Here are five (actually more) technology news updates, insights, chatter, and much more to start your day for Monday, March 28, 2022. Suction.
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A. Today Technology, Channel Chief and MSP Partner Program News
1. MSP Software Pioneer – Philanthropy and Talent: Former ConnectWise CEOs Arnie Bellini and Lauren Bellini donated $ 10.6 million to The University of South Florida. The donation creates and staffs the Bellini Center for Talent Development. The goal: Create a talent pipeline of employees who are “uniquely prepared to meet their needs through a three-year-extra certification program,” the University said.
2. ServiceNow Robotic Process Automation (RPA): The new release of ServiceNow San Diego includes RPA capabilities.
3. Funding – ServiceNow and Identity Security: Clear Skye raised $ 14 million in Series A funding, led by Storm Ventures and Toba Capital with participation from Point Field Partners and Inner Loop Capital. Clear Skye develops an identity security and management solution built into ServiceNow.
4. Executive Leadership: Cloudera appointed Abhas as chief strategy officer, responsible for global corporate strategy, pricing, new product introductions. Also, the company named Prat Moghe as EVP, GM of Cloud, and Irma Laxamana as chief legal officer.
5. Microsoft Salaries: Microsoft laid off several employees and terminated partnerships in connection with alleged sales bribery efforts in the Middle East, The Wall Street Journal reported.
6. Apple Fine: Apple is set to be fined this week for not fully complying with a mandate to open its App Store to rival payment methods for former apps in the Netherlands, Reuters reported.
7. Privacy Law: Democrats and Republicans sought to form a bipartisan agreement on comprehensive privacy law, The Wall Street Journal reported.
B. Channel Partner Summits, MSP Conferences and Virtual Events Calendar
- TED 2022 (April 10-14, Vancouver, Canada)
- Robin Robins Boot Camp 2022 (April 19-22, Nashville, Tennessee)
- Dell Technologies World 2022 (May 2-5, Las Vegas)
- Fortinet Accelerate 2022 (May 10-13, Virtual)
- IBM Think 2022 (May 10-11)
- The complete ChannelE2E event calendar
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