Month: February 2018

Channel Programs

Expanded channel, partner program are priorities for first TmaxSoft channel chief

February 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Expanded channel, partner program are priorities for first TmaxSoft channel chief
Moses Mathuram has responsibility for strategy involving all types of TmaxSoft partners, but thinks the reseller channel in particular can be leveraged better, and that adding distribution is a way to do it.

Servers

Dell EMC brings AMD back to the enterprise with new servers aimed at edge, IoT and HPC use cases

February 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC brings AMD back to the enterprise with new servers aimed at edge, IoT and HPC use cases
The new AMD EPYC processors, which were announced last June, make their first appearance in three new Dell EMC 14th Gen servers aimed at more demanding use cases.

Security

SonicWall reveals new Capture engine that proved effective against Meltdown

February 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SonicWall reveals new Capture engine that proved effective against Meltdown
The SonicWall Capture Cloud Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection was added as a fourth Capture Cloud engine some months back, and is now being made public because of its ability to block the Meltdown exploit.

Backup

Zerto launches multi-cloud resilience platform with Zerto Virtual Replication 6.0

February 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto launches multi-cloud resilience platform with Zerto Virtual Replication 6.0
ZVR 6.0 extends bi-directional replication that Zerto had introduced in their previous release. Another highlight of 6.0 is a new management portal for Cloud Service Providers.

Podcasts

New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada

February 5, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada
Cisco Canada channel chief Mark Collins shares his thoughts on 2017 in review, and offers a preview of what’s to come from the networking giant in 2018.

Cloud

New Calabrio VP of Strategic Partnerships reworking channel strategy to expand ecosystem presence

February 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Calabrio VP of Strategic Partnerships reworking channel strategy to expand ecosystem presence
While Calabrio has been expanding its cloud presence with new partnerships with Contact Centre-as-a-Service providers, they are also leveraging their strategic platform and reseller partners and looking to expand into new kinds of platform markets.

Channel Programs

HP looks to democratize 3D printing with portfolio expansion and more accessible partner program

February 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP looks to democratize 3D printing with portfolio expansion and more accessible partner program
The new 300 and 500 series models are significantly smaller and less expensive than HP’s original 3D product, and the new channel program is intended to bring more mainstream HP partners into 3D printing, particularly those whose business touches on education.

Hardware

Ingram Micro veteran Holly Garcia looks to channel to grow ATEN North American business

February 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ingram Micro veteran Holly Garcia looks to channel to grow ATEN North American business
After almost two decades at Ingram Micro, Garcia takes on her first country manager role, and looks to jump start the ATEN KVM and Pro AV connectivity business by better managing their channel, and making more effective use of distribution.

Backup

Dell EMC upgrades low end of Data Domain portfolio with cloud-friendly DD 3300

February 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC upgrades low end of Data Domain portfolio with cloud-friendly DD 3300
The Dell EMC DD3300 replaces the DD2200 in the Data Domain lineup, providing the ROBO-SME part of the market with an offering that features full cloud capability as well as upgraded capacity.

Virtualization

Dell announces major software update to Wyse virtualization portfolio

February 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell announces major software update to Wyse virtualization portfolio
For the channel, the sexiest thing here is likely Wyse Converter for PCs, which turns existing PCs into VDIs, and will be useful in Windows 7 migrations.