2017 – Page 7 – ChannelBuzz.ca

Is IT the limiting reagent in the speed of digital transformation?

November 8, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

A survey by Commvault finds a big disconnect between what executives want and what IT believes it can deliver when it comes to digital transformation.

Salesforce new partner initiatives include sharing more tools, methodologies

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

As the role of partners in the Salesforce ecosystem continues to grow, the company has announced multiple new enablement initiatives for them.

Avaya, Salesforce expand relationship with enhanced Service Cloud-Oceana integration

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

This extension of the Avaya-Salesforce relationship provides a complete omni-channel integration between the customer engagement and CRM platforms. The companies plan to develop the relationship further, into areas like the Internet of Things.

Sergio Farache, senior vice president of strategy and specialist business at Tech Data

Tech Data to help partners build next-gen practices

November 8, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Tech Data’s new Practice Builder approach aims to help qualified resellers develop new skills in high-growth areas and then build their business.

Nutanix to add three new developer-focused services as part of enterprise cloud strategy

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The provision of new object storage, compute and marketplace services to developers is part of a continuing Nutanix strategy to elevate itself from providing HCI infrastructure to providing the whole stack.

Cloud

Cloud distributor Pax8 expands integration with ConnectWise Manage

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

In addition to a seamless new integration with ConnectWise’s PSA product, Pax8 also announced some key channel promotions, and dropped a hint about an expanded presence for Symantec in Canada.

Comtrade to enhance built-for Nutanix HYCU backup with ESX support

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Other new elements, which will be formally announced next week, include an early trial for AFS backup and more efficient support for ROBO environments.

Panasas continues to move beyond HPC with next generation of scale-out NAS

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The big breakthrough for Panasas here is the new ASD-100 disaggregated Director Blade, which allows metadata to be accessed twice as fast as the previous product generation.

Salesforce offers CRM for very small businesses with Salesforce Essentials

November 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Priced at $25 per user per month, Salesforce Essentials contains core CRM components like Einstein Artificial AI to help customers work smarter, and includes the Salesforce Trailhead online learning environment to make their experience easier.