Month: September 2020

Cloud

COVID-created digital acceleration drives new Twilio product announcements at SIGNAL 2020 event

September 30, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on COVID-created digital acceleration drives new Twilio product announcements at SIGNAL 2020 event
They include Twilio Video Web RTC Go, a free toolkit for one-on-one video, EventStreams, which uses a single API to aggregate data from all Twilio powered experiences, Twilio Frontline for mobile workers, and Twilio Flex Ecosystem, a third party expansion of the Twilio Flex platform.

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Cloud

Dell emphasizes centrality of VMware relationship with VMWorld announcements

September 29, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell emphasizes centrality of VMware relationship with VMWorld announcements
Dell Technologies’ VMworld announcements include enhancements to VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, tighter integration between VMware Cloud Director and Dell Technologies Cloud Platform, new support for VMware Tanzu, and a series of storage and data protection announcements.

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data security
Security

Small and medium‑sized businesses: Big targets for ransomware attacks

September 29, 2020 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on Small and medium‑sized businesses: Big targets for ransomware attacks
Why are SMBs a target for ransomware-wielding gangs and what can they do to protect themselves against cyber-extortion? ESET offers some thoughts.

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Managed Services

SolarWinds leverages new N-Central capabilities to improve MSP efficiency with Cisco Meraki

September 25, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds leverages new N-Central capabilities to improve MSP efficiency with Cisco Meraki
The extension of the SolarWinds MSP relationship with Cisco follows up on a recent one with Microsoft, and are part of a broader initiative to further extend MSP effectiveness.

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Managed Services

Open source-focused ITIM provider Centreon launches out-of-the-box version for MSPs

September 25, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Open source-focused ITIM provider Centreon launches out-of-the-box version for MSPs
Centreon, which just expanded into North America from France in 2018, has had MSP partners as well as VARs, but this is their first complete MSP package with a pay-as-you-grow pricing model.

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Computers

D&H Canada introduces two new Lenovo-focused programs

September 24, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada introduces two new Lenovo-focused programs
The Lenovo Score program is limited to 80 selected partners, 10 of whom will win a $5000 reno prize for exceeding growth targets, while the Lenovo Opt-In program is for non-registered, Authorized and Silver Lenovo partners, and  provides multiplied D&H credits on sales to help partners advance in the Lenovo partner program.

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Cloud

FireMon extends full platform functionality into the cloud in new platform release

September 24, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on FireMon extends full platform functionality into the cloud in new platform release
FireMon says that their increased cloud capabilities differentiate them enough in the NSPM market to justify them calling their platform the first agile one in the industry.

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Cloud

TIBCO rolls out new products around their market strategy

September 23, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on TIBCO rolls out new products around their market strategy
The new announcements fall under the blueprint areas of Any Data, HCI Analytics and the Responsive Application Mesh.

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Hyper-converged

Hitachi Vantara adds new automation, scalability and channel bundles to HCI portfolio

September 23, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi Vantara adds new automation, scalability and channel bundles to HCI portfolio
The Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) 4.0 release makes significant enhances to Hitachi UCP Advisor, and adds important new SAP and VMware certifications.

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Cloud

Cameyo unveils first partner program, signs on D&H as new partner

September 23, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cameyo unveils first partner program, signs on D&H as new partner
Increased demand for digital workspace solutions in the Work From Home era has led Cameyo to both launch a partner program and D&H to sign on to take it to their partners and their SMB customer base.

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Channel Programs

TIBCO indicates big changes coming to partner program

September 22, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on TIBCO indicates big changes coming to partner program
At the Partner Keynote that opened the TIBCO NOW event, TIBCO announced impending changes to the partner program, including a move to a multi-track model, and a new marketing tool.

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Cloud

TIBCO introduces new Partner Ecosystem head Tony Beller at TIBCO NOW event

September 22, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on TIBCO introduces new Partner Ecosystem head Tony Beller at TIBCO NOW event
Beller talks with ChannelBuzz about how he intends to build on TIBCO’s recent history of driving its channel growth.

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Cloud

Barracuda upgrades CloudGen WAN with personal remote access, IoT capability

September 22, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda upgrades CloudGen WAN with personal remote access, IoT capability
Barracuda just rolled out its SD-WAN service built natively on Azure in July, and now has rolled out new enhancements to build on momentum they are seeing in the market.

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Networking

Palo Alto Networks expands SD-WAN capabilities with Layer 7, Prisma security integration and new appliances

September 21, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks expands SD-WAN capabilities with Layer 7, Prisma security integration and new appliances
The company is asserting that these new enhancements to the CloudGenix SD-WAN solution they acquired earlier this year make it the first true next-generation SD-WAN offering in the industry.

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Cloud

ServiceNow adds new digital transformation for COVID era in Paris release of its Now workflow automation platform

September 17, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on ServiceNow adds new digital transformation for COVID era in Paris release of its Now workflow automation platform
Highlights include six new products, four of which are vertically focused around telcos, legal and financial services. A new Service Graph Connector programs for integrations is also part of the release.

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Channel Programs

Silver Peak expands services offering with addition of resellers to certified deployment partner program

September 17, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Silver Peak expands services offering with addition of resellers to certified deployment partner program
While the certified deployment program was initially created for pure services-focused partners, it is being expanded to select Platinum partners who resell as well as provide services.

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Managed Services

SMBs prioritize cybersecurity but many MSPs still can’t deliver

September 16, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on SMBs prioritize cybersecurity but many MSPs still can’t deliver
While a new ConnectWise survey shows most SMBs now consider it so important that more than 9 in 10 would change their MSP for the right cybersecurity solution, most still don’t really understand what the right solution for them is, and MSPs aren’t doing enough to help them learn.

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Storage

Pure Storage steps up Kubernetes data services capabilities with Portworx acquisition

September 16, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage steps up Kubernetes data services capabilities with Portworx acquisition
Pure will use Portworx’s cloud native capabilities as a layer on top of their own solutions, as many joint customers have been using them, but is also using Portworx and its executive team as the foundation of a new Cloud Native Business Unit.

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Channel Programs

HP unveils new lighter, smaller PCs and printers at Reinvent Partner Event

September 16, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP unveils new lighter, smaller PCs and printers at Reinvent Partner Event
HP is touting the newly announced product, as well as new and enhanced services, as critical in a new normal workplace that wants devices that are a better fit with distributed work locations rather than central offices.

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Networking

Extreme Networks announces universal wired and wireless platforms

September 16, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks announces universal wired and wireless platforms
Extreme also announces refreshes in the middle and lower parts of their portfolio as well as the addition of five applications to their ExtremeCloud IQ Pilot Subscription.

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