Month: November 2015

Security

Dell partners with Cylance to add APT prevention technology to Dell Data Protection solution

November 17, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell partners with Cylance to add APT prevention technology to Dell Data Protection solution
Dell adds Cylance’s artificial intelligence-based technology, which has a very high success rate in stopping malware from executing, to its Dell Data Protection endpoint security solution.

Data Centre

Scale Computing ramps up Canadian staff, resources for big 2016 push

November 17, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing ramps up Canadian staff, resources for big 2016 push
Scale, which is distinct among the hyperconverged vendors with its SMB focus, is not new to Canada, but they have added new staff and resources here, and developed new relationships with key DMRs to take their Canadian business to the next level.

Storage

HPE announces flurry of 3PAR announcements

November 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE announces flurry of 3PAR announcements
Net-new offerings include 3PAR Flash Acceleration for Oracle and the 3PAR StoreServ 8200 Converged File and Block Starter Kit.

Channel Programs

Avaya Canada team front and centre in development of new Midmarket program

November 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avaya Canada team front and centre in development of new Midmarket program
The Avaya Midmarket Select Program is focused on a select number of partners, and lets them allow rock bottom pricing in packages designed to facilitate solution sales. Avaya Canada’s key role in the program’s development has resulted in six of the 40 partners in the global program being Canadian.

Storage

Security, reporting, planning enhancements highlight Data Dynamics’ StorageX 7.7

November 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Security, reporting, planning enhancements highlight Data Dynamics’ StorageX 7.7
The 7.7 release’s emphasis is on a broad range of feature functionality enhancements.

Cloud

Tech Data Canada sees Cisco Meraki deal appealing broadly to partners

November 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tech Data Canada sees Cisco Meraki deal appealing broadly to partners
Tech Data also sees the agreement, which fills an admitted gap in their line card, as very likely to open up Cisco technology to a large class of smaller customers who have not been buying Cisco to date.

Big Data

EMC’s shift in Data Lake strategy opens up new partner opportunities

November 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC’s shift in Data Lake strategy opens up new partner opportunities
EMC’s Data Lake 2.0 significantly enhances the original core-focused Data Lake strategy by extending it to the edge and the cloud, as well as strengthening the core. This is also likely to expand partner opportunities somewhat beyond the very limited involvement thought likely when the original Data lake was announced.

Cloud

SAP sheds more light on channel role in SAP Anywhere North America go-to-market

November 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP sheds more light on channel role in SAP Anywhere North America go-to-market
SAP Anywhere is going to market in China through a strategic partner, China Telecom. The go-to-market strategy when it goes into general release in the U.S. and Canada in 2016 will be very different however, and the company filled in the details for ChannelBuzz.

Servers

Lenovo: We want to be the top OEM for hyperconverged

November 12, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo: We want to be the top OEM for hyperconverged
Lenovo sees strong momentum in its server business, with its core server business showing signs of beginning to scale growth, and its roster of hyperconverged partners offering significant potential in that space.

Channel Communities

Hewlett Packard Enterprise stresses SMB, channel commitment with new releases

November 12, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hewlett Packard Enterprise stresses SMB, channel commitment with new releases
For partners, the most interesting thing here may be the Small Business Marketplace e-commerce platform, an explicitly channel-focused online site, rather than a direct-to-customer site that competes with partners. It’s in pilot now in the U.S., but when it will be in Canada is not yet clear.