Month: June 2022

Avaya Sponsored Content

What’s the importance of varied partners in a contact center environment?

June 27, 2022 Adam Seens, Alliances Lead, Avaya Canada Comments Off on What’s the importance of varied partners in a contact center environment?
Avaya Canada alliances lead Adam Seens weighs in on the role of a partner ecosystem in the modern contact center in this guest blog.

Channel Programs

Cloudflare introduces new Cloudflare One sub-program to help partners with Zero Trust

June 27, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudflare introduces new Cloudflare One sub-program to help partners with Zero Trust
The new program is heavily focused on training and accereditations, with both online and proctored formats.

Cloud

Extreme Networks expands switch portfolio, adds new  SD-WAN and AIOps solutions

June 27, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks expands switch portfolio, adds new  SD-WAN and AIOps solutions
The new SD-WAN capabilities, which are now fully integrated into the cloud, come from Extreme’s acquisition of Ipanema, while the AIOps with Digital Twin capabilities becomes Extreme’s new top of the line cloud management, above Extreme Cloud IQ Co-Pilot.

Channel Programs

Automated SaaS security startup DoControl launches partner program as part of new 100% channel strategy

June 24, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Automated SaaS security startup DoControl launches partner program as part of new 100% channel strategy
DoControl, which is only a year old, is just exiting its proof of concept stage, so its channel is brand new, with GuidePoint Security being the most recognizable name among partners who have signed up.

Barracuda MSP Sponsored Content

Exploring the growth of spear phishing

June 23, 2022 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Exploring the growth of spear phishing
Barracuda MSP’s Olesia Klevchuk joins us on the podcast to discuss the company’s latest study of the state of spear phishing and how solution providers can help their customers steer clear of targeted email attacks.

Unified Communications

Montreal’s Cloudli acquires ConnectMeVoice to grow presence in U.S. for business communications solutions

June 23, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Montreal’s Cloudli acquires ConnectMeVoice to grow presence in U.S. for business communications solutions
Cloudli sees the acquisition as highly synergistic, from a product perspective, from a market expansion perspective, and, critically for two companies which are channel-focused, from a partner perspective.

Data Management

Data intelligence vendor Alation joins Hewlett Packard Pathfinder program

June 22, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data intelligence vendor Alation joins Hewlett Packard Pathfinder program
As is customary with relationships involving HPE’s venture arm, HPE has also made a strategic investment in Alation.

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET
ESET Sponsored Content

How the war in Ukraine is changing security concerns

June 21, 2022 Robert Dutt Comments Off on How the war in Ukraine is changing security concerns
In this edition of the podcast, ESET’s Tony Anscombe analyzes the cybersecurity ramifications of the war in Ukraine, from what’s happening on the electronic battlefield to why security awareness training is more important than ever.

Channel Programs

New Netsurion CRO John Addeo looks to improve efficiency by better integrating sales components

June 21, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Netsurion CRO John Addeo looks to improve efficiency by better integrating sales components
Addeo wants the direct and channel sales forces to work more effectively together, and also wants to expand their channel presence beyond MSPs.

Cloud

New Toronto data centre to be key element in OVHcloud expansion

June 21, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Toronto data centre to be key element in OVHcloud expansion
OVHCloud just celebrated their tenth anniversary in Canada, and while to date their facilities have been in Montreal, they plan to open up a Toronto data centre next year.