Year: 2019

Servers

Dell Technologies rolls out new AMD Rome-powered PowerEdge servers

September 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies rolls out new AMD Rome-powered PowerEdge servers
In addition to the five new servers, which combine the high performance of the new AMD chips with Dell’s own IP, Dell is also announcing related management integrations and new Ready Solutions for HPC on these servers.

Managed Services

Barracuda MSP emphasizes automated patch management in Managed Workplace 12

September 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda MSP emphasizes automated patch management in Managed Workplace 12
Barracuda makes the first major release of the platform they acquired early this year from Avast, in what they say is a major step in a strategy of aggressively investing in the product.

Cloud

AppDirect unveils expanded Google partnership, new Add-On Marketplace at Engage event

September 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppDirect unveils expanded Google partnership, new Add-On Marketplace at Engage event
The second day of AppDIrect’s digital economy summit in Montréal sees AppDirect go from selling Google apps to a deep integration with the Google Cloud Platform that significantly expands partner opportunities.

Cloud

AppDirect kicks off Engage event in Montréal with platform enhancements

September 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppDirect kicks off Engage event in Montréal with platform enhancements
AppDirect is announcing more flexibility in its platform to allow easy selling and billing through drop shipments for customers who don’t want to sell through a marketplace.

Managed Services

IT Glue formally unveils new leadership at second annual user conference

September 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on IT Glue formally unveils new leadership at second annual user conference
When the acquisition of IT Glue by Kaseya was announced in late 2018, company CEO Chris Day left the company, and no formal leadership replacement was named. Now Nadir Merchant, who had previously been VP of Engineering, is being formally announced as the new IT Glue General Manager.

Networking

Open Systems adds experienced CEO Jeff Brown to drive expansion into North America

September 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Open Systems adds experienced CEO Jeff Brown to drive expansion into North America
Open Systems will be placing less emphasis on its SD-WAN legacy, and more on the broader capabilities of their platform.

Partnerships

Proofpoint announces new partnerships with Crowdstrike, Okta

September 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Proofpoint announces new partnerships with Crowdstrike, Okta
Proofpoint maintains a limited number of strategic relationships, so considers both these new ones highly strategic, particularly in positioning against Microsoft’s in-house security offerings.

Computers

Microsoft targeting 1.5 million SMB devices in Canada with Win 7 end-of-life looming

September 12, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft targeting 1.5 million SMB devices in Canada with Win 7 end-of-life looming
Microsoft outlines the opportunity around the upcoming end of support for Windows 7 at D&H Canada’s Technology Show in the Toronto area.

Channel Programs

New Nutanix North American channel chief pledges more emphasis on distribution

September 12, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Nutanix North American channel chief pledges more emphasis on distribution
Christian Alvarez, who comes over from Juniper where he was Global Channel Chief, also pledges a focus on simplicity, and to do a good job of listening to partners.

Cloud

Zoho One adds new apps for telephony, identity and provisioning through marketplace

September 12, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho One adds new apps for telephony, identity and provisioning through marketplace
The business process automation app Orchestly, which was announced at the Zoholics event in April, is also now live in Zoho One, part of several new enhancements focused mainly on Zoho’s growing enterprise business.