Month: February 2021

Computers

Panasonic unveils enhanced ‘Mark 2’ version of fully rugged TOUGHBOOK 33

February 17, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Panasonic unveils enhanced ‘Mark 2’ version of fully rugged TOUGHBOOK 33
Panasonic’s top-seller has the same form factor and durability features as before, but performance, flexibility, functionality and security improvements have been made.

Managed Services

Zomentum plans to add new revenue generating modules to its MSP sales platform from Series A funding round

February 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zomentum plans to add new revenue generating modules to its MSP sales platform from Series A funding round
Zomentum continues to double the number of partners every quarter, and is ramping up its staff with new hires.

Internet of Things

Ignite IoT and grow your business

February 16, 2021 Cisco Canada Guest Blog Comments Off on Ignite IoT and grow your business
Jason Chung-Tung and Giovanni Stea from Cisco Canada’s Internet of Things team discuss the nature of the IoT opportunity for solution providers in Canada and tee up an upcoming educational event.

Pure Storage
Storage

Pure Storage looks to expand into new markets with new FlashArray and FlashBlade updates

February 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage looks to expand into new markets with new FlashArray and FlashBlade updates
Pure has also expanded the FlashArray portfolio with the //C40 R3, a new entry level offering aimed at that part of the market that typically buys hybrid arrays.

Software

SNP quickly pivots from direct model to channel for their complex SAP environment transformation solutions

February 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on SNP quickly pivots from direct model to channel for their complex SAP environment transformation solutions
SNP, a German software vendor that makes automated transformation software for SAP environments, is expanding its presence in North America, and transitioning from its former direct model to do that.

Security

Index Engines looks to stimulate partner integrations with CyberSense developers kit

February 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Index Engines looks to stimulate partner integrations with CyberSense developers kit
The new kit is a formalization of assistance they had previously provided to partners looking to integrate CyberSense with their own solutions.

Cloud

Blancco extends Carahsoft distribution partnership to AWS Marketplace

February 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Blancco extends Carahsoft distribution partnership to AWS Marketplace
Blancco, which has been transitioning to a channel-first model, has added the AWS Marketplace to their distribution relationship with Carahsoft. It will apply in both the U.S. and Canada.

Backup

HYCU launches their first backup SaaS offering with Protégé for Microsoft Office 365

February 12, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on HYCU launches their first backup SaaS offering with Protégé for Microsoft Office 365
HYCU enters a very crowded Office 365 backup market, but believes that the capabilities within their Protégé platform and some design features to address specific market needs, will provide them needed differentiation.

Communications

New Year’s Podcast Series: Miles Davis of Avaya Canada

February 11, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Miles Davis of Avaya Canada
Avaya Canada channel chief Miles Davis discusses how the vendor and its partners transformed in 2020 and provides a preview of what’s to come in 2021 in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Cloud

WatchGuard continues expansion of Cloud Platform capabilities

February 11, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on WatchGuard continues expansion of Cloud Platform capabilities
WatchGuard enhances their existing UTM and MFA capabilities on Cloud Platform, while adding ThreatSync’s threat correlation service to the platform, which will have even greater import when Panda’s technology is added to it later this year.