O’Ryan Johnson

ConnectWise CEO: MSPs Part Of ‘Construction Project’ To Build A Better World

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Technology is going to have to come to the rescue,’ ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini tells an audience of MSPs, who he says are part of building a better future in the work that they do for their customers.

ConnectWise Acquires MSSP, Launches Cybersecurity School For MSPs

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Think of it like this as our donation to the IT Nation. We’re going to be pouring money and time and education and effort into creating a cybersecurity university for the entire IT Nation. All managed service providers,’ says ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini.

Connectwise CEO Bellini On ServiceNow: ‘We’ve Got More Guts’

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘They’re trying to be too many things to too many people,’ ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini tells CRN. ‘They’ve got more money than us, but we’ve got more guts.’

Accenture Acquiring Digital Media Services Firm Adaptly

by O’Ryan Johnson

The solutions heavyweight set its sights on Adaptly, a digital media services company, which partners with some of the leading digital platforms, including Amazon, Facebook, Google, Instagram and Snapchat.

ConvergeOne Looks South For A $92M Acquisition

by O’Ryan Johnson

ConvergeOne plans to buy VT Consolidated, an integrator headquartered in Ridgeland, Miss. also known as Venture Technologies.

Tyler Technologies Acquires Canadian SaaS Provider For Mobile Public Safety App

by O’Ryan Johnson

Smartphones, tablets, wearables and task-specific apps are quickly becoming first responders’ primary tools for communicating in the field, according to the solution provider. SceneDoc enables field capture of data, electronic notes and multimedia from these devices with secure storage and access to and from the cloud.

Red River Adds DevOps, Docker Expertise With Acquisition

by O’Ryan Johnson

Red River bought Austin-based Ambonare, which has experience in mobile and web application development, software product engineering, cloud migration and application modernization, CEO Jeff Sessions said

Defense Ready For More Possible Charges In New Jersey Slaying

by O’Ryan Johnson

Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said his office is investigating financial deals involving accused murderer Paul Caneiro, who ran a solution provider and pest control business with his dead brother.

Prosecutor: New Jersey MSP CEO, Wife, Children, Slain In Business Feud With Brother

by O’Ryan Johnson

Local prosecutors have launched a financial investigation alongside the homicide probe, saying the killer’s motive was ‘financial in nature’ and stemmed from his and the victim’s joint business ventures.

RapidFire Security Breach Detection Tool Finds Threats That May Be Well-Hidden

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Anti-virus software primarily focuses on malware and on stopping imminent threats. Anti-virus may not be sufficient once a hacker has penetrated a system, leaving behind well-hidden and often dormant footholds,’ RapidFire’ s Win Pham tells CRN.

‘Multiple Winners’ Likely In Cloud Market, ServiceNow CEO Says

by O’Ryan Johnson

As governments across the globe “aggressively” adopt cloud solutions, and customers demand multiple providers, ServiceNow CEO John Donahoe compares cloud computing to mobile phones -- saying there is room for more than one winner.

Thundercat CEO On Living Your Company’s Values

by O’Ryan Johnson

Tom Deierlein offers hard-earned advice to fellow solution providers about never giving up and how to apply that lesson to leading their own organization.

Tech Data Revenue Surges, Calls Tariffs A ‘Moving Target’

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘We do know that some of the commodities that are incorporated into PCs potentially are on the list of things that get tariffed. However, a lot of the content that we sell at the top level are not on those lists, but those lists are subject to change. It’s a bit of a moving target.’

D&H Offers Partners Document Dominance With Fujitsu Deal

by O’Ryan Johnson

D&H signs an agreement with Fujitsu Computer Products of America through which the distributor will carry select models from Fujitsu’s line of desktop scanners, including its flagship ScanSnap iX1500 duplex scanner and the iX500 color scanner with Nuance PDF management software.

Lexmark Leaderless Again After Another CEO Departs

by O’Ryan Johnson

Ex-CEO Rich Geruson’s exit follows David Reeder and before him Paul Rooke, all of whom have bid adieu to the IBM spin off since November 2016.