Year: 2017

Cloud

Salesforce launches completely redesigned AppExchange

October 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce launches completely redesigned AppExchange
Salesforce unveils its new marketplace in tandem with IDC’s updated data on the growing impact of AppExchange apps and their contribution to the growing revenues generated by the ecosystem.

Big Data

Data Quality vendor Naveego launches first partner program

October 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data Quality vendor Naveego launches first partner program
Master data management services opportunities are part and parcel of Naveego’s solution, and the company is also offering high margins through the new Naveego Partner Success Program.

Greg Onoprijenko, director of cloud at Ingram Micro Canada
Cloud

Ingram Micro’s continuing cloud evolution [Podcast]

October 20, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro’s continuing cloud evolution [Podcast]
Ingram Micro cloud boss Greg Onoprijenko on the vendor’s latest cloud signings, the changing orientation of the cloud business, and much more.

Channel Programs

Quantum adds new invite-only SPIF Quantum NOW program with focus on new business

October 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quantum adds new invite-only SPIF Quantum NOW program with focus on new business
Quantum’s new Quantum NOW program is looking to incent reps to bring in new business, particularly in unstructured data and archiving, with higher than usual SPIFs.

Security

ESET partners with Google on Chrome Cleanup tool

October 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET partners with Google on Chrome Cleanup tool
Chrome Cleanup provides the same benefits for the Google browser that Defender provides for Microsoft tools, and while it’s not itself a channel play, it has some indirect benefits for ESET partners.

Cloud

Dell EMC announces upcoming availability of Azure Stack on 14G servers

October 19, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC announces upcoming availability of Azure Stack on 14G servers
Dell EMC expects to be the first OEM to bring Azure Stack to market on next-generation servers, and believes this offering will be a particularly strong one for channel partners.

Raja Patel, general manager of corporate products at McAfee
Security

McAfee, Cisco partnership opens up cross-partnering opportunities

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee, Cisco partnership opens up cross-partnering opportunities
McAfee channel chief says data-sharing and automation partnership with Cisco will lead to Cisco partners coming to it for non-network security components.

Security

Arbor Networks doubles down on SME market with appliance, VM and AWS DDoS options

October 18, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Arbor Networks doubles down on SME market with appliance, VM and AWS DDoS options
Arbor Networks has reached the SME space mainly through managed services until now, but is now offering alternatives in appliance, virtual, and AWS instance form factors.

Chris Young, CEO of McAfee
Security

McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity
McAfee CEO Chris Young says the lack of IT security talent can be somewhat alleviated if tools just make today’s security professionals more efficient.