Year: 2023

Epson Sponsored Content

How on-demand color labeling can help streamline your warehouse

August 22, 2023 Epson Guest Blog Comments Off on How on-demand color labeling can help streamline your warehouse
In this guest blog, Epson details how a strategy of printing colored labels as they’re needed can help make a customer’s warehouse more efficient and compliant.

Channel Programs

VMware Canada channel chief Simon Powell assesses first year on the job

August 22, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware Canada channel chief Simon Powell assesses first year on the job
Powell said that in addition to VMware honing in on a more partner-driven strategy, the new announcements at VMware Explore, and the philosophy behind them, will also open up new opportunities for partners.

Cloud

Pure Storage, Microsoft expands strategic partnership  around Azure VMware Solution

August 22, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage, Microsoft expands strategic partnership  around Azure VMware Solution
This is Pure’s first out-of-the box option around a specific use case for Azure Cloud as they move beyond general purpose hybrid storage.

As-a-Service

Grip Security raises $41 million in new funding round as they strengthen focus on channel strategy

August 22, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Grip Security raises $41 million in new funding round as they strengthen focus on channel strategy
Grip’s SaaS identity risk management is a hot one, which has helped their growth, as has the continued evolution of their channel-centric strategy.

Barracuda MSP Sponsored Content

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Protecting the New Way of Work

August 21, 2023 Chris Crellin, Senior Director of Product Management, Barracuda MSP Comments Off on Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Protecting the New Way of Work
Hybrid and remote work require a new approach to security; new SASE tools can make it easier for MSPs to secure clients. Barracuda MSP’s Chris Crellin explains in this guest blog.

Cloud

Liquidware announces GA of CommandCTRL SaaS solution

August 21, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Liquidware announces GA of CommandCTRL SaaS solution
CommandCTRL is Liquidware’s new SaaS real-time remediation solution, and features both a DVR-like function that is more effective than snapshots and new ChatGPT functionality that was built in after the beta began almost a year ago.

Channel Communities

Canadian storage vendor 45Drives to host first annual Storage Summit in Sydney N.S.

August 17, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Canadian storage vendor 45Drives to host first annual Storage Summit in Sydney N.S.
The event, which is being held from August 24-26 in and around Sydney, the largest town on Cape Breton Island, will bring together storage thought leaders, with a heavy emphasis on the YouTube world, and is open to the public.

Artificial Intelligence

Black Kite announces three new features that better automate cyber-ecosystem risk compliance

August 16, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Black Kite announces three new features that better automate cyber-ecosystem risk compliance
The innovations, which are all free add-ons to Black Kite’s platform, include the ability to parse using a cyber-specific database rather than the general Internet, with parsing of data specific to individual companies coming very soon.

Artificial Intelligence

Nutanix targets Generative AI newcomer market with Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box

August 15, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix targets Generative AI newcomer market with Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box
The new offering adds an Opinionated AI stack and related services to Nutanix’s infrastructure and storage stacks, and the company believes it will find a good reception from the SMB to the enterprise.

Channel Programs

Veritas reworks and formalizes partner program for MSPs

August 15, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veritas reworks and formalizes partner program for MSPs
Veritas has updated their traditional services program, but now they have modernized it to give partners more options than in the past.