The new Competency Framework from SAP PartnerEdge is an explicit all-in on cloud model which does not reward on-prem projects, and which introduces seven new competencies.
The distribution deal complements ScaleFlux’s channel expansion, which has seen the release of a product for partners, and the launch of their first partner program.
CommandCTRL is a next-generation SaaS helpdesk solution, built from the ground up for that role, and while it is a separate product designed to complement Stratusphere UX, it will also play much further downmarket to SMBs and MSPs in that space.
Fortinet Canada channel chief Sean Campbell makes a case for a new generation of SD-WAN solutions as a driver of new revenues for solution providers in this guest blog.
Lenovo announced enhanced collaborations with VMware around their ThinkAgile VX, TruScale Hybrid Cloud and the VMware Edge Compute Stack, as well as a partnership with Micron which uses their NVME SSDs, vSAN ESA and Lenovo ThinkAgile VX to provide all NVMe storage.
PRM provider Impartner continues the expansion of their channel routes to market, choosing TDSYNNEX to work with in a North America-wide deal in large part because of the distributor’s close work with Microsoft.
VMware announced some major extensions to its strategic partner ecosystem, with the primary focus being deepening their joint focus around hybrid cloud strategy.
Speed, reliability and simplicity are among the top things MSPs should look for when finding a partner to broaden their security linecard, writes Field Effect’s Toby Nangle.
A new version of the VMware Partner Program set to roll out next February, making this inaugural VMware Explore event a very interesting one for Canadian partners.
Ricky Cooper, who has now formally assumed the permanent role of VMware global channel chief, talked with ChannelBuzz at the VMware Explore event about the initiatives they have planned even before the newly announced changes to the partner program kick in early next year.
Likely the most intriguing of these announcements is the extension of the NSX platform by delivering multi-cloud networking and security as a service through Project Northstar, which entered Technology Preview.
CEO Raghu Raghuram gives his perspective on where the company is headed, and the new opportunities available to their broad ecosystem.
VMware’s traditional data centre solutions have been fundamentally redesigned and upgraded to make sure they remain a strong fit within the company’s broader multi-cloud strategy.
VMware Aria, which consists of VMware Aria Graph, a graph-based data store technology within VMware Aria Hub, allows for effective management of the entire multi-cloud environment.
Vendor pledges expansion of sustainability-focused partner, new partner training and community hub at Amplify Executive Forum.
The significant expansion of the cloud marketplace business has led Cisco to make changes to its support of partners in this area, as they look to do business with the commercial market that learns from their hyperscaler business.
These include support for the new VMware vSphere 8 and VM vSAN announcements, and result in an improved VxRail which has jointly engineered support for vSPhere’s DPUs. They also include the addition of VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid services to Dell APEX, and the addition to the Dell Validated Design portfolio of Dell Validated Designs for AI.
Greg Schlotzhauer, vp of sales for the central region at Avaya Canada, says now is the time to embrace digital transformation in the higher ed space. Find out why in this guest blog.
Okta brings its governance capability onto the Okta platform for the first time, and also significantly strengthens that capability over the more limited identity governance that they offered before.
The Revenue Expansion with Veriff [REV] marks the company’s transition from a largely direct model, and is designed around accommodating flexibility in partner business models.
