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5 Channel Partner Program and MSP News Updates: 17 March 2022

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TOKYO, JAPAN – MAY 20: Barista Takaya Hashimoto prepares a cafe latte at a local specialty coffee shop on May 20, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. With the rise of specialty coffee shops opening all over the world in recent years, Tokyo’s coffee culture catches on to offer quality coffee to like minded people across all walks of life. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images)

Here are five (actually, more) technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Thursday, March 17, 2022. Sip up.

What’s In Our Daily Brew?

  • Who We Serve: Content for managed services providers (MSPs), IT service providers (ITSPs), cybersecurity consultants, technology solutions providers (TSPs), systems integrators, VARs, independent software vendors (ISVs), distributors and any other partner acronym that further caffeinates our already stellar SEO.
  • Frequency: Every business morning.
  • Reaching the Barista: Send news, tips and rumors to [email protected].

A. Today’s Technology, Channel Chief and MSP Partner Program News

1. Datto Potentially for Sale?: That's the speculation.

2. Does Kaseya Own ConnectBooster?: That has been a consistent rumor since late 2021. Here's Kaseya's statement.

3. M&A Speculation: Airbus is interested in acquiring Atos — mainly because of the Atos cybersecurity business known as BDS, a report suggests.

4. Funding - SMB Security:  Todyl, a channel-friendly security company, has raised a $28 Million in series A funding led by Anthos Capital, with Tech Operators, Blu Ventures, and StoneMill Ventures participating. The Todyl Security platform spans endpoint security (EDR & NGAV), managed eXtended Detection and Response (MXDR) and SIEM capabilities.

5. IT Consulting - Accenture Quarterly Results: Accenture's revenue was $15 billion in Q2 of fiscal 2022, up 24 percent from the corresponding quarter last year. The global IT consulting company also increased its annual revenue forecast -- which represents a bullish signal for cloud-centric IT consulting firms, MSPs and MSSPs. Still, Accenture also expressed some revenue concerns amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

6. Distribution - Network Infrastructure Management: TD Synnex has agreed to distribute ZPE Systems Inc.'s Intel-based Gen 3 out-of-band serial consoles & modular services router gateways. The goal: Provide end-to-end automation for datacenter & branch edge deployments, the companies indicated.

7. Partner Program: Alteryx, an analytics automation company, has updated its partner program powering.

B. Channel Partner Summits, MSP Conferences and Virtual Events Calendar

  1. IWCE 2022 (March 20-24, Las Vegas, Nevada)
  2. SolarWinds 2022 North America Partner Summit (March 22-24, Virtual)
  3. Aruba Atmosphere 2022 Conference (March 27-April 1, Las Vegas)
  4. Data Center World 2022 (March 28-March 31, Austin, Texas)
  5. TED 2022 (April 10-14, Vancouver, Canada)
  6. ChannelE2E’s complete event calendar
  7. Add Your Annual Event To Our Calendar: Submit it here for consideration.
Joe Panettieri

Joe Panettieri is co-founder & editorial director of MSSP Alert and ChannelE2E, the two leading news & analysis sites for managed service providers in the cybersecurity market.

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