston, with a 2022 agenda designed to improve MSPs’ security posture, as well as their general sales and marketing strategies.

A big payday for Citrix shareholders, MDR from IT By Design and Vijilan, bright new projectors from Epson, and proof that mom REALLY shouldn’t have thrown out your old John Madden Football games are a few of the stories we’ve finally brought your way.

AIOs from HP, cheap yet fast archiving from MSP360, a new virtual community from ConnectWise, and an Irish weekend at Bernie’s are among the far many stories we waited far too long to tell you about.

A biiiiig acquisition by Microsoft, new education PCs from Acer, new execs at Pax8, and a real estate listing with an (er) unusual bathroom are among the many stories we’ve finally gotten around to telling you about.

Nothing says old school cool quite like a Rolodex. Just ask Matt, Rich, and guest host Esteban Blanco, of Blanco I.T. But first, ask them about Datto buying EDR vendor Infocyte, the new education PCs from HP, and predictions for IT in 2022, because they have lots to say about all that and more.

Help for frontline workers from Microsoft, new execs for Intel, Datto, and Pax8, and a nifty new mafia-busting use case for Google Maps are among the stories we’re bringing your way just in time for the weekend.

With careful planning and some soul searching, channel pros who sell their business can have a new beginning—whether’s that’s another career or retirement.

The 2021 ASCII IT Success Summit series of two-day business-building events for MSPs and solution providers ends the year in Anaheim, capped off with the ASCII Cup awards.

Called Microsoft Teams Essentials, the service provides group video calls for up to 30 hours and 300 people, up to 10 GB of file storage, group chat, calendaring, and more without a Microsoft 365 subscription for $4 per user per month.

From preintegrated solutions to professional services, distributors offer way more than shrink-wrapped products these days.

The two-day event for MSPs featured educational sessions focused on best practices, new revenue streams, and the latest industry trends.

Speakers at the IT membership community’s second-to-last conference for 2021 addressed top-of-mind issues in the SMB channel, with a particular focus on security and cloud computing.

This top name in consumer password management now has software for managed service providers too.

The ASCII SMB IT Success Summit hit the Big Apple area on September 22-23 as part of its 2021 series of business-building events for managed service providers (MSPs).

ASCII Summits bring MSPs together to learn best practices, network, find new revenue streams, and stay current with the latest industry trends.

Channel pros are no strangers to partnering with peers to fill gaps in skills or resources, but in today’s complex and competitive landscape it is becoming a necessity.

With a succesful Raleigh event wrapped up, The ASCII Group’s 2021 summit series goes to the Northeast this month.

Big security commitments from Google and Microsoft, big (as in wide) printers from Epson, big gaming monitors from ViewSonic, and a real estate listing with a big, if unusual, kitchen amenity are among the stories we’ve finally gotten around to reporting.

Smaller chips from Intel, container security software from Bitdefender, professional services from OpenText, and “”puptails”” for your pooch are among the all too numerous stories we’ve finally brought you way.

Apps for Zoom, private equity money for ScalePad, a new alliance between Splashtop and Addigy, and a new option for eco-conscious cocaine buyers are among the many stories we took our sweet time bringing you this week.

Metrics matter for anyone serious about growth, but which metrics matter most? Top industry experts weigh in.

Microsoft’s latest version of Windows, HPE’s latest additions to GreenLake, N-able’s latest partner program enhancement, and the latest reason to go treasure hunting in thrift stores are all among the stories we’re bringing you just in time for the weekend.

For a smooth exit, here are a few critical steps to follow.

As the country starts to open up, the multivendor effort has plans to continue through the year with a shift toward education.

Get ready for a sucker punch of IT news, views, and insights. Joined by guest host Vince Tinnirello, of Anchor Network Solutions, Matt and Rich chew over IT Glue buying TruMethods, Pax8 buying Sea-Level Operations, Sophos entering the XDR market, and Cytracom adding team texting to its UCaaS solution. Then your hosts catch up with Darren Gottesmann of Ingram Micro for a look at the crazy year behind us and the “golden age” we may be entering now.

The multivendor, traveling event is prepping for 10 stops through the Midwest in May.

Security for Arm devices from Microsoft, gaming rigs from Dell, a new channel manager for GreenLink Networks, and a strange new illustration of the dangers of deepfakes are among the many stories we’ve finally gotten around to telling you about.

