Year: 2021

Cloud

Aruba makes multiple enhancements to ESP platform, unveils first rugged wired switches

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba makes multiple enhancements to ESP platform, unveils first rugged wired switches
The component of the news likely to turn the most head is the new AOS 10, which brings together WLAN and SD-Branch within a single operating system.

Cloud

HPE GreenLake is focal point for HPE Discover announcements

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE GreenLake is focal point for HPE Discover announcements
HPE kicked off its Discover event with a flurry of announcements around HPE GreenLake, including GreenLake Lighthouse, Project Aurora, Silicon-on-Demand, a new Compute Cloud Console – and eight new services.

Security

Endpoint detection and response: The path to security maturity starts with visibility

June 22, 2021 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on Endpoint detection and response: The path to security maturity starts with visibility
Looking to set off on the right foot with endpoint detection and response? Prioritize visibility into your systems.

Cloud

Splunk unveils Splunk Security Cloud cloud-based SecOps platform

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Splunk unveils Splunk Security Cloud cloud-based SecOps platform
While Splunk started out as an on-prem company, they see the cloud as the future, and while customers aren’t being forced to move to the new cloud, it does become Splunk’s primary security offering.

Networking

DH2i addresses SQL Server for Containers problem with Kubernetes through DxE for Containers

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i addresses SQL Server for Containers problem with Kubernetes through DxE for Containers
Microsoft gets a huge numbers of downloads for SQL Server containers, but its stateful containers have issues with stateless Kubernetes and kept them in DevTest environments. DxE for Containers was built to change that.

Big Data

Komprise adds localized multi-site management capability in 4.0 release

June 21, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Komprise adds localized multi-site management capability in 4.0 release
The addition of the ability for the user to set different data management policies and activities for separate geos and branches is done through a single dashboard, which also facilitates even stronger analytics capabilities.

DevOps

Check Point shifts workload protection left with expansion of DevOps protection

June 18, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Check Point shifts workload protection left with expansion of DevOps protection
Check Point’s messaging around protection of any user on any device using any application is strengthened by expansion of workload protection, to provide stronger ability to deliver that using any application.

Channel Programs

Avanan launches channel program to enable VARs as well as MSPs

June 17, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avanan launches channel program to enable VARs as well as MSPs
Avanan sold its email suites direct until 2019, but has been moving to a 100% channel model, and is looking to its new partner program to accelerate that shift.

Channel Programs

Place to be is the channel as channel momentum is on fire: Dell channel chief Dagher

June 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Place to be is the channel as channel momentum is on fire: Dell channel chief Dagher
Dell’s global channel chief Rola Dagher talked with ChannelBuzz about the state of the Dell channel today, and the priorities for the rest of the year ahead.

Channel Programs

ViewSonic moves on from Finch Club with refreshed ViewSonic Partner Program

June 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on ViewSonic moves on from Finch Club with refreshed ViewSonic Partner Program
The main feature of the new program is a new partner portal, which is integrated with Salesforce and provides much quicker access to materials and response times from ViewSonic than was the case in the past.