Year: 2015

David Sobel, director of community at LogicNow
Managed Services

LogicNow to MSPs: Time to focus on security

September 14, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on LogicNow to MSPs: Time to focus on security
LogicNow believes more MSPs should be in the managed security game, and offers steps to help managed service providers step up to the plate.

Podcasts

Podcast: Live from LogicNow Max 2015, plus Cisco and the PanAm Games

September 11, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Live from LogicNow Max 2015, plus Cisco and the PanAm Games
Alistair Sims, GM of LogicNow, plus Cisco Canada, Scalar Decisions, and AmpThink on their experience with this summer’s PanAm Games on this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Alistair Forbes, general manager of LogicNow
Managed Services

LogicNow brings Big Data into managed services with LogicCards

September 11, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on LogicNow brings Big Data into managed services with LogicCards
LogicNow introduces LogicCards, bringing predictive analytics, and soon automated analytics, into its managed services console.

Ryan Morris, principal consultant at Morris Management Partners
Managed Services

The three things that can disrupt managed services businesses

September 10, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The three things that can disrupt managed services businesses
Channel consultant Ryan Morris outlines the three trends that could disrupt managed services delivery, and what MSPs can do to counter them.

Uncategorized

D&H Canada posts 23 per cent sales growth in weak quarter for distribution generally

September 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada posts 23 per cent sales growth in weak quarter for distribution generally
One interesting data point was a 220 per cent year over year increase in server revenues, when most distributors indicated that sales from Microsoft’s dropping support for Server 2003 had been disappointing.

Data Centre

Nutanix aggressively claiming mantle of ‘only true hyperconverged player’

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At a customer event in Toronto Wednesday, Nutanix presented the audience with a full-throated positioning of themselves as well ahead of their competition, and also gave an update on their progress in Canada

Daniel Ciechanower, vice president of global partner operations for the partner experience group at SAP
Channel Programs

SAP simplifies, expands PartnerEdge

September 9, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on SAP simplifies, expands PartnerEdge
SAP announces a “major revamp” of its partner efforts, simplifying its partner programs down to one common umbrella, and introducing new opportunities for smaller partners.

Matt Geer, director of strategic market development at Avnet Embedded
Security

Banking data protection and the red herring of mobile banking vulnerability

September 9, 2015 Guest Poster Comments Off on Banking data protection and the red herring of mobile banking vulnerability
The banking industry faces many risks when it comes to securing customer data, but mobile banking is not chief among them, argues Avnet Embedded’s Matt Geer.

Storage

Caringo FileFly converges file systems and primary storage with object storage

September 9, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Caringo FileFly converges file systems and primary storage with object storage
The result is a highly scalable file solution with high performance, which Caringo says is a complete packaged solution that will be easy for the channel to sell.

Security

Security analytics startup Niara announces integration with HP ArcSight

September 9, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Security analytics startup Niara announces integration with HP ArcSight
Targeted at customers who understand sophisticated security, and for whom that security is absolutely essential, Niara goes to market entirely through partners.