Month: November 2016

Security

Cyberbit launches channel program around its mature cybersecurity platforms

November 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cyberbit launches channel program around its mature cybersecurity platforms
Cyberbit, a subsidiary of Israeli defense electronics giant Elbit Systems, sells entirely through channel partners, and has announced a North American channel program for them.

Computers

New Canadian organizational structure for Dell EMC accelerates successful integration

November 16, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Canadian organizational structure for Dell EMC accelerates successful integration
Dell EMC has made a restructuring in Canada into Enterprise and Commercial Sections, which are very close to pre-combination EMC and Dell respectively. They are crediting this as a key reason for strong performance over the last nine weeks.

Alex Ryals, vice president of security solutions for Tech Data
Distribution

Avnet debuts managed security offering

November 15, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet debuts managed security offering
Avnet Technology Solutions’ Recon offers non-MSSPs a chance to offer SMB customers managed security without the costs of a SOC.

Eddie Franklin, senior vice president for public sector and vertical markets at Synnex
Distribution

Synnex eyes full Canadian GovSolv rollout

November 15, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Synnex eyes full Canadian GovSolv rollout
Synnex public sector leader Eddie Franklin shares the distributor’s plans and goals for bringing its public sector practice to Canada.

Security

Dell adds data in motion protection capability to Dell Data Protection

November 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell adds data in motion protection capability to Dell Data Protection
The new Secure Lifecycle offering is expected to have a limited market at first, as companies digest a novel approach to the solution.

Unified Communications

Enterprise VoIP vendor 8×8 looks to take channel to next stage with new partner program

November 15, 2016 Mark Cox 1
8×8 only began to actively a develop a channel in recent years, but now the channel has grown to the point where the company has had to introduce a new program with more resources to support it.

Storage

Zerto Virtual Replication 5.0 extends continuous data protection journal

November 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto Virtual Replication 5.0 extends continuous data protection journal
Other new features include Azure support, one-to-many replication capability and a mobile app to enable remote access to Zerto environments.

Mobility

Secure Mobile Access 12.0 upgrade is first SonicWall release as independent company

November 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Secure Mobile Access 12.0 upgrade is first SonicWall release as independent company
SonicWall wants more of its firewall-focused partners to sell the endpoint-focused SMA together with the firewalls, saying that they are a logical companion sale.

VMware Canada channel chief Tara Fine
Channel Programs

Dell vet Tara Fine sees more impact in new role as VMware Canada channel chief

November 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell vet Tara Fine sees more impact in new role as VMware Canada channel chief
Fine also acknowledged some VMware partner concern over the company’s new relationship with Dell, which does much more of its business direct than VMware has historically, and indicated her commitment to standing behind the partner community.

Cloud

VMware outlines digital transformation strategy to Canadian customers

November 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware outlines digital transformation strategy to Canadian customers
At a large customer meeting in Toronto, VMware execs emphasized how the company has moved beyond its virtualization base into digital transformation, and how they have fleshed out their strategy this year.