Hurricane Florence knocks out power to 976,000 homes and businesses across North and South Carolina. Duke Energy predicts one million to three million could lose electric service. FEMA Leader William "Brock" Long says it could be weeks before power is fully restored.
Aware of Hurricane Florence's projected storm path, MSPs across North and South Carolina activate business continuity plans. Executives from Servcom USA, CSP Inc. and The Network Essentials describe data protection preparations.
Hurricane Florence 2018 triggers business continuity, backup and disaster recovery (BDR) tests in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and other potential storm path centers. MSPs & IT service providers help customers brace for impact.
Commvault hires Cisco Systems & HP veteran Wenceslao Lada as VP of worldwide alliances. Lada apparently succeeds Andy Vandeveld, a Veeam veteran who held the post from January through June 2018. Next up: Finding a new Commvault CEO to succeed Robert Hammer.
StorageCraft OneXafe counters Veeam and Rubrik in midmarket data protection sector. It's part of StorageCraft's broader, channel partner-centric push across small, midsize and enterprise customer opportunities.
Qualys, a cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider, extends beyond MSSPs. New Qualys Consulting Edition targets MSPs and IT consulting firms.
Cask, a key ServiceNow business and technology partner, touts two cybersecurity implementation services at the massive Black Hat USA 2018 conference in Las Vegas.
Managed service provider EACS acquires Sentronex, a Microsoft and Cisco Systems partner in London. Sentronex's expertise includes disaster recovery, IT managed and professional services in the financial vertical.