The multivendor, pandemic-safety-conscious traveling event hosted MSPs throughout the South and is prepping for an upcoming Midwest swing.

Back on the road again, if only briefly, ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner checks in with Acronis, BVoIP, Compliancy Group, Nerdio, Pax8, RocketCyber, and Snom about their latest road trip across America.

Techvera leverages the resources of carefully selected vendors to leapfrog to growth and profitability goals.

In honor of International Women’s Day, 11 women share good advice given to them in the past on starting or changing a career in IT.

News from Microsoft Ignite, a new SSD from Intel, a router update from Untangle, and two vivid examples of why we both love and fear cats are among the stories we’re bringing you just in time for the weekend.

Influential leaders from seven fast-growing sectors of the technology market have been selected to serve on the CompTIA Advisory Councils Executive Board in 2021, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce announced today.

“We are fortunate to have so many industry leaders willing to share their expertise for the betterment of the entire industry,” said Annette Taber, CompTIA’s senior vice president,  industry and public sector outreach.

Office 365 backup software from Barracuda, virtual classroom functionality for Microsoft Teams, an asset management acquisition for Ivanti, and a look at what happens when you try to run a railroad on Adobe Flash are all within our latest batch of belated stories.

School tech from Acer, retail tech from Google, and booze made with elephant poop (really) are three of this week’s many stories we’ve just now managed to bring your way.

Big news for Pax8, facial authentication tech from Intel, and a regrettable Christmas Eve mistake by a drunk and overenthusiastic Celine Dion fan are but a few of the stories we’re belatedly getting to just in time for the weekend.

Here at ChannelPro, we like our biscuits with a good hard crux. Or make that crust. The crux should be soft. Or should it? While we figure that out, grab a seat and listen in as Matt, Rich, and guest host Paco Lebron, of ProdigyTeks and the MSP Unplugged podcast, discuss channel investments from SYNNEX, a new cloud management tool from Pax8, and the new white-label NUC notebook from Intel.

Erick and Rich explore the latest in a recent string of cloud management solutions, from Pax8 this time, urge you to start getting those 2021 quarterly business reviews booked now, and celebrate Baby Yoda’s first real-life journey into outer space.

The official arrival of Intel’s Tiger Lake chips, new management tools from Ivanti, a new channel chief for Arctic Wolf, and an unexpected host for this week’s election are a few of the stories we’ve finally scraped up the time to tell you about.

The Channel Strong tour of America was back on the road last month, and this time our own Joel Zaidspiner went along for the ride. Get his behind-the-scenes look at what Channel Strong is and how it came together.

A bevy of new products from Acer, a new alliance agreement for Microsoft and Salesforce, a new CRO for Axcient, and an official apology for the impending addition of one more hour to this endless year are all among the stories just now coming your way.

The multi-vendor team has piled once again into the Family Truckster to visit cities across the midwest and eastern U.S., bringing a message of channel unity during the time of COVID-19.

News from VMworld, devices from Microsoft, a buying spree by Ivanti, and a look at what happens when parrots with too much time on their hands teach each other four-letter words are a small sample of the stories we’re belatedly bringing you.

Offered at no additional cost, the new service provides 24/7 online care from board-certified physicians. Community members learned about the program last week at the organization’s online MSP Connect Live conference (pictured).

Listen in as Acronis, BVoIP, ConnectBooster, Pax8, and SOCSoter tell Joel Zaidspiner why they and other vendors logged 7,000 miles in three weeks to speak with MSPs, safely and in person, on the Channel Strong road tour of America.

Shiny new endpoints from Google and Apple, shiny new access points from Aruba and NETGEAR, and an ingenious criminal scheme involving an apparently well-trained cat are just a few of the stories we’ve finally found time to bring you.

A new Americas president for Tech Data, new SaaS protection software from Datto, and a new social distancing tool sure to have an electrifying effect on anyone who gets too close are all among the stories we’ve belatedly rounded up for you.

New products from HPE, Apple, and Acer, return-to-work solutions from Salesforce and Citrix, and a guy who reached where we wouldn’t dare to retrieve a fishing hook are all among the many stories we’re just now bringing your way.

