Month: November 2022

Cloud

AWS adds water commitment to sustainability push

November 30, 2022 Robert Dutt Comments Off on AWS adds water commitment to sustainability push
The hyperscaler will look to return more water to communities than it uses through a combination of greater efficiency, reuse, recycling, and replenishment.

Channel Programs

Ivanti looks to reforge strong channel by naming Michelle Hodges as new channel chief

November 30, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ivanti looks to reforge strong channel by naming Michelle Hodges as new channel chief
Hodges comes over from Gitlab to strengthen Ivanti’s channel relationships and routes to market following a period of turmoil, and is joined by John Beuchert as Vice President, Global Partner Programs and Strategy.

Channel Programs

Anomali makes new Platinum Elite Technical Certification available to partners

November 30, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Anomali makes new Platinum Elite Technical Certification available to partners
The new training, which is a new part of the revamped channel program announced earlier this year, is much more systematic than what the company offered previously, and is aligned around the deep focus on services they are now encouraging partners to develop.

Cloud

Equinix scales up investment in Canadian data centres as part of global strategy

November 29, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Equinix scales up investment in Canadian data centres as part of global strategy
The $US 84 million of new investment will go primarily to expand their data centres in Toronto, Calgary and Kamloops, although their other five Canadian data centres will also be eligible for funds for facility expansion.

Channel Programs

Lacework brings Faraz Siraj on board as first VP of Americas Channels to drive partner growth

November 29, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lacework brings Faraz Siraj on board as first VP of Americas Channels to drive partner growth
Lacework has been working toward a partner-first sales motion, which Siraj will intensify by better aligning their efforts with productive partners.

Data Management

Hammerspace, Seagate introduce bundles combining Seagate enterprise storage with Hammerspace’s single global file system

November 29, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hammerspace, Seagate introduce bundles combining Seagate enterprise storage with Hammerspace’s single global file system
The bundles will be available to channel partners exclusively through Climb Channel Solutions.

Sponsored Content

Time to double down investments in display technology

November 28, 2022 Deidre Deacon, General Manager and Channel Chief for ViewSonic Canada Comments Off on Time to double down investments in display technology
ViewSonic Canada’s Deidre Deacon says display opportunities for partners are being buoyed by trends including collaboration, mobility, and hybrid work. Find out more in this guest blog.

Data Management

Alation leverages acquired Kloud.io technology to add trusted data to spreadsheets

November 28, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Alation leverages acquired Kloud.io technology to add trusted data to spreadsheets
Alation Connected Sheets for Google is first out of the gate, with a similar product for Excel to follow shortly.

Uncategorized

Rubrik improves recovery time and enhances cyberreadiness with Rubrik Cyber Recovery

November 28, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik improves recovery time and enhances cyberreadiness with Rubrik Cyber Recovery
The cyberreadiness features include the ability to simply test, validate, and document cyber recovery plans, instantly recover the last known clean copy of data into production to minimize downtime, and performing forensic investigations out-of-band in an isolated recovery environment.

Security

Noname Security adds Recon to their API Security Platform

November 28, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Noname Security adds Recon to their API Security Platform
Noname, which sells entirely through channel partners, has added the Recon tool to simulate an attacker performing reconnaissance on customers’ domains, so they can rapidly detect and fix issues.