Year: 2019

Cloud

Trend Micro announces their first all-in-one cloud security offering

November 25, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Trend Micro announces their first all-in-one cloud security offering
The Trend Micro Cloud One platform will have six services, which will roll out during 2020, and while only one, from the recent acquisition of Cloud Conformity is brand new, the other services are all being redesigned to work together natively in a multi-cloud environment.

Sponsored Content

The Road to 2030: An Ecosystem of Innovation

November 25, 2019 Guest Poster Comments Off on The Road to 2030: An Ecosystem of Innovation
To better understand the impact emerging technologies will have on the world, we’ve been partnering with the Institute for the Future (IFTF) to examine what the world will look like in 2030

Artificial Intelligence

WekaIO launches first partner program to scale out high-perfomance parallel file system business

November 25, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on WekaIO launches first partner program to scale out high-perfomance parallel file system business
WekaIO, which today is also announcing a first-place finish for performance in the IO-500 Challenge, is looking to its new program’s enablement resources to drive partner expansion in specific verticals.

Channel Communities

With German expansion, Trust X Alliance eyes global community

November 22, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on With German expansion, Trust X Alliance eyes global community
The Ingram Micro-sponsored reseller community has started an expansion into Germany with further international moves likely to follow.

Distribution

The punch in the face that changed Ingram Micro Canada

November 21, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The punch in the face that changed Ingram Micro Canada
Country chief executive Bill Brandel shares how a fateful vendor meeting led to be changes for the distributor, emphasizes the need to move fast.

Networking

Extreme Networks raises table stakes with enhancements to Fabric Automation software

November 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks raises table stakes with enhancements to Fabric Automation software
The Fabric Automation software now comes embedded in two newly announced switches, and has been integrated into VMware, Microsoft and OpenStack orchestration software. This greatly reduces provisioning time, and improves the efficiency of operations.

Distribution

In Photos: D&H Canada Technology Conference Vancouver

November 21, 2019 D&H Canada Comments Off on In Photos: D&H Canada Technology Conference Vancouver
Four scenes from D&H Canada’s recent Technology Conference in Vancouver.

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Channel Programs

Dell Canada partners seeing results from new partner alignment strategy

November 21, 2019 Mark Cox 1
Dell is trumpeting their 78 Net Promoter Score from Canadian partners as proof of their successful transition to a more regional coverage model. ChannelBuzz talked with two key Canadian channel partners about how today’s partnering model impacts their business.

Security

Business email compromise attacks are tiny in volume, large in damage

November 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Business email compromise attacks are tiny in volume, large in damage
Business email compromise attacks are a tiny percentage of all spear-phishing attacks, and target a very small number of users, but are estimated to have causes $26 billion in losses over the last four years.

Cloud

Office365 management provider CoreView beefs up capabilities and adds new products

November 20, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Office365 management provider CoreView beefs up capabilities and adds new products
CoreView, which is aggressively engaged in expanding its channel business, has enhanced management and security with its Alpin acquisition, and released both a new version focused on reporting, and a free version that won’t expire.