Cloud computing and “”everything as a service”” have turned the sales process into a buying journey with new milestones—and no ending point.

Acronis enables IT teams to deliver integrated data protection and cybersecurity to all environments and endpoints with beta release

New research shows the desire to remain a trusted adviser is a top driver for MSPs to deliver more cloud-based managed services.

DENVER, June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Axcient, a leader in business availability software for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), today announced that Axcient x360Sync—the company’s file sync and share server solution—is now offering native support for Microsoft 365— the productivity cloud that brings together best-in-class Office apps with powerful cloud services, device management, and

A new release of VMware vSphere, new return-to-work solutions from Aruba, and the cuddliest bunch of roller coaster riders in recorded history are among the many stories we’re belatedly bringing your way.

Group is focused on promoting the business value of the technology channel

Relaxed revenue targets for HPE partners, subscription pricing for SolarWinds users, and two clear signs that all the quality time we’re spending indoors is making some of us a little crazy were among the many stories we’ve waited until now to bring your way.

A mashup between VMware and Kubernetes, an alliance between AVANT and Zoom, new Wi-Fi hardware from D-Link, and a new way to satisfy your toilet paper hoarding urge are just a few of the stories we’re belatedly bringing your way.

Think Tank Names New Board and Co-chairs To Drive Continued Growth and Expanded Vision

Aimed at midsize and larger organizations, the system is designed to help users add Windows desktops quickly to an existing Azure infrastructure while exerting tighter control over administrative access and data residency.

Small business tech from Cisco, healthcare tech from Microsoft, and a surprise four-legged wedding guest are just three of the many stories we are just now bringing your way.

Frank Abagnale, of “Catch Me If You Can” fame, was one of many speakers at the IT membership group’s conference yesterday in Long Beach, Calif., to discuss challenges and opportunities in cybersecurity.

The $8 million Series A funding round will help the IT-as-a-service vendor accelerate its product roadmap, expand into overseas markets, and sign more partnerships with third-party providers of Azure software and services.

At the final leg of the 2019 tour, MSPs, VARs, and other attendees spent two days in business-building sessions then celebrated their picks for the best of the best at the ASCII Cup party.

The cloud-based system is equipped to make automatic, application-specific adjustments for business critical and performance-sensitive workloads.

MSPs, IT solution providers, and industry experts gathered for two days of business-building sessions and networking.

The new functionality, quietly introduced late last month, automatically creates PSA tickets after access rights, firewall settings, and other critical settings change and then highlights what’s new directly within the relevant documentation.

The two-day event offered sessions on growing an MSP business, transitioning to managed security services, and increasing monthly recurring revenue opportunities.

Technologies still emerging today will be mainstream elements of the IT landscape before you know it, warned CompTIA exec Todd Thibodeaux (pictured) and others at the industry association’s 2019 ChannelCon event this week.

The two-day event offered sessions on growing an MSP business, transitioning to managed security services, and increasing monthly recurring revenue opportunities.

The two-day event offered sessions on growing an MSP business, transitioning to managed security services, and increasing monthly recurring revenue opportunities.

The two-day event in Charlotte, N.C., offered sessions on growing an MSP business, transitioning to managed security services, and increasing monthly recurring revenue opportunities.

The two-day event in Maryland offered tips on growing an MSP business, helping customers transition to the cloud, and increasing monthly recurring revenue opportunities.

More than 6,000 agents, MSPs, VARs, consultants, integrators, service providers gather for three days of education and networking in Las Vegas.

The two-day event is geared to help MSPs grow their business, help their customers transition to the cloud, and increase monthly recurring revenue opportunities.

CloudJumper, a leading provider of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Workspace as a Service (WaaS) and Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solutions, announced that the company has joined the Microsoft Data Center Optimization (DCO) program. CloudJumper supports IT solution providers in the movement of their IT operations to Azure, reducing the capital and operational costs of cloud solution delivery.

Speakers and sponsors at the conference, which took place last week in Orange County, Calif., shared advice for capitalizing on rising demand for cybersecurity help and industry-specific services.

At the final leg of the 2018 tour, MSPs, VARs, and other attendees spent two days in business building sessions then celebrated their picks for the best of the best at the ASCII Cup party.

The two-day educational and networking event touched on hot topics like the Internet of Things and and included business continuity lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey.

