Networking
Building enterprise-grade DDI for modern hybrid organizations
Bob Rose of Infoblox discusses how the integrated approach to network management DDI can support customers’ hybrid network future in this guest blog.
Month: September 2021
Artificial Intelligence
Analytics and data science enhancements highlight changes to TIBCO Predict and Unify portfolios
These changes are especially significant for channel partners, and coincide with an intensification of TIBCO’s channel strategy also announced at the event.
Channel Programs
TIBCO to roll out new Partner to Partner program in Q4
At the partner keynote during the TIBCO NOW event,TIBCO also previewed a variety of other changes that will be coming to the program and its partner enablement resources over the next year.
Backup
Clumio moves to solve huge AWS pain point with Clumio Protect for Amazon S3
Clumio anticipates a significant market for this solution when it hits GA in December, because AWS S3 has become a large customer pain point, and theirs is the first solution on the market for it.
Podcasts
Printing in a hybrid workplace world
Epson’s Kaila Murphy joins us on the podcast to discuss what printing looks like in a world where some people are in-office, some people are work-from-home, and some people alternate between the two.
Managed Services
It’s time to prepare your cybersecurity checklist
A solid plan can help MSPs and their clients weather an increasing number of advanced cyber attacks, writes Barracuda MSP’s Doris Au in this guest blog.
Cloud
TIBCO kicks off virtual event with rollout of new Connect solutions
The new additions to the Connect portfolio include enhancements to TIBCO Cloud integration, a new TIBCO Cloud API management offering, and TIBCO Enterprise Message Service X, which allows the messaging service to handle cloud scale levels.
Channel Programs
Dell stresses continued importance of partners coming out of strong second quarter
Dell’s first half numbers have generally been good, particularly in clients, where the company is having to battle assertions they are looking to expand at the expense of channel partners.
Communications
Webex, the new hybrid experience
Cisco Canada enterprise networks and collaboration general manager Oleg Tolchinsky offers partners a rundown of everything that’s new in Cisco’s Webex collaboration business in this guest blog.
Channel Programs
Quantum Computing looks to accelerate developing quantum market with first partner program
Partners in the quantum market include both traditional VARs, focused specialists from the quantum side, and database-focused partners who are broadening out.
Sponsored Content
Anywhere operations model offers new opportunities for channel partner growth
ViewSonic’s Mike McCracken offers some thoughts on how solution providers can find growth opportunities in the hybrid workplace era and the anywhere operations model in this guest blog.
Managed Services
New ConnectBooster integration gives Zomentum partners automated credit card and ACH capabilities to get paid faster
For Canadian MSPs, the one limitation is that payments, while in Canadian dollars, are limited to credit cards, although the ACH integration in Canada may be forthcoming at some point.
Big Data
HP enhances Amplify channel program with HP Amplify Data Insights
HP Amplify Data Insights provides data derived from HP, partners, and third-party sources to give partners insights that HP has not previously been able to provide them.
Managed Services
HP looks to simplify managed print with new Managed Print Flex, cloud-first Managed Print Service subscription plan
HP Managed Print Flex is designed to satisfy both the needs of home and remote-based workers, as well as those in conventional offices.
DevOps
Service Level Objective provider Nobl9 launches first channel program
SLOs, which are focused around DevOps, are fundamentally different from SLAs, in that they measure an optimal point where poor SLA levels are avoided, but so are expensive standards which also deter innovation.
Cloud
Salesforce emphasizes new Slack integrations, innovations as Dreamforce event kicks off
Salesforce also made several sustainability-focused announcements, including its achievement of Net Zero capability across its entire value chain, their Sustainability Cloud 2.0, and the addition of DreamPass to their Health Cloud 2.0.
Managed Services
MSP-focused SaaS Alerts allocates $500k of new $3 million funding round to MSP investors
SaaS Alerts’ solution is multi-tenanted, designed for MSPs, and costs far less than similar solutions provided by competitors like SOC as-a-service providers.
Distribution
McAfee Enterprise and IBM Security to launch joint SIEM offering through TD SYNNEX
The joint solution combines McAfee Enterprise’s MVISION Device-to-Cloud Platform and IBM Security’s QRadar SIEM offering, in what is the first multi-vendor solution available through the TD SYNNEX Cyber Range program.
Channel Programs
Cisco Summer – End Announcements/ What’s new with Cisco Canada in Fiscal 2022?
Cisco Canada updates partners on plans for this year’s Cisco Connect event, Partner Summit, partner training and incentive programs and more in this guest blog post.
Backup
Kaseya expands Canadian presence further beyond IT Glue with new hiring and data centres featuring other Kaseya products
Kaseya, which provides IT infrastructure and security management solutions for MSPs and SMBs, has announced an expansion of their Canadian staff based in their Canadian office in Vancouver, as well as an expansion of data […]