Month: June 2014

Bobby Vetter, senior vice president of partner solution management, enablement and programs at SAP
Channel Programs

SAP ramps up partner enablement, training

June 6, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on SAP ramps up partner enablement, training
A new portal and a subscription-based training system lead SAP’s expanded efforts to get partners up-to-date.

Kevin Gilroy, senior vice president and general manager of Global Small & Midmarket Segment at SAP
Channel Programs

SAP: Cloud takes emphasis off direct/indirect mix

June 5, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on SAP: Cloud takes emphasis off direct/indirect mix
SAP channel chief says that as business moves to the cloud, his company is less focused on direct/resale mix of its business, once a key metric.

Marc Dupaquier, General Manager Global Business Partners at IBM
Channel Programs

IBM continues push for MSPs

June 5, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM continues push for MSPs
IBM looks to further define its relationship with managed service providers, and is developing new contracts and tools to bring MSPs into its partner mix.

IBM System X Servers
Data Centre

IBM-Lenovo server deal hits security snag

June 5, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IBM-Lenovo server deal hits security snag
IBM and Lenovo requests extension to give U.S. national security regulators more time to review the proposed sale of the IBM server unit to Lenovo.

Dan Lopes, head of channels at Nexenta
Channel Programs

New channel chief at Nexenta remakes partner program

June 5, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on New channel chief at Nexenta remakes partner program
Santa Clara-based software-defined storage vendor Nexenta has named a new channel chief and unveiled a new worldwide Nexenta Partner Program.

Microsoft Office 365
Cloud

Microsoft’s table stakes for safeguarding Office 365 data

June 5, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft’s table stakes for safeguarding Office 365 data
Microsoft does its part to help ease customers’ minds about trusting the cloud, and particularly its flagship Office 365 hosted applications.

Greg Holzrichter, vice president of global marketing at Atlantis Computing.
Storage

Atlantis Computing releases ILIO bundle for VMware Virtual SAN

June 5, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Atlantis Computing releases ILIO bundle for VMware Virtual SAN
Atlantis Computing, which makes solutions that optimize virtual storage, has announced the release of a new bundle, Atlantis ILIO for Virtual SAN.

Patrick Eitenbichler, director of PartnerOne strategy at HP
Channel Programs

HP aims to woo would-be Lenovo partners

June 4, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP aims to woo would-be Lenovo partners
HP takes its turn as the disruptor, publicly courting IBM partners and customers that will be sent over when the Lenovo deal closes.

Manal Guirguis, director of product management at Tech Data Canada.
Distribution

Tech Data Canada to educate channel on Promethean

June 4, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data Canada to educate channel on Promethean
Tech Data signs on classroom interactive technology vendor Promethean, and will serve as an evangelist in the Canadian channel.

Chendra Pulimaritsa, CEO of Sanovi
Channel Programs

Sanovi targets FlexPod resellers, MSPs with new program

June 4, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sanovi targets FlexPod resellers, MSPs with new program
Sanovi, an Indian-based maker of disaster recovery software, launches a partner program to deepen its penetration of the North American market.