Storage
Datera rides HPE partnership to high triple digit growth
Startup Datera has placed a big bet on HPE as it expands its business , and the results so far indicate it is paying off.
Month: June 2019
Networking
Smart Cities: now and beyond
Cisco Canada channel chief Mark Collins discusses the current status of the move towards smart cities, and what we can expect to see in the near future.
Managed Services
ThreatLocker sees MSP market as key growth vehicle for their flavour of application whitelisting
ThreatLocker CEO Danny Jenkins talked with ChannelBuzz at the recent ConnectWise Explore event about the company’s technology and how the expansion of their go-to-market strategy has seen recent strong growth among MSPs.
Cloud
Extreme Networks significantly strengthens cloud management with Aerohive Networks acquisition
Extreme sees this new extension of its strategy to become an enterprise networking powerhouse as creating strong synergies between their existing channel, and the 5000 partners on the Aerohive side.
Managed Services
Nilear finds receptive audience for message to MSPs around timesheet management
Nilear makes software that lets MSPs manage their techs’ time more effectively, and for now, at least, is focused solely on the ConnectWise platform.
Backup
StorCentric acquires Retrospect, which will become a separate subsidiary like Drobo and Nexsan
Retrospect, which started out as Dantz and whose products have been around for 30 years, will be paired with Drobo, as both are heavily focused on the sub-150 seat market.
Security
LoudMiner: Cross-platform mining in cracked VST software
The story of a Linux miner bundled with pirated copies of VST (Virtual Studio Technology) software for Windows and macOS, from ESET
Internet of Things
HPE, ABB extend strategic partnership with new industrial monitoring solution utilizing Aruba technology
The new joint solution, provides an industrial monitoring solution for proactive maintenance that is much more scalable than what ABB had been using before, and ABB sees its ability to be sold on a consumption model as opening up new use cases.
Distribution
Ingram puts focus on security at 2019 Partner Experience
In a pair of keynotes at the Toronto-area stop for the Partner Experience tour, Ingram Micro focuses on security, and the distributor outlines how it can help solution providers improve their cyber-security game.
Managed Services
HPE Canada President Hodgins emphasizes strength of Discover’s innovation theme
HPE Canada President Hodgins emphasizes strength of Discover’s innovation theme
Internet of Things
HPE introduces Channel to Edge Institute for partners as part of Intelligent Edge rampup
One of the fruits of HPE’s increase investment in the Intelligent Edge is a new program designed to train partners about use cases and business cases, and which has a joint Go-to-Market component with HPE.
Storage
HPE redefines its mission-critical storage with new high -end Primera with InfoSight
HPE Primera becomes the company’s new high end storage product, but the company says that their other higher-end products will continue to be produced.
Channel Programs
HPE outlines channel vision, issues call to action at Global Partner Summit
At Global Partner Summit, HPE congratulated partners for the past year, and provided them with some details about key elements of thd company’s strategy in the year ahead.
Channel Programs
HPE introduces new ‘Pro’ branded sales, technical and marketing initiatives
HPE makes significant additions to their Marketing Pro program, enhances the Tech Pro program that was introduced three months ago, and launched a new Sales Pro program which uses the same concepts as the others.
Managed Services
Third Wall takes security upgrade message to ConnectWise Explore
Third Wall makes a plug-in for Automate that complements traditional firewalls and AV, with functionality it says is both broader and deeper than Group Policy.
Managed Services
New ConnectWise CEO sends message to market at IT Nation Explore event
CEOs typically give messaging around their vision and high-level strategy at major customer and partner events, but for new ConnectWise CEO, at his first Explore since replacing long-time leader Arnie Bellini, this task was especially important.
Managed Services
ConnectWise doubles down on security theme at IT Nation Explore
At their partner event, ConnectWise detailed both what they are doing to better get their own security house in order, and what they are doing to help partners protect their house.
Managed Services
First ConnectWise Customer Success Officer rethinks how to make MSP customers more successful
ConnectWise veteran Craig Fulton has moved from the Chief Products Officer job to the new position of Customer Success Officer, and talks about his plans to make their MSP customers more successful.
E-commerce
New eCommerce-style Website highlights ConnectWise IT Nation Explore news
ConnectWise also unveiled a number of enhancements designed to make the lives of technicians easier.
Networking
DH2i fills out integrated Zero Trust connectivity story with DxConnect network security software
Combined with their DxOdyssey software, which provides a replacement for VPNs to the cloud, DxConnect broadens the use case to address remote privilege user access.