Year: 2022

Channel Programs

Tara Fine lays out vision for new role as VMware Americas channel lead

December 22, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tara Fine lays out vision for new role as VMware Americas channel lead
The pending deal with Broadcom is only one of a variety of challenges Fine faces as she takes on the broader Americas role after a long tenure as Canadian channel lead.

Cloud

Vcinity enhances their unique hybrid cloud data management solution

December 21, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Vcinity enhances their unique hybrid cloud data management solution
They have enhanced their file service solution with scale-out cluster capability and with performance and tuning boosts, and announced the GA of their Vcinity Access object storage offering.

Channel Programs

VMware promotes Simon Powell to Canadian channel chief role

December 19, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware promotes Simon Powell to Canadian channel chief role
Powell replaces Tara Fine, who was also promoted internally when she took over VMware’s global channel chief role.

Cloud

Palo Alto Networks extends Google partnership and strengthens Xpanse at Ignite event

December 19, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks extends Google partnership and strengthens Xpanse at Ignite event
The integration of PAN’s Prisma Access with GCP’s BeyondCorp Enterprise lets Prisma users secure their devices through an unmanaged browser, while the Cortex platform has been strengthened by adding new proactive capabilities to Xpanse Active Attack Surface Management.

Backup

New Veeam global channel chief pledges continuity rather than change

December 15, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Veeam global channel chief pledges continuity rather than change
Larissa Crandall becomes Vice President of Global Channel and Alliances, the first time Veeam has brought these areas together globally under a single executive.

Field Effect Sponsored Content

Should MSPs offer cyber security training to clients?

December 14, 2022 Toby Nangle Comments Off on Should MSPs offer cyber security training to clients?
Field Effect channel chief Toby Nangle makes the case for why MSPs should be involved in cyber-security training for their customers’ employees in this guest blog.

Artificial Intelligence

ThoughtSpot expands market reach with AWS Marketplace listing for Team and Pro Editions

December 14, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on ThoughtSpot expands market reach with AWS Marketplace listing for Team and Pro Editions
ThoughtSpot also made a deeper commitment to the AWS platform with the hiring of Britny Holloway as Director of AWS Global Alliances, while Rajesh Dhiman is now Senior Director, Global Systems Integrators.

Fortinet Sponsored Content

Helping customers move towards Universal Zero Trust

December 13, 2022 Sean Campbell, director, Canadian Channels, Fortinet Comments Off on Helping customers move towards Universal Zero Trust
Fortinet Canada channel chief Sean Campbell offers some thoughts on how solution providers can ease their customers’ path to a zero-trust security environment in this guest blog.

Channel Programs

Code42 integrates channel, technology and integrator programs in joint Go-to-Market strategy

December 12, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Code42 integrates channel, technology and integrator programs in joint Go-to-Market strategy
Ananth Appathurai, who previously ran the company’s technology partner program, now has responsibility for the channel and advisor partner programs as well to drive forward an integrated Go-to-Market strategy.

Managed Services

ConnectWise brings IAM platform built for MSPs to partners with Evo partnership

December 9, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on ConnectWise brings IAM platform built for MSPs to partners with Evo partnership
While many MSPs today do provide some type of identity management service to their customers, these are typically repurposed enterprise solutions, while the Evo platform is designed both for MSPs and their market.