January 2017 – Page 2 – ChannelBuzz.ca

Big changes in data centre technology to help channel in 2017: Dell EMC

January 26, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The CTO of the Dell EMC Converged Platforms & Solutions Division also stressed the continuing importance of their Nutanix partnership, emphasizing its centrality to Dell EMC’s growing relationship with Microsoft.

New Year’s Podcast Series: Deanna Thomson of Dell EMC Canada

January 25, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

New Dell EMC Canada channel chief Deanna Thomson offers her review of 2016, and her thoughts on what’s to come in 2017.

New partner program among channel roadmap plans for Dell Boomi

January 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Dell Boomi recently appointed David Tavolaro as their channel chief, and he discusses his strategy to expand the amount of business the iPaaS vendor does through partners.

Plantronics upgrades analytics in Plantronics Manager Pro 3.9 monitoring service

January 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

While Plantronics Manager Pro originally had only an Asset Analysis analytics capability, the new version adds Usage Analysis, Conversation Analysis and Acoustic Analysis.

Xirrus enhances MSP platform for WaaS with improved interface and API integrations

January 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Xirrus added CommandCenter to the Xirrus Management System for MSPs last March to make the provisioning process quicker, and now has augmented it further.

Improving technician experience, unified low-priced backup highlight Kaseya VSA 9.4

January 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Other enhancements to Kaseya VSA include improving the discovery engine to make finding and categorizing machines more accurate and comprehensive.

Pax8 adds Jennifer Bodell as Emerging Channel director to strengthen communities ties

January 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Cloud-focused distributor Pax8 sees IT trade association events as ideal grounds to talk with partners and add productive new ones, and Bodell’s hire both strengthens their presence at them and provides the channel with more evidence of their commitment.

New Ivanti brand for LANDESK-HEAT union to focus on unified secure workplace message

January 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

LANDESK had been working on rebranding itself for nine months, and the bringing together of the company with HEAT Software into Ivanti provides an ideal opportunity to create a brand – and a strategy around it – to cross-market and cross-sell all the company’s solutions.

Change to the channel, partner programs highlight channel aspects of CompTIA 2017 outlook

January 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

CompTIA sees 2017 as continuing trends like the greying of the channel and the increase in non-traditional partners which have been developing for several years.