36 01732 759725 Reading-based IT lifecycle services provider Smart CT has won three contracts to deploy, maintain, replace and repair a total of more than 65,000 devices across the UK, Europe, South Africa, Australia and Asia. The largest deal is to support 50,000 end user networking devices and switches for 70 government organisations, banks, airports, councils, fire and rescue services and water and delivery companies. The second will see it support 12,000 devices for 279 health bodies and retail outlets in the UK, Italy, Czech Republic and South Africa. The third involves 5,000 routers, switches and Wi-Fi access points for a global soft drinks giant at production facilities in Europe, Indonesia and Australia. All three deals will see Smart CT’s network of engineers attending callouts within four hours or by the next working day. www.smartct.com … Rocketlane, an AI-powered Professional Services Automation (PSA) company, has launched what it claims is the industry’s first agentic execution platform for professional services. Unlike traditional PSA and project management tools that track work, Nitro executes delivery through AI agents embedded directly within project workflows, identifying risks early, rebalancing resources in real time, and completing repeatable billable tasks such as migrations, configurations, documentation and testing. Rocketlane claims this enables services teams to deliver more projects with the same headcount, reducing delivery effort by up to 50% and surfacing risks weeks earlier. Nitro addresses three levels of services transformation: Operations Automation, automatically enforcing resourcing rules, time policies, financial controls and compliance; Delivery Governance, generating project plans, continuously monitoring delivery signals, sending project updates to clients and surfacing risks early; and Work Execution, deploying AI agents that execute repeatable, billable delivery tasks directly within project plans, including migrations, system configurations, documentation, testing and validation. Teams oversee outcomes and apply judgment where needed, but execution no longer waits on human availability. https://rocketlane.com/nitro Huntress is extending its reach within the SMB community by expanding its partner programme to include resellers as well as the MSPs it has partnered with for the last decade. The company’s purpose-built cybersecurity platform and 24/7 AI‑assisted SOC already protects more than 200,000 organisations, five million endpoints and 10 million identities from business email compromise, account takeovers, ransomware, phishing attacks and more. By extending its partner programme to resellers, Huntress is hoping to accelerate its penetration of the 99% of companies that fall below the Fortune 1000 and make up the backbone of the global economy. … Cloud communications and IT support solutions provider GoTo has launched a new partner programme for its LogMeIn family of products. Initially available to IT resellers, before being extended to MSPs and global system integrators later in the year, the LogMeIn Partner Network gives IT resellers access to AI-driven solutions for endpoint management, remote support and zero trust security, including LogMeIn Resolve and LogMeIn Rescue; dedicated expert support; training and enablement; co-marketing opportunities; and tiered incentive rewards. Find out more at logmein.com/partners … Netos, provider of a FinOps platform that gives customers visibility of IT network consumption so that they can optimise spend and operate their connectivity landscapes with cloud-like financial discipline, has appointed Nebula Global Services as its first global services partner. Under the agreement Nebula’s global footprint of certified engineers, project managers and technology specialists will support Netos and its SI, MSP and VAR channel partners across EMEA, North America, APAC and LATAM with partner onboarding, deployments, technical integration, optimisation consulting and managed services. www.nebulaglobalservices.com … UK wholesale connectivity provider AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) has launched Multi-Gig FTTP services on its aquila platform through a partnership with CityFibre that gives channel partners access to a premium tier of 1.7Gbps and 2.3Gbps FTTP speeds for consumers and businesses. APFN partners can consume CityFibre’s XGS-PON powered Multi-Gig services directly through aquila, with no additional integrations or operational complexity. These new FTTP services sit alongside existing fibre and ethernet products in APFN’s marketplace for the channel, including recently added products from Sky Business Wholesale. www.allpointsfibre.uk/aquila … N-able is addressing the surge in identity-driven cyberattacks using stolen or phished credentials to gain access to backup software and weaken backup policies by expanding the Anomaly Detection capabilities within Cove Data Protection. The new functionality delivers real-time alerts when suspicious or unauthorised changes to backup policies are detected, giving customers an early warning system against the credentialbased tactics attackers use to disable or corrupt backups before deploying ransomware. This new capability builds on last year’s Anomaly Detection feature, Honeypots, an always-on defence mechanism designed to detect brute-force attacks on backup infrastructure. Neil Douglas, CIO at managed IT services provider Network ROI, said: “It’s no longer just active systems under attack – backups are firmly in the crosshairs. If attackers gain access to the backup platform, they don’t always strike immediately. They can quietly manipulate backups, alter retention policies or delete servers, then sit undetected for weeks (or even months). When they finally launch their attack, recovery can be impossible. In the past, Logpoint rebrands as guardsix Logpoint has changed its name to guardsix to highlight its essential role in protecting organisations from cybercriminals. The ‘six’ component of the name comes from the aviation phrase ‘got your six’, meaning ‘I’ve got your back’. The rebrand is part of the company’s shift towards deeper alignment with regional MSSPs and regulated organisations, supported by a combination of sovereign security operations technology and hands-on expertise that enables lean teams to scale detection, maintain control and operate with predictable confidence. CEO Mikkel Drucker said: “Cybersecurity is never just about software. It’s about the people carrying the responsibility when systems fail, regulators call or attacks hit at 2 a.m. guardsix reflects who we are and who we stand with – the lean security teams and MSSPs who protect essential services. We combine sovereign technology with real partnership, so they are never facing that pressure alone.” TECHDIGEST Mikkel Drucker
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