Month: November 2023

Cloud

Next generation of VMware Data Services Manager highlights new VMware cloud enhancements

November 7, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Next generation of VMware Data Services Manager highlights new VMware cloud enhancements
The big news on the cloud front included the new version of VMware Data Services Manager, and the 5.1 version of VMware Cloud Foundation.

Cloud

Canadian SAP-focused solution providers Syntax and Beyond Technologies close acquisition deal

November 2, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Canadian SAP-focused solution providers Syntax and Beyond Technologies close acquisition deal
The acquisition of Beyond brings together complementary skillsets that expands Syntax’s geographic reach, and strengthens them in key areas, including scaling out their French language facilities.

Security

RSA to strengthen Canadian presence with Canadian data centre to support massive growth of SaaS business

November 2, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on RSA to strengthen Canadian presence with Canadian data centre to support massive growth of SaaS business
The success of RSA’s RSA ID Plus IAM solution, which supports on-prem and hybrid environments as well as SaaS, has led RSA, which has a long history in Canada, to deepen its Canadian commitment by launching a new cloud tenant, their first Canadian data centre.

Cloud

Zoho launches first two Canadian data centres in Montreal and Toronto

November 2, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho launches first two Canadian data centres in Montreal and Toronto
Zoho’s plans to  put data centres in Canada to appeal to both larger organizations with stricter data sovereignty rules and smaller ones with regulatory requirements was delayed for several years, but now the company is confident it will open new markets for them.