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Atera US GM: Agentic AI Fueling Task Automation, MSP Success

3 weeks ago | channelinsider.com | Victoria Durgin |Katie Bavoso |Sunny Yadav

IT management platform vendor Atera has spent the past three years collaborating with AI providers, including OpenAI, to develop practical solutions for MSPs and internal IT teams seeking to automate mundane and repetitive tasks. US General Manager Yoav Susz discusses how Atera’s partners and end users have influenced the company’s success in the market with agentic AI. Atera is one of many vendors serving MSPs and channel partners that sees a strong future in agentic AI.
IRONSCALES New VP on Bringing Next-Gen Solution to More MSPs

1 month ago | channelinsider.com | Victoria Durgin |Katie Bavoso |Sunny Yadav

Security vendor IRONSCALES recently appointed Brian Thomas as its new VP of global MSP sales. Thomas shared his priorities for growth in the MSP ecosystem and his insights on how IRONSCALES offers a differentiated security product with Channel Insider. Thomas has over a decade of experience leading channel sales in security, including stints at WatchGuard Technologies and Malwarebytes. He is now leading IRONSCALES in what he hopes will be significant growth in worldwide MSP adoption.
CyberArk Report Points to Machine Identity Security Risks

1 month ago | channelinsider.com | Victoria Durgin |Katie Bavoso |Sunny Yadav |Jordan Smith

Security vendor CyberArk today released its 2025 State of Machine Identity Security Report. The research, based on a survey of 1,200 security leaders across the USA, UK, Australia, France, Germany and Singapore, shows the growing gap between machine identity creation and appropriate security measures accounting for those identities. CyberArk’s SVP of Innovation Kevin Bocek shared his insights on the research in an interview with Channel Insider.
Nerdio’s Landes on Optimizing Cloud: What MSPs Should Know

1 month ago | channelinsider.com | Victoria Durgin |Katie Bavoso |Jordan Smith

Several years after the cloud boom first began, some MSPs and their clients are beginning to worry cloud is to expensive to justify, or at least more complicated than first believed. Nerdio’s CRO and co-founder Joseph Landes shares why he sees cloud cost as an optimization concern, and how partners can course correct without losing the agility and other benefits of cloud computing. Nerdio is dedicated to supporting Microsoft partners in their various products, including M365 and Azure.
SonicWall 2025 Threat Reports Raises Alarms, Advises Partners

1 month ago | channelinsider.com | Victoria Durgin |Katie Bavoso |Sunny Yadav

Security vendor SonicWall recently released its 2025 SonicWall Annual Cyber Threat Report findings. Among the various details include sharp increases in the amount of ransomware in regional areas, new malware variants, and alarming gaps between the time of exploitation and the time it takes companies to respond.
AuditBoard Survey Finds DORA Compliance Lagging

2 months ago | channelinsider.com | Victoria Durgin |Jordan Smith |Katie Bavoso

Audit, compliance, and risk management platform vendor AuditBoard recently announced its findings after surveying over 270 professionals about their compliance with DORA, the EU AI Act, and other compliance frameworks. Overall, the research shows that compliance lags behind expected targets. Channel Insider spoke with AuditBoard CISO Richard Marcus to learn more about the research for partners supporting EU businesses and American entities operating in the region.
HPE Files Answer to DOJ Complaint on Juniper Acquisition

2 months ago | channelinsider.com | Jordan Smith |Katie Bavoso |Victoria Durgin

Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) has responded to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) by filing an answer to the department’s complaint seeking to block HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks, a networking products maker. According to the answer, HPE denies “each and every allegation” that the DOJ has levied against the IT vendor. “Except for those allegations expressly admitted herein, HPE denies each and every allegation in the complaint,” HPE wrote in its answer.
Other World Computing and ARCHIWARE Partner on Collaborative Workflows

2 months ago | channelinsider.com | Jordan Smith |Katie Bavoso

Other World Computing (OWC) is partnering with ARCHIWARE, a data management software provider, to deliver seamless shared storage, cloning, backup, and archiving for collaborative workflows.
WatchGuard to Join AWS ISV Accelerate Program

2 months ago | channelinsider.com | Jordan Smith |Katie Bavoso

WatchGuard, a unified cybersecurity vendor, is joining the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS Partners that provides software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS and helps drive new business by connecting participating ISVs with the AWS Sales arm.
Top Cyber Insurance Companies for 2025

2 months ago | channelinsider.com | Sunny Yadav |Katie Bavoso |Jordan Smith

With over 422 million records exposed globally in the third quarter of 2024, cyber threats are growing more sophisticated. Also, the global average cost of a data breach in 2024 increased by 10% and hit the highest total ever — $4.88 million. All of this leads to increased pressure on companies, especially managed service providers (MSPs), to protect both their operations and their clients’ data.