CPI View: 'Sure there are opportunities, but my fear is there are dozens of companies jumping on the bandwagon' - Datto's CEO on the fallout from vendor hacks

Nima Green
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In this installment of CPI View, Datto CEO Tim Weller talks about the danger of partner wariness over the explosion of vendor marketing in the wake of high profile vendor hacks

In the latest installment of CPI View, Datto CEO Tim Weller gets candid about how the managed security services market is reacting to the recent high profile hacks of security giants FireEye, SolarWinds and SonicWall, to name just a few. He also spoke about the perennial tension between the danger to business continuity that security vulnerabilities pose, and ongoing customer reluctance to spend on "premium" products and solutions: a reluctance that remains despite these scandals. What ...

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