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The 10 Biggest Channel Stories Of 2019
O’Ryan Johnson
Several of the top items in this year’s list of top channel news could have won the No. 1 spot in other years, but the 2019 news cycle was dominated by ransomware attacks that show little sign of slowing down.
The Year Of Ransomware
Several of the top items in this year’s list of top channel news could have won the No. 1 spot in other years, but the news cycle was dominated by ransomware attacks that show little sign of slowing down even as MSPs apply multifactor authentication, backup and disaster recovery tools, and the latest detection and response solutions on their networks.
But it wasn’t all bad news.
The influx of private equity cash into the channel shows experts that it is an area worthy of investment with room to grow.
Whether it was Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of ConnectWise earlier this year, which led to the merger of that company with rival Continuum, or Apollo Global Management’s $5.4 billion planned buy of Tech Data, the channel is awash in private equity dollars looking for a home.
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