Month: March 2017

Servers

ARM hyper-converged vendor KALEAO enlists Vancouver’s Tuangru as key channel partner

March 31, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ARM hyper-converged vendor KALEAO enlists Vancouver’s Tuangru as key channel partner
KALEAO, which first brought product to market last October, provides an update of both its overall and channel strategies, and where Tuangru fits in.

Marketing

SonicWall broadens training capabilities with launch of SonicWall University

March 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on SonicWall broadens training capabilities with launch of SonicWall University
SonicWall University content is designed to be ongoing, beyond the granting of a certification, and to reach a broader range of roles than SonicWall has in the past.

Networking

Cisco doubles down on security messaging at Partner Connections

March 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco doubles down on security messaging at Partner Connections
Cisco is emphasizing to their networking partners that they need to rethink security, intertwining it fundamentally with networking, and driving automation, which can only truly come with a common architecture rather than a myriad of point products.

Mobility

Cisco beefs up SMB wireless portfolio

March 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco beefs up SMB wireless portfolio
The highlight of the multiple product announcement is the upgrading of the Cisco Mobility Express management software, to deliver true enterprise functionality at a small business price point.

Data Centre

Cisco implores partners to capture the digital opportunity

March 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco implores partners to capture the digital opportunity
Cisco execs emphasized to partners that while the digital opportunity is a massive opportunity, especially because it is so critical to customers, partners like Cisco itself, need to make major changes of their own to succeed with it.

Virtualization

Dell refreshes low end of thin client lineup with new quad-core Wyse 3040 model

March 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell refreshes low end of thin client lineup with new quad-core Wyse 3040 model

The quad-core processor in the Dell new low-end thin client will be able to handle demanding apps like Skype for Business, which strained the resources of earlier models with less powerful processors.

Nirav Sheth, vice president of global sales in Cisco’s Global Partner Organization
Networking

Cisco announces new partner incents

March 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco announces new partner incents
Cisco kicked off its Partner Connection event by announcing new incents designed to put more money in partner pockets. One of them won’t, however, be available right away outside the U.S.

Networking

First packet IQ classification enhances Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect

March 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on First packet IQ classification enhances Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect
The improvements to the Silver Peak SD-WAN solution also include centralized orchestration of security policies, including the integration of a stateful firewall, and support for BGP routing protocols.

Managed Services

Avast partners with KYOCERA Document Solutions in Canada

March 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avast partners with KYOCERA Document Solutions in Canada
The three year deal makes KYOCERA Document Solutions Canada an Avast Elite Channel Partner, and the managed IT services portfolio from AVG Business by Avast will be offered both to KYOCERA Document Solutions Canada’s customers and to their own channel.

Cloud

Tintri makes first formal cloud certification available

March 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tintri makes first formal cloud certification available
Tintri is looking to increase the number of go-to cloud partners in a cloud business the company views as increasingly strategic.