Month: December 2014

Podcasts

Podcast: The CIO’s view, backups for virtualization, CTO predictions

December 29, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: The CIO’s view, backups for virtualization, CTO predictions
Avnet CIO Steve Phillips, Storagecraft channel manager Shawn Massey, and Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida on this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Security

ESET redesigns business solutions in revamp of business security suite

December 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET redesigns business solutions in revamp of business security suite
In addition to enhancements to the endpoint solutions. the Remote Administrator has been completely revamped and the licensing overhauled.

Cloud

SAP Business One 9.1 goes into general availability

December 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP Business One 9.1 goes into general availability
While this is a minor release of Business One, it contains some interesting upgrades, especially for those who use it on HANA rather than SQL.

Big Data

Hortonworks adds three new Hadoop certifications to Certified Technology Program

December 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hortonworks adds three new Hadoop certifications to Certified Technology Program
These new certifications from Hortonworks respond to requests from ISVs for additional differentiation as the Hadoop market grows.

Cloud

PanTerra Networks adds Business Analytics to unified communications offering

December 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on PanTerra Networks adds Business Analytics to unified communications offering
Business analytics joins unified communications, collaboration, and file-sharing among PanTerra’s service offerings.

Podcasts

Podcast: Cisco collaboration, HP Discover, McAfee’s new partner program

December 16, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Cisco collaboration, HP Discover, McAfee’s new partner program
The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast returns with rundowns of all the happenings from Cisco Collaboration Summit, HP Discover, and Intel Security Partner Summit.

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How flash storage is accelerating converged infrastructure deployments

December 16, 2014 Guest Poster Comments Off on How flash storage is accelerating converged infrastructure deployments
Avnet Technology Solutions offers its views on why flash storage is proving a transformative technology in the converged infrastructure market.

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Big Data

Cisco makes big bet on analytics

December 16, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco makes big bet on analytics
Cisco announces plans to expand its business in the growing analytics marketplace, with a focus on moving analytics towards the network’s edge.

Cloud

New version of EMC Avamar Virtual Edition integrates with Azure

December 16, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on New version of EMC Avamar Virtual Edition integrates with Azure
Azure becomes the first public cloud supported by Avamar outside the EMC federation.

Channel Programs

Sorgen says Microsoft’s channel responding well to challenge of change

December 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sorgen says Microsoft’s channel responding well to challenge of change
Microsoft’s channel chief noted that Signature Cloud Support, an exclusive partner technical benefit that is part of its new cloud competencies, has been well received by partners who have taken advantage of it.