Month: November 2016

Managed Services

Avast names new SVP & GM of SMB

November 22, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avast names new SVP & GM of SMB
Long-time Symantec exec Kevin Chapman moves into the SMB chair at Avast, freeing up interim SMB leader Glenn Taylor to return to his strategy role.

Managed Services

Druva deepens channel, business development investments with new hires

November 22, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Druva deepens channel, business development investments with new hires
Druva also announced a new partnership with ConnectWise, part of their increased emphasis on building up their platform business.

Software

Yappn rolls out global strategy for real-time language translation solutions

November 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Yappn rolls out global strategy for real-time language translation solutions
While Yappn has a hybrid go-to market strategy, they are looking to the channel to lead the way, and are particularly interested in attracting top eCommerce-focused partners.

Storage

New Tegile T4000 series significantly upgrades old T3000 line

November 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Tegile T4000 series significantly upgrades old T3000 line
The company says that performance, density and memory upgrades will make things like facial recognition of individual customers in retail stores a reality.

Software

Sage partners with Beanworks to add AP automation capability to SMB offerings

November 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage partners with Beanworks to add AP automation capability to SMB offerings
Vancouver-based Beanworks becomes the AP automation provider of choice for Sage accounting and business management solution, with the integrations being rolled out over the next year.

HPE Canada managing director Charlie Atkinson
Podcasts

HPE at one year old [Podcast]

November 18, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HPE at one year old [Podcast]
HPE Canada managing director Charlie Atkinson and channel chief Jas Sahota discuss the company’s first year and set the stage for the upcoming Discover.

Channel Programs

Partner tiering, accreditation changes on horizon for Lenovo

November 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Partner tiering, accreditation changes on horizon for Lenovo
Lenovo’s increased emphasis over the last year on elements in the server space that go well beyond 1P and 2P servers is leading to some significant programmatic changes coming in 2017.

Storage

HDS adds Content Intelligence platform to Hitachi Content Portfolio for object storage

November 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HDS adds Content Intelligence platform to Hitachi Content Portfolio for object storage
The new content intelligence solution joins the Hitachi Content Platform, an integrated cloud-file gateway and an enterprise file sync and sharing platform as core elements of a broad object storage portfolio.

Managed Services

Tripling supported number of Easy Connect users highlights HPE SMB portfolio enhancements

November 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tripling supported number of Easy Connect users highlights HPE SMB portfolio enhancements
HPE has also enhanced its SMB focused StoreEasy NAS family, and its HPE Flex Solutions for SQL Server.

Security

RSA looks to move downmarket as Dell integration proceeds

November 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on RSA looks to move downmarket as Dell integration proceeds
RSA believes being part of Dell will accelerate their initiative to move lower in the enterprise and into the mid-market, and will also facilitate desirable acquisitions.