Month: June 2021

Channel Programs

ServiceMax unveils partner program for its Salesforce platform introduced last year

June 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on ServiceMax unveils partner program for its Salesforce platform introduced last year
ServiceMax introduced ServiceMax Asset 360 for Salesforce last year, complementing their long-standing field service management platform, to build on the strong momentum the new platform is showing. Now they have introduced a new partner program to support it.

Backup

StorMagic, Zerto collaborate on HPE validated joint solution through HPE Complete program

June 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorMagic, Zerto collaborate on HPE validated joint solution through HPE Complete program
HPE brought the two vendors together to design a validated solution on HPE Proliant servers, which combines Zerto’s high resiliency with StorMagic’s lightweight software for edge deployments.

Channel Programs

Intel articulates new vision and where partners fit in at Intel Partner Forum

June 4, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel articulates new vision and where partners fit in at Intel Partner Forum
Intel recently introduced new CEO Pat Gelsinger to partners at the Intel Partner Forum, together with his vision for bringing partner-centric prosperity to all. Intel also provided updates on channel issues, marketing, and core areas of the business.

Channel Programs

Broadcom launches services-focused Expert Advantage channel program

June 4, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Broadcom launches services-focused Expert Advantage channel program
The Broadcom Software services channel had been focused around a single partner, a model based on its CA acquisition, but they concluded that simply wasn’t going to work with the acquired Symantec assets, so have revamped their channel services  model.

Backup

Axcient x360Sync Thin Client for Windows offers storage, security benefits to MSP clients

June 3, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Axcient x360Sync Thin Client for Windows offers storage, security benefits to MSP clients
Axcient’s new sync thin client stores data in the cloud, and mirrors it back to local devices, in what the company believes will soon be the default choice for most customers.

Podcasts

Finding opportunity in the transition to next-gen 911

June 2, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Finding opportunity in the transition to next-gen 911
Avaya Canada’s Brian Silverstone joins us on the podcast to discuss the major technology changes coming to our country’s 911 systems, and the role IT solution providers can play in the transformation.

Cloud

Cisco heralds cloud strength with new UCS X-Series and new Intersight services

June 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco heralds cloud strength with new UCS X-Series and new Intersight services
Cisco’s ‘Future Cloud’ event today also introduces multiple additional cloud capabilities, including Cisco Service Mesh Manager, the expansion of Cisco Cloud ACI into GCP, and a new ThousandEyes integration with the Cisco Catalyst  8000 Edge Series for SD-WAN and Cisco Nexus 9000 switches.

Channel Programs

Martello launches new partner program to support growing Microsoft 365 Digital Experience Monitoring business

June 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Martello launches new partner program to support growing Microsoft 365 Digital Experience Monitoring business
The rapid growth of Microsoft 365 has pushed Martello’s business, which once was largely focused around Mitel, in a Microsoft direction, so they have remade their partner program to support the business they see as the future of the company.

Cloud

Salesforce introduces next-gen Commerce Cloud and Marketing Cloud at their Connections event

June 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce introduces next-gen Commerce Cloud and Marketing Cloud at their Connections event
Both enhanced platforms have similar objectives, of making the user experience even smoother, and providing more integrations to other Salesforce tools.

Hyper-converged

Dell refreshes VxRail HCI portfolio with new platforms, software upgrades and new dynamic nodes

June 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell refreshes VxRail HCI portfolio with new platforms, software upgrades and new dynamic nodes
The dynamic nodes allow VxRail to be used for more compute-heavy use cases, by adding compute nodes which remove the parallelism in HCI between storage and compute.