For Small Businesses, Free Remote Work Technology Tool List

muhstate · Mar 19, 2020

Facebook: The giant plans to award $100 million in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 small businesses in over 30 countries to address the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reports. The majority will be in cash grants and Facebook will disclose more details soon about how businesses will be able to apply for assistance, the report says.

Broadband

CenturyLink and Comcast have suspended Internet data caps during the coronavirus pandemic, The Colorado Sun reports.

Cloud Services

OnScale: The provider of Cloud Engineering Simulation now offers free cloud core-hours to customers to promote customer safety and mitigate any productivity loss due to office shutdowns. Customers are invited to reach out to [email protected] with any questions about accessing OnScale and using free core-hours from home while working remotely during the outbreak.

Collaboration (Chat, File Sharing, Video Conferencing & More)

Acronis Cyber Files Cloud: The file sync and share solution is free to all service providers through July 31, 2020. Acronis partners who are seeking additional details about the offer and Acronis should contact their account manager.
Axcient Anchor licenses are free through June 2020 for all new users. Anchor is a file sync and sharing service designed for MSPs and their end-customers.
Cisco WebEx free version with toll-free call-in options for 90 days.
CucumberStudio, a collaboration platform, is available for free. Also, free BDD training is provided through the Cucumber School.
Google Hangouts for existing Google G Suite business and educations customers.
Intermedia: AnyMeeting video conferencing and webinar service is free through December 31, 2020. Also there’s one free Webinar Pro license per account — which enables live broadcast events for up to 200 people.
LogMeIn Emergency Remote Work Kits free for three months.
Microsoft Teams is free for six months.
Zoom free version.

Cybersecurity

Coveware & Emsisoft: The companies are partnering to offer healthcare organizations free ransomware response services to healthcare organizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beachhead Solutions: MSPs can add free licenses to their current SimplySecure license allocation. The free license offer can be used for MSPs’ own employees and/or for their clients and their employees. Request details here: [email protected]
CryptroStopper: The Starter package for five desktop licenses includes a free 60-day offer.
PCMatic: All current and future PC Matic MSP partners are now able to add unlimited endpoints to their accounts – at no additional charge through the end of June 2020.
ReaQta-Hive: The company is offering a BCP Endpoint Defense Package to help companies secure their remote endpoints. The BCP Package is a four-month free coverage available to all healthcare providers and qualified companies, and “easily deployable within minutes,” ReaQta-Hive says.
SentinelOne: The autonomous cybersecurity platform company is making SentinelOne Core available free of charge beginning Monday, March 16 through Friday, May 16, 2020.
Trustifi, a SaaS email security company, is offering no-cost, 90-day trial licenses of its email encryption solutions to companies of 50 employees or more. Interested parties can use this link to engage a Trustifi representative who can manage the 90-day trial subscription. There is no obligation to purchase after the trail.

IT Service Management, IT Support and Remote Monitoring

Addigy, a cloud-based Apple device management platform for businesses, institutions and MSP, on March 17 announced free 60-day access for organizations shifting to virtual work from home policies.
Banyan Security is offering a 90-day free trial of its remote access product.
ServiceNow: has announced four new community apps to help its customers, including government agencies and enterprises, manage complex emergency response workflows. These apps are now available at servicenow.com/crisisresponse for customers to access free of charge through September 30, 2020.
SolarWinds Take Control Plus, a standalone remote support solution, is free of charge for 90 days, if partners sign up before June 30, 2020. For a limited time, Take Control Plus licenses also come with 25 additional end-user accounts for partners to extend to employees and clients.
Saucecode Tistro: The remote worker management tool is available free until June 3o, 2020.

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