Year: 2014

Bruce Klein, senior vice president of Cisco's Worldwide Partner Organization,
Channel Programs

Cisco plans recruiting binge for solution partners

March 26, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco plans recruiting binge for solution partners
Under its new Solution Partner Program, Cisco will aim to connect ISVs, consultants, and other solution builders with its broad base of resellers.

Ken Sims, vice president of business development at Axcient
Cloud

Axcient, Ingram Micro double down on now-exclusive relationship

March 26, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Axcient, Ingram Micro double down on now-exclusive relationship
Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) provider Axcient has expanded its strategic alliance with distributor Ingram Micro.

Edison Peres will now lead Cisco's Intercloud partner strategy
Channel Programs

Cisco to scrap silver tier in next channel program

March 26, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco to scrap silver tier in next channel program
New program to roll out over 24 months, will introduce new Cisco partner requirments for Gold around Hybrid IT, cloud, and managed services.

Former Symantec CEO Steve Bennett
Featured Post

Watch for calls to break up Symantec

March 25, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Watch for calls to break up Symantec
Symantec needs a new strategic direction. What comes next is the inevitable call to break up the security and storage units.

Frances Guida, managed of ConvergedSystems at HP.
Data Centre

HP announces HP ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA

March 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP announces HP ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA
HP continues its drive towards purpose-built solution stacks with a Converged System for SAP’s popular in-memory database technology.

Amy McFarland, worldwide head of AMD's partner program.
Channel Programs

AMD launches new partner program

March 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on AMD launches new partner program
AMD’s new partner program aims to support multi-track partners, increase benefits and improve transparency, the chipmaker says.

John Chambers at Cisco Partner Summit 2013
Channel Programs

Liveblog: Kicking off Cisco Partner Summit 2014

March 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Liveblog: Kicking off Cisco Partner Summit 2014
Liveblogging the kickoff keynotes for Cisco PArnter Summit 2014, including CEO John Chambers and channel chiefs Bruce Klein and Edison Peres.

Rob Lloyd, Cisco president of sales and development
Cloud

Cisco touts Intercloud as partner opportunity

March 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco touts Intercloud as partner opportunity
The networking giant says its plan to offer global enterprise-grade cloud services will come from “65,000 companies, one of which is Cisco.”

Patrick Eitenbichler, director of PartnerOne strategy at HP
Channel Programs

HP brings cloud, other programs under PartnerOne

March 24, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP brings cloud, other programs under PartnerOne
At its Global Partner Conference, HP announces plans to further extend the reach of its PartnerOne program umbrella, a move it says will simplify business.

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

SAP to focus on ‘delightful’ SME customer experience

March 24, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on SAP to focus on ‘delightful’ SME customer experience
Business software specialist SAP is targeting small and midsized enterprise customers through the channel by focusing on the business outcomes of products.