Month: June 2016

Dave Mason, vice president of advanced solutions at Ingram Micro Canada
Cloud

Ingram Micro Canada adds Power to IBM lineup

June 13, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro Canada adds Power to IBM lineup
Ingram Micro Canada will help Big Blue drive its Power architecture into the midmarket through the channel via an expanded partnership.

Rocco Seyboth, vice president of marketing at BitTitan
Managed Services

BitTitan seeking Canadian expansion after landing first external funding

June 13, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on BitTitan seeking Canadian expansion after landing first external funding
BitTitan’s 15 million (U.S.) in series A financing arrives just as the vendor feels cloud expansion is about to explode in Canada and around the world.

Mobility

Citrix Canada sees positives in survey on Canadian mobility strategies

June 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix Canada sees positives in survey on Canadian mobility strategies
The online survey indicated some apparent limitations in Canadian companies’ mobility strategies, such as not seeing mobility and remote working as the same thing. Citrix Canada chief Michael Murphy is, however, rather more positive about where Canadian companies are here, and where they are going.

Channel Programs

D&H Canada enhances successful credit extension program for partners

June 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada enhances successful credit extension program for partners
D&H makes another infusion to an initiative which has operated successfully as part of the Business Assurance Program for years, and which has delivered substantial returns to vendor participants as well.

Storage

Data Dynamics enhances partner opportunities with StorageX 7.8 release

June 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data Dynamics enhances partner opportunities with StorageX 7.8 release
Data Dynamics has enhanced several platform elements, and two new ones have been added, a Data Protection Module and an SDK.

Adtran access point
Managed Services

Adtran introduces network rental for MSPs

June 10, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Adtran introduces network rental for MSPs
Adtran’s ProCloud services aim to take networking sales — including hardware — from CapEx to OpEx, a move that could make the network much more intriguing to MSPs.

Sponsored Content

Video: Appleby College and Epson’s BrightLink Pro

June 10, 2016 Guest Poster Comments Off on Video: Appleby College and Epson’s BrightLink Pro
Ontario’s Appleby College weighs in on how it’s been able to transform the classroom experience with Epson’s BrightLink Pro projectors.

Virtualization

Ex-NetApp Canada head Goldstein outlines Veeam’s plans to grow in Canada

June 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ex-NetApp Canada head Goldstein outlines Veeam’s plans to grow in Canada
The new Veeam VP of Sales in Canada said his appointment to the new role is part of Veeam’s intensified commitment to the Canadian market. He indicated his plans to take the company, which sells entirely through channel partners, to the next level here.

Cloud

New Helion Cloud Suite highlights cloud announcements at HPE Discover

June 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Helion Cloud Suite highlights cloud announcements at HPE Discover
HPE’s cloud announcements at its Discover event had a decidedly multi-cloud texture, as the company announced four new and refreshed cloud solutions.

Partnerships

Next-gen VDI vendor Workspot sees new HPE partnership as match made in heaven

June 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Next-gen VDI vendor Workspot sees new HPE partnership as match made in heaven
Workspot makes a native cloud-based VDI solution which is simple to install and use. Hyper-converged vendors are one of their routes to market, and this new agreement makes available a reference configuration for Workspot VDI on the HPE HyperConverged 380.