Changes in the Channel: Leadership Moves and Shakeups April 13 - April 17
The channel’s weekly roundup highlights a wave of senior appointments across cybersecurity and data‑management firms. Paessler named former Cisco and SolarWinds veteran Chris Simoes as CTO, while Portnox hired Jonathan Skinner, ex‑LogicGate CMO, to steer global marketing. Halcyon added former DHS leader Kirstjen Nielsen as a strategic cyber advisor, and ThreatModeler appointed Kevin Gallagher, former Invicti president, as CEO following its IriusRisk merger. Commvault promoted long‑time executive Gary Merrill to CFO and brought Geoff Haydon from VMware to lead customer and field operations, and Accuris hired Tom Genova to head Americas sales.
Blockchain Gets Real: Where MSPs Fit In
Blockchain is shedding its pilot status as enterprises begin tokenizing mortgage loans, automating cross‑border settlements, and deploying decentralized identity solutions. Managed service providers (MSPs) are poised to capture this shift not by building core protocols, but by delivering the surrounding...
UJET Brings Google Cloud CX and AI to SMBs Through the Channel
UJET has introduced a managed service called Google Cloud CCaaS, bundling Google Cloud’s contact‑center and Gemini AI capabilities for small and midsize businesses. The offering is delivered through AVANT’s Trusted Advisor channel, allowing partners to act as sales advisors while...
Commvault Links AI Agent Control to Faster Recovery for MSPs
Commvault announced a suite of AI‑focused extensions to its data‑protection platform, branding the offering as a "system of record" for AI resilience. The new AI Protect module unifies agent discovery, governance, and rollback capabilities across hybrid and multi‑cloud environments. Data...
Liongard Adds MCP Server to Enable Programmatic AI Access for MSPs
Liongard has upgraded its LiongardIQ platform with an MCP server that provides programmatic, API‑driven access to continuously updated asset intelligence. The addition of the Roar Assistant lets MSPs query data in natural language, while expanded discovery improves network, device, and...
Sentra, Wiz Link Data Risk to Cloud Findings
Sentra has partnered with cloud‑security platform Wiz to embed its data‑classification intelligence into Wiz’s Security Graph. The integration tags cloud misconfigurations and attack paths with sensitivity labels, letting teams focus on risks that touch regulated or business‑critical data. Continuous syncing...
Commvault Flex Expands Storage Options for AI-Scale Recovery
Commvault has broadened its Flex data protection platform to include native support for Hitachi Vantara and NetApp storage systems. The expansion gives enterprises more options for building scalable, AI‑ready resilience architectures, allowing them to pair Flex’s software‑defined image with existing...
AgileBlue Amplify Program Targets MSP Revenue Growth From Existing Customers
AgileBlue launched the Amplify Partner Program to help managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) generate revenue from their existing customer base. The program replaces traditional certification‑heavy models with a Blueprint framework that delivers go‑to‑market plans, campaign...
Unseen AI, Unchecked Risk: The CISO Wake-Up Call
Shadow AI—unauthorized use of generative AI tools—is emerging as a blind spot for security teams, exposing proprietary code and sensitive data without detection. More than a third of companies still lack formal AI compliance policies, leaving employees free to paste...
AI Isn’t a Pilot Anymore: OpenText and Hatz AI Give MSPs a Path to Real Revenue
OpenText announced a referral partnership with Hatz AI that equips its channel partners with a unified platform of 67 large language models and a structured AI‑readiness framework. The collaboration gives managed service providers (MSPs) a clear starting point for AI...
Slide Takes BCDR Roadshow to MSPs
Slide is launching a global BCDR roadshow aimed at managed service providers across the U.S. and Europe. The meetup‑style sessions emphasize hands‑on integration of backup and recovery workflows with PSA, RMM, and automation tools rather than traditional product demos. The...
Aura Targets BYOD Risk with Identity-Centric Security for MSPs
Aura has launched Aura Business for Managed Service Providers, an identity‑centric solution that secures BYOD environments without full device control. By integrating with Microsoft Entra ID, the platform enforces conditional‑access policies, checks device hygiene, and detects phishing, credential theft, and...
Channel Brief: It's Less About Tools, More About Running Them
The MSP channel is moving from a focus on selling and stacking tools to a mandate for running those tools efficiently at scale. Vendors are responding by offering operational services—OpenText and Hatz AI provide AI readiness frameworks, Sherweb adds Veeam Data...
Changes in the Channel: Leadership Moves and Shakeups April 06 - April 10
During the week of April 6‑10, a wave of senior appointments reshaped the cybersecurity and data‑analytics landscape. Halcyon, SailPoint, Torq, Black Duck, Bitsight, Coro, Align, Imprivata, Anthropic, TENEX, DevRev, Alteryx, Alation and XLA each announced new C‑level or senior leaders, many...
MailRoute Expands MSP Program to Simplify Email Security Delivery
MailRoute has refreshed its MSP and channel partner program to deliver email security as a fully white‑label service that can be provisioned in minutes via MX‑level filtering. The new model lets managed service providers onboard client domains by changing two...