Channel Programs
Extreme Networks to drive MSP business with Aerohive technology
Extreme channel chief Gordon Mackintosh discusses Extreme’s channel initiatives around the integration, including new programmatic announcements.
Month: August 2019
Mobility
Dell brings Chromebooks to the enterprise with Unified Workspace integration and enterprise models
For the channel, the new Chromebook Enterprise models, and the addition of the Chromebook OS to Unified Workspace turns their Chromebook business from selling a box to schools into a differentiated enterprise solution.
Channel Programs
VMware-focused hoster iland coming to Canada
Iland’s Canadian expansion is part of a series of new channel-focused initiatives which include a new partner portal and an enhancement of Catalyst, a cloud assessment tool used in pre-sales.
Artificial Intelligence
DNSFilter articulates value to smaller MSPs at ASCII Toronto event
DNSFilter provides content filtering and threat protection at the DNS level, with a solution designed to challenge Cisco Umbrella through an MSP Go-to-Market model.
Data Centre
Dell Technologies, VMware extend networking collaboration at VMworld
The companies announce the availability – with some minor enhancements – of the VMWare VeloCloud-based solution announced at Dell Technologies World, as well as a new SmartFabric Director to simplify joint physical-virtual management.
Sponsored Content
How digitization is shaping the hospitals of the future
Cisco Canada’s Mark Collins offers some strong Canadian examples of how technology is helping healthcare realize better outcomes.
Managed Services
Datto’s Rob Rae has positive take on findings of new Canadian State of the MSP Report
While some of the data reflect a higher percentage of lifestyle MSPs who serve Canada’s MSP market, the bottom line is that almost every MSP surveyed thinks it’s as good a time as ever to be in the industry.
Virtualization
VMs, containers better together, VMware says
VMware announces plans to make Kubernetes a core part of its offerings — even introducing native support for the container technology to its vSphere flagship.
Cloud
VMware Kubernetes support added to Dell Technologies Cloud
Dell Technologies made a series of VMware related announcements on Day One of VMworld, which also included the first two Cloud Validated designs between the two companies, and the availability of a flexible consumption model. Initial availability for the Data Centre-as-a-Service offering announced earlier was also announced, but it’s not yet in Canada.
Cloud
IGEL sees all factors converging to create EUC explosion at VMworld
End user computing vendor IGEL is back at VMworld this year, showing off joint IGEL-VMware solutions and customers, and emphasizing that Microsoft’s support of Windows Virtual Desktop, as well as their new collaboration with VMware, are creating massive new opportunities for IGEL and their channel.
Channel Communities
WE Cities Research Uncovers the Best Cities to Be A Female Entrepreneur
The annual Dell Women Entrepreneur (WE) Cities Index is a global, gender-specific study that looks at a city’s ability to foster the growth of women-owned businesses.
Managed Services
Cyfyx reaches out to Canadian MSPs with real-time EDR solution
Cyfyx’s platform provides MSSP-level EDR protection with real-time reaction capability to target fast-acting threats like ransomware. They were in Toronto this week at the ASCII event to take their message to Canadian MSPs.
Mobility
NetAlly CEO Parrottino says former NETSCOUT component will double down on channel
Mike Parrottino, NetAlly’s CEO, who has a long channel background at HP, talks with ChannelBuzz about his new company, and how the channel will fit in.
Managed Services
RocketCyber sees huge potential in new app to let MSPs manage Windows Defender
RocketCyber has added Defender Manager to its SMB-focused security platform for MSPs, and will also be introducing new AI and machine learning capabilities across their portfolio.
Security
Netwrix enhances and simplifies Data Classification platform
Netwrix introduces a rebranded version of a platform first introduced last year, which uses technology from Concept Searching. In addition to the name change, there are subtle changes to how it is packaged and sold that will let partners target customers more effectively.
Data Centre
Puppet extends automation of vulnerability management with new Remediate solution
Puppet Remediate uses data from vendor partners Qualys, Tenable and Rapid7 to extend and complement the automation that these vulnerability management solutions provide.
Cloud
Big Switch extends hybrid cloud strategy with multiple announcements
Big Cloud Fabric now manages VPCs in the AWS cloud, while Global VPCs like Google Cloud provides will now be available across the hybrid cloud for both AWS and Azure. Multi-Cloud Director is now also available as a cloud-based service.
Managed Services
RMM Pulseway makes two-factor authentication mandatory – and easier to use
Pulseway has made 2FA available as an option for years, but the growing trend toward phishing and other attacks on users have led them to make it mandatory. So they also completely revamped the system to make it more user-friendly.
Managed Services
Resolve Systems sees powerful synergies in acquisition of AIOps vendor FixStream
Automation platform provider Resolve, which has become a more energetic player in the market following their 2017 acquisition by a venture capital firm, sees major benefits from the deal for their channel, especially MSPs.
Channel Programs
Cybersecurity vendor ReversingLabs rolls out first partner program in transition to channel-led model
ReversingLabs, which just launched a new platform and won a Black Unicorn award, is formally launching a channel program as part of a move to expand sales by bringing in all new business through an expanded partner ecosystem.