Year: 2018

Cloud

New Citrix Replacement App highlights latest release of CloudJumper Workspace-as-a-Service platform

March 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Citrix Replacement App highlights latest release of CloudJumper Workspace-as-a-Service platform
Other enhancements to Cloudjumper Cloud Workspace Management Suite 5.2 include the ability to provision a full software-defined data centre in either Azure or Google with a single click.

Storage

E8 Storage building out channel around NVMe flash array play

March 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on E8 Storage building out channel around NVMe flash array play
E8 Storage is looking to recruit partners with a focus on markets where NVMe is a strong opportunity, and with Canada being a green-fields opportunity for partners.

Cloud

Mixed messages on accountant technology adoption in Sage survey

March 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mixed messages on accountant technology adoption in Sage survey
Sage is emphasizing the technology solution of the new Sage Business Cloud, and the softer skills of the Sage Practice Growth Plan to respond both to accountants’ concerns about the future and some of their ambivalences about technology in accounting.

Networking

Aryaka unveils security-focused PASSPORT SD-WAN platform

March 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aryaka unveils security-focused PASSPORT SD-WAN platform
PASSPORT integrates Aryaka’s traditional enterprise-grade private connectivity with expanded security functionality, including technology from Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler and Radware.

Backup

Veritas broadens partner opportunities for NetBackup with RestAPI

March 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veritas broadens partner opportunities for NetBackup with RestAPI
In addition to introducing RestAPI for the first time, Veritas also extends the ability to support modern workloads that was first introduced in the previous NetBackup release.

Managed Services

BluVector targets midmarket customers, managed services partners with new release of malware detection offering

March 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on BluVector targets midmarket customers, managed services partners with new release of malware detection offering
BluVector, which spun out of Northrop Grumman last year, offers defense-grade network security, and uses a channel to reach midmarket customers.

Distribution

Ingram Micro resellers get access to data Erasure-as-a-Service with Blancco agreement

March 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ingram Micro resellers get access to data Erasure-as-a-Service with Blancco agreement
The Blancco relationship is active now in the U.S., but the Canadian channel will have to wait a little while as final touches are being put on an agreement with Ingram Micro Canada.

Partnerships

Avaya adds Identity-as-a-Service capability through partnership with Post Quantum

March 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avaya adds Identity-as-a-Service capability through partnership with Post Quantum
The new technology will roll out later this year in a new service, Avaya Mobile Experience, although Canadians will have to wait a little longer, since it will initially be limited to the U.S.

Cloud

Salesforce unveils Service Cloud Essentials for small business, enhances Sales Cloud Essentials

March 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce unveils Service Cloud Essentials for small business, enhances Sales Cloud Essentials
Salesforce adds a second Essentials cloud, and improves the original introduced last fall, although at this point in time, Essentials is still a marginal channel play, since the focus has been on improving the offering rather than broadening the go-to-market.

Backup

Strong SMB momentum makes Cohesity first winner of SHI’s Emerging Partner of the Year award

March 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Strong SMB momentum makes Cohesity first winner of SHI’s Emerging Partner of the Year award
Cohesity also met another key criteria for the award, that a vendor provide clear and consistent support to the channel.