Month: November 2022

Cloud

EnGenius reaches down into small business market with new EnGenius Fit portfolio of small business-oriented access points and switches

November 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on EnGenius reaches down into small business market with new EnGenius Fit portfolio of small business-oriented access points and switches
EnGenius has been primarily an enterprise networking player, but they see a strong opportunity in the small business market, and have crafted a new and simple to use portfolio to address it.

Channel Programs

Fortra sees rebrand from HelpSystems as integral to channel plans

November 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Fortra sees rebrand from HelpSystems as integral to channel plans
Fortra hopes to complete the integration of companies acquired in 2022 by the 2023 fiscal year, but they are holding to their position that the integration will not result in a purge of partners.

Backup

New Dell PowerProtect Data Manager appliance highlights Dell data protection enhancements

November 17, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Dell PowerProtect Data Manager appliance highlights Dell data protection enhancements
Other announcements from Dell Technologies today include the expansion of Dell APEX Data Storage Services and the addition of isolated cyber vaults to Google Cloud, joining cyber vault support for AWS and Azure.

Distribution

D&H Canada sees strong showing at Montréal THREAD technology conference

November 17, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada sees strong showing at Montréal THREAD technology conference
The strong reseller attendance at the event reflected both increased reseller interest and D&H’s greater investment in the Canadian market.

Software

French-based Kurmi Software continues North American expansion with release of Kurmi Provisioning Suite Version 7.8

November 17, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on French-based Kurmi Software continues North American expansion with release of Kurmi Provisioning Suite Version 7.8
Kurmi’s focus is on enterprise UC provisioning and the new version of the suite extends support for Avaya, Cisco, and Microsoft.

Channel Programs

Microsoft partnership will drive opportunities for Tanium partners, channel chief says

November 16, 2022 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft partnership will drive opportunities for Tanium partners, channel chief says
Todd Palmer says new deal with Microsoft will make Tanium more valuable to partners, and partners more valuable to customers.

Cloud

SAP Build low code solution for business users highlights start of SAP TechEd

November 16, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP Build low code solution for business users highlights start of SAP TechEd
SAP also announced a partnership with training platform provider Coursera to train new professional developers for entry level jobs in the SAP ecosystem.

Channel Programs

Barracuda names Jason Beal to newly created Vice President, Worldwide Partner Ecosystems position

November 16, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda names Jason Beal to newly created Vice President, Worldwide Partner Ecosystems position
Beal said that the creation of this global channel role – a first for Barracuda – shows their commitment to strengthening their channel further.

Data Management

Lack of automation causes significant loss of technology assets when offboarding workers

November 16, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lack of automation causes significant loss of technology assets when offboarding workers
A new study of offboarding commissioned by Enterprise Technology Management Oomnitza found that 28% of respondents lost more than 10% of their technology assets while offboarding because of inefficiencies in manual workflow processes.

Managed Services

Just how big does Cisco see managed services getting?

November 16, 2022 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Just how big does Cisco see managed services getting?
The networking giant expects to see 15 percent CAGR in managed services as customers look for more help in managing their technology footprint and more types of partners become MSPs.