Here are five (actually, more) technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Friday, February 18, 2022. Sip up.
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A. Today’s Technology, Channel Chief and MSP Partner Program News
1. MSP M&A Advisor: Cogent Growth Partners (CGP) assisted 14 M&A deals involving MSPs in 2021. CGP has now closed more than 140 deals since the firm's inception.
2. MSP Employee Equity Plan: Ensono, backed by KKR, has launched an Associate Equity Appreciation Program. The goal? If Ensono achieves targeted metrics, the program aims to distribute more than $90 million to employees. The company currently has about 2,800 team members. So that's an average payout target of $32,000 per employee.
3. Channel Chief - Enterprise Automation Software: WorkFusion has hired channel veteran Os Haque as senior VP and head of global channels & alliances.
4. Channel Chiefs - Security: Deep Instinct has named Mike Saletta as area VP of Americas Channels; Joe Santamorena as area VP of Global MSSP Programs, and Phanneth Wood as director of global distribution.
5. Funding - Cloud Data Integration: Arcion has raised $13 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with Bessemer Vice President Sakib Dadi joining the Arcion board of directors. Strategic investor Databricks also participated in the round.
6. IoT Security Standards: More than 100 technology and cybersecurity entities are calling for governments and industry to move towards universal Internet of Things (IoT) device security standards, SC Media reported. In a letter released February 17, 2022, 104 different organizations – including Google, Microsoft, Deloitte Consumer Reports, the Center for Internet Security, and the Cyber Threat Alliance – said there is a “global consensus” forming around the need for IoT security standards that must be addressed through a mix of government regulation and voluntary private sector action, SC Media added.
B. Channel Partner Summits, MSP Conferences and Virtual Events Calendar
- NerdioCon 2022 (February 21-23, Cancun, Mexico)
- ThreatLocker Zero Trust World 2022 (February 21-23, Orlando, Florida)
- Addigy Innovate Summit (February 22-23, Virtual)
- Xchange Channel Partner and MSP Conference (February 27-March 1, Dallas, Texas)
- Global Telecom Data Exchange (March 17-18, Miami, Florida)
- ChannelE2E’s complete event calendar
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