Unmanaged SaaS Leads to Uncontrolled Expenses and Higher Risk

There’s a business adage that says, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” While this wisdom didn’t originate in the tech sector, it succinctly defines why some channel partners are more successful than others. One area where it comes into play is with software as a service (SaaS) and other cloud IT initiatives. This includes the ones business owners subscribe to, and the rogue cloud-based apps their employees procure on their own.

Jolera Partner Interview Series: Augmentt

As a continuation of the Jolera Inc. Interview Series, our very own Channel Chief, Paolo Del Nibletto interviewed Augmentt, Co-Founder and Chairman at Augmentt Technology, Gavin Garbutt.

Managing SaaS – the next evolution of Managed Services

It used to be that MSPs would manage servers, desktops, firewalls, and other business and infrastructure objects for their clients. Many still do. Yet, as software as a service (SaaS) continues to proliferate in today’s changing business environment, MSPs need to be able to managed SaaS platforms as effectively as they did the servers and desktops of yesterday.

Augmentt: “Hello World!”

After some time away from the community Gavin Garbutt is back with a new venture. Derik Belair joins Gavin at Augmentt a SaaS application management company. Augmentt was developed to help MSPs understand SaaS usage, optimize spend, enforce security polies and improve productivity.

ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of August 24th, 2020

Erick and Rich examine the new venture by the founders of RMM pioneer N-able, explain why you should ensure all of your employees understand all of your customer touch points, and discuss a guy who has your coronavirus record for longest time between haircuts beat by 80 years.

Former N-able Execs Launch Management Software Maker for Cloud Era MSPs

Two veterans of RMM software pioneer N-able have joined forces a second time to launch a company dedicated to helping MSPs manage cloud-based resources as effectively as they do on-premises assets. Called Augmentt and officially open for business today, the new vendor is led by Gavin Garbutt, who founded N-able and served as its CEO until selling the company to SolarWinds in 2013, and Derik Belair, a senior leader at N-able who was vice president of marketing at SolarWinds after the acquisition.