Month: August 2017

Software

Exact sale of Macola and merger with ECi won’t change Macola channel focus

August 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Exact sale of Macola and merger with ECi won’t change Macola channel focus
The new combined company becomes one of the larger SMB-focused makers of software for manufacturers and wholesales distributors.

Computers

Fundamental redesign of Dell Workstations enables immersive, AI-driven tomorrow

August 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Fundamental redesign of Dell Workstations enables immersive, AI-driven tomorrow
Dell is stressing that its recent workstations announcement is far more than just the latest feeds and speeds, but is part of a strategy to give customers the massive capabilities, immersive computing, and virtual reality of an AI-driven future that has already started.

Managed Services

4 Reasons Why SMBs Should Embrace Digital Transformation

August 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on 4 Reasons Why SMBs Should Embrace Digital Transformation
MSPs need to make it clear to their SMB customers that digital transformation is a necessary process to prepare for the connected future.

Channel Communities

TSANet introducing new solution support framework in bid to increase channel involvement

August 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on TSANet introducing new solution support framework in bid to increase channel involvement
TSANet has successfully facilitated IT vendor interoperability for almost a quarter-century. Getting channel partners to join has been a challenge, however. The new initiative is designed to encourage their vendor members to bring their channel partners in.

Channel Programs

Cloudistics enhances platform that takes on VMware ecosystem with on-prem cloud

August 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudistics enhances platform that takes on VMware ecosystem with on-prem cloud
The Cloudistics 3.2 release makes significant security and networking enhancements, and will be followed by some notable channel-side announcements next week.

Roy Rivers, new director of sales for advanced solutions at D&H Canada.
Distribution

D&H Canada appoints Rivers to head new advanced solutions focus

August 10, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H Canada appoints Rivers to head new advanced solutions focus
Roy Rivers joins D&H Canada to head up advanced solutions, a unit that will cover the distributor’s relationship with Cisco, HP, and Lenovo.

Ed Galasso, general manager of Tech Data Canada
Distribution

Efficiency and Effectiveness: The new Tech Data Canada leadership on their gameplan [Video]

August 10, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Efficiency and Effectiveness: The new Tech Data Canada leadership on their gameplan [Video]
Tech Data Canada’s Ed Galasso and Brian Aebig discuss their new roles, the new structure at the company, and their plans for the future in this video.

Mobility

Absolute Reach script delivery and execution tool highlights new Absolute 7 platform

August 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Absolute Reach script delivery and execution tool highlights new Absolute 7 platform
Absolute Reach gives customers the ability to script broadly to cover endpoints on and off the networks, by integrating their Persistence technology with a new scripting engine.

Managed Services

Beachhead seeing growing MSP interest in encryption-based compliance-as-a-service

August 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Beachhead seeing growing MSP interest in encryption-based compliance-as-a-service
While the growth of punitive regulations has led some MSPs to back off clients with ample regulated data, others are responding by establishing compliance-as-a-service using encryption.

Software

Celebrating Canadian entrepreneurship and success at Sage Summit Toronto

August 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Celebrating Canadian entrepreneurship and success at Sage Summit Toronto
Sage Canada head Paul Struthers recaps the highlights of the recent Sage Summit in Toronto.