Year: 2020

Channel Programs

ServiceNow extends partner enablement and empowerment tools

June 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on ServiceNow extends partner enablement and empowerment tools
While the heavy lifting in restructuring ServiceNow’s partner program was done last year, the company is building on that this year with multiple new enablement initiatives to further empower partners and enhance the partner experience.

Networking

ExtraHop enters into first endpoint vendor partnership, with CrowdStrike

June 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on ExtraHop enters into first endpoint vendor partnership, with CrowdStrike
ExtraHop looks to create a best-of breed integration of its network detection and response solution with CrowdStrike’s endpoint detection and response.

Storage

Pure Storage unifies block and file, adds continuous replication in updated FlashArray software

June 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage unifies block and file, adds continuous replication in updated FlashArray software
Pure’s new product announcements were rather fewer in number at their first virtual customer event than they typically are when the event isn’t forced online by a pandemic. The announcements they did make were very important, however.

Uncategorized

Zerto looks to expand Continuous Data Protection beyond mission critical apps

June 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto looks to expand Continuous Data Protection beyond mission critical apps
Zerto is announcing enhancements to their platform to encourage its use in more mainstream data protection use cases. They also intend to support next-gen cloud-native applications, and accordingly have announced Zerto for Kubernetes.

Artificial Intelligence

Automation Anywhere addresses business resilience issues with new RPA announcements

June 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Automation Anywhere addresses business resilience issues with new RPA announcements
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated existing trends towards automation, but now that much of the work of responding to the new work situations is created has been done, Automation Anywhere looked to future issues around workplace resiliency at their virtualized customer event.

Cloud

Siemplify offers simpler, less expensive SOAR with Siemplify Cloud

June 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Siemplify offers simpler, less expensive SOAR with Siemplify Cloud
The new cloud-native offering is available in four packages, starting at as little as $2500 a month.

Mobility

Versa Networks unveils hardware-free solution to deliver secure SD-WAN to Work From Homers

June 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Versa Networks unveils hardware-free solution to deliver secure SD-WAN to Work From Homers
Versa emphasizes that since Versa Secure Access requires no hardware, it is easy for home-based employees to install, and works even when the devices are mobile.

Artificial Intelligence

Aruba introduces new Aruba ESP Edge Services Platform

June 9, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba introduces new Aruba ESP Edge Services Platform
In addition to the new AI-powered ESP platform with predictive capabilities, Aruba has enhanced their Aruba Central network management to provide unified single pane of glass management, at scale.

Security

Sophos upgrades EDR solution with enhancements for both threat hunting and IT admins

June 9, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sophos upgrades EDR solution with enhancements for both threat hunting and IT admins
Sophos says the new version of their EDR solution has the biggest version to version enhancement they have ever done, and now gives them the best EDR offering in the industry.

Partnerships

OpenLegacy expands partner ecosystem around their API integration for mainframes with BigID

June 9, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenLegacy expands partner ecosystem around their API integration for mainframes with BigID
OpenLegacy is focused on API integration with legacy mainframe systems, and are strong in Canada with the large banks and insurance companies that built their IT in the mainframe era.