Today, January 28, is Data Privacy Day, and a new survey from Acronis revealed some interesting insight into attitudes and behaviors regarding cybersecurity and data protection.
Despite heightened awareness of the prevalence and the consequences of data breaches, 25% of the more than 2,000 survey respondents from eight countries have experienced data theft or loss, and 12% remain unsure if they’ve been breached.
Two-thirds (66%) of respondents said they back up their data regularly, while 9% don’t back up their data at all. Surprisingly, 4% don’t know what backup means.
Younger respondents (those under 35) reported significantly more breach incidents than older demographics (55–64), potentially reflecting riskier digital habits -- maybe that accounts for the 4% who didn't know the meaning of 'backup?'
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Grab your coffee. Here's what you need to know today.
Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News
1. Juniper updates Partner Advantage: Juniper Networks outlined updates to its enhanced Juniper Partner Advantage (JPA) program for 2025. JPA's goals for 2025 include helping partners to cross-sell across Juniper's AI solutions and meet customer needs for AI-ready infrastructure, boosting profitability through new financial benefits, and strengthening partnerships.
2. Leaseweb announces new NVIDIA GPUs: Cloud services and IaaS provider Leaseweb Global is expanding its processing solutions by adding NVIDIA L4, L40S and H100 NVL GPUs to its infrastructure portfolio. These GPUs address the compute needs of a wide variety of sectors – including artificial intelligence (AI), media and entertainment and gaming -- and at lower prices.
3. Leadership shuffle at UK MSP Redcentric: Yorkshire, UK managed services provider Redcentric announced last week its CEO, Peter Brotherton, would step down and appointed Briad Woodford as the firm's chief executive. Now, the CFO, David Senior, has also decided to step down, though he will continue at the firm until the completion of the financial year ending March 31, 2025.
4. Voxel51, ORI bring visual AI to government: Visual AI tech provider Voxel51 is partnering with ORI, a leading U.S. government technology partner and reseller, to deliver data management solutions for government departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The partnership furthers Voxel51's goal of expanding access to its visual AI platform, FiftyOne, to federal agencies and makes it easier for agencies, even those with limited AI/ML resources, to build AI-powered solutions.
5. Torq expands into EMEA: Torq is expanding operations across EMEA, the company announced today, with a new headquarters in London. Torq’s EMEA operations are led by Usman Gulfaraz, VP of EMEA sales, and Torq also announced it is appointing Jaicee Matthews as its head of EMEA marketing. Gulfarez and Matthews are based in Torq’s new London headquarters. Sheldon Muir, head of global channels and alliances, is managing the EMEA partner ecosystem from Torq’s New York City headquarters. Torq recently closed a $70M Series C round, bringing total funding to $192 million.
In-Person MSP and Channel Partner Events
- Right of Boom, February 19-21, MGM Grand Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Evergreen Elevate 2025, March 3-4, Archer Hotel, Austin, Texas
- GTIA Communities & Councils Forum, March 10-12, Chicago
- Channel Partners Conference & Expo and MSP Summit, March 24-27, The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada
- N-able Empower, week of April 7, Berlin, InterContinental Hotel
- NerdioCon, April 7-9, La Quinta Resort and Club, Palm Springs, California
- Kaseya Connect, April 28-May 1, MGM Grand Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
