Month: April 2020

Podcasts

Channel chief on Cisco Canada during pandemic: “Keep calm and Webex on”

April 14, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Channel chief on Cisco Canada during pandemic: “Keep calm and Webex on”
Cisco Canda channel chief Mark Collins on how Cisco is working with partners around the COVID-19 pandemic, why this is technology’s time to shine, and much more on this edition of the podcast.

Managed Services

How to strengthen your patch management processes

April 14, 2020 Guest Poster Comments Off on How to strengthen your patch management processes
Tips for streamlining patch management and increasing customer value from Mark Whiffen of Barracuda MSP

Cloud

Extreme Networks boosts ExtremeCloud IQ with new portable subscription, curated kits

April 14, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks boosts ExtremeCloud IQ with new portable subscription, curated kits
Extreme Networks thinks its new initiatives to promote ExtremeCloud IQ will be disruptive on their own terms, and will also be well suited to the particular short-term environment created by the coronavirus pandemic.

Cloud

SoftNAS rebrands as Buurst with new pricing model and channel emphasis

April 14, 2020 Mark Cox 1
Garry Olah, who took over as CEO late last year, has restructured the company’s focus and Go-to-Market strategy, so that the name change to Buurst is but a complementary aspect to the story.

Channel Programs

Okta enters new resell deal with IBM as they fine tune partner engagement model

April 13, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Okta enters new resell deal with IBM as they fine tune partner engagement model
Okta has a strategic focus this year on improving partner capability to do more in the deal process, and has implemented multiple initiatives to facilitate this.

Channel Communities

How to Open the Door to Gender Equality 365 Days of the Year

April 8, 2020 Guest Poster Comments Off on How to Open the Door to Gender Equality 365 Days of the Year
International Women’s Day (IWD) has come and gone, but it’s not too late to reinforce what we at Dell Technologies know to be true every day, 365 days of the year: Gender equality is a business imperative that requires our collective action and shared ownership.

Backup

OpenText Cloud Editions arrives as part of OpenText Release 20.2

April 8, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenText Cloud Editions arrives as part of OpenText Release 20.2
In addition to the cloud-native capability for OpenText applications, which will roll out over this quarter, OpenText makes a multitude of other enhancements and some new additions in the 20.2 release.

Podcasts

ESET to partners: “We’re here to help” as customers face WFH security challenges

April 7, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ESET to partners: “We’re here to help” as customers face WFH security challenges
ESET Canada’s Bob Bonneau and Cam Leetham discuss changing security priorities as customers rapidly pivot to a work-from-home environment, and what ESET is doing to help its partners solve those problems on this edition of the podcast.

Hyper-converged

StorMagic expands into encryption key management by acquiring B.C.-based KeyNexus

April 7, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorMagic expands into encryption key management by acquiring B.C.-based KeyNexus
Jeff MacMillan, founder and CEO of Victoria-based KeyNexus, becomes StorMagic’s CTO, with responsibility for the whole company’s technology strategy.

Channel Programs

Poly brings together Plantronics, Polycom partner programs

April 7, 2020 Mark Cox 1
The new Poly partner program which brings the two legacy ones together will feature a new partner portal, that will be live on April 10.