The two-day educational and networking event featured an agenda geared to help MSPs grow their businesses.

The two-day educational and networking event touched on hot topics like the Internet of Things and and included business continuity lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey.

Introduced at Microsoft’s Inspire partner conference, the library contains pre-written building blocks that users can snap together without coding to form fully-automated wizards for activities like setting up user accounts and standing up virtual machines.

A first for the company, the move gives members of Microsoft’s CSP program access to a dramatically expanded line of solutions while giving the developers of those solutions access to an entirely new sales channel.

IT solution providers and technology vendors gathered for two days of networking, education, and training in Ann Arbor.

The tie-in lets users of Unitrends MSP backup and disaster recovery solutions view and manage alerts in their PSA console, automatically create backup-related tickets, and sync client information across their Autotask and Unitrends MSP accounts.

Designed to improve technician productivity and billing accuracy, the new, closer synchronizations arrive as Autotask parent Datto kicks off its annual U.S. partner event in Austin, Texas.

U.S. resellers now have access to Symantec Cloud Workload Protection and Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile solutions.

IT solution providers and technology vendors gathered for two days of networking, education, and training.

The two-day educational and networking event touched on hot topics like the Internet of Things and and included business continuity lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey.

Continuing its 2018 tour, ASCII Group hosted IT solution providers and vendors for two days of networking, education, and training in Fort Lauderdale.

At the first of nine conferences scheduled for this year, the IT membership group called attention to the legal and security risks channel pros face today, as well as the opportunities available to them in markets like the Internet of Things.

The network security vendor’s firewalls can now open, close, and reopen tickets in Autotask’s PSA solution automatically. The new Firebox devices, meanwhile, offer small and home office users significant security inspection performance improvements.

Datto took home the coveted ASCII Cup at the conclusion of the two-day event, and the last leg of the 2017 tour, held in our nation’s capital.

Continuing its 2017 tour, ASCII Group hosted IT solution providers and vendors in Miami for two days of networking, education, and training.

Continuing its 2017 tour, ASCII Group hosted IT solution providers and vendors for two days of networking, education, and training.

Stopping in Columbus, the two-day conference included in-depth content on sales, marketing, and the latest products and services for the SMB channel.

Held in Boston, the two-day conference included in-depth content on sales, marketing, and the latest products and services for the SMB channel.

Frank Abagnale (pictured), whose real-life exploits were depicted in the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, outlined the principles he uses to steer clear of identity theft at the second of the IT membership organization’s 9 events for 2017.

Delivered in partnership with Symantec and Aerohive Networks, the new subscription-based offerings include services and support from SYNNEX specialists.

The final 2016 live event for channel resellers, integrators, consultants, and cloud and managed service providers pulled into the Boston area to deliver profitable and “fit” business strategies.

Newport, R.I., was the final stop on this year’s ASCII Success Summit in North America, where solution providers gathered for two days of business and technology sessions and peer networking.

The organization announces the winners of its annual ASCII Cup, gold and silver medalists, and top distributor at the ASCII Success Summit in Newport, Rhode Island.

Solution providers convened in Ohio for two days of business and technology sessions and peer networking.

The third of four live events convened channel resellers, integrators, consultants, and cloud and managed service providers in the D.C. metro area to deliver profitable and “fit” business strategies.

Distributors Ingram Micro and Pax8 both now offer the system, which is designed to protect against ransomware and other advanced attacks, on their online cloud solution marketplaces.

The two-day event for solution providers included business and technology sessions, networking, and a keynote by Ken Feinberg, who oversaw the U.S. government’s September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

The two-day event for solution providers included business and technology sessions, networking, and a keynote by former Doobie Brothers musician turned security expert.

Attendees heard from leading channel executives in the IT space and had an opportunity to network with peers.

IT professionals attending the full-day, live event got advice for “pumping up” their sales, marketing, and operations from a team of industry “trainers.”

Attendees at the first IT SMB Success Summit selected their favorite vendors in a variety of highly competitive categories.

Ascii’s Chicago event came to a close Thursday, bringing two days of partner training and informational sessions to a close.

The awards are voted on by the attending solution providers at the Success Summit in Austin, and honor the industry sponsors in multiple “Best of Show” categories.