Year: 2021

Big Data

HP enhances Amplify channel program with HP Amplify Data Insights

September 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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

September 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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

September 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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

September 21, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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

September 21, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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

September 21, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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?

September 20, 2021 Cisco Canada Guest Blog Comments Off on 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

September 17, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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
Distribution

Data accelerator Pliops looks to build strength in Fortune 1000 through North American disti deal with TD SYNNEX

September 17, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data accelerator Pliops looks to build strength in Fortune 1000 through North American disti deal with TD SYNNEX
Pliops, which makes a differentiated hardware and software accelerator that is also a media enhancer, started selling direct to hyperscalers, but now is expanding into the enterprise, and looking to work with partners with established connections in this market.

Backup

Dell refreshes and enhances scale-out NAS solutions with new hardware, updated software and joint anti-ransomware solution with Superna

September 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell refreshes and enhances scale-out NAS solutions with new hardware, updated software and joint anti-ransomware solution with Superna
New PowerScale solutions continue, but do not quite complete, the retirement of the Isilon brand.