Year: 2023

Channel Programs

How Cisco rewards and incentivizes partners with Innovation Challenge

March 7, 2023 Robert Dutt Comments Off on How Cisco rewards and incentivizes partners with Innovation Challenge
Cisco’s Alex Pujols joins us on the podcast to discuss the Partner Innovation Challenge, how he sees partners adding value, and how Cisco is supporting those efforts.

Backup

Acronis expects surge in business from launch of new Toronto Cyber Cloud data centre

March 7, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acronis expects surge in business from launch of new Toronto Cyber Cloud data centre
Acronis’ only Canadian data centre until now has been in Vancouver, and in a business where physical proximity to the data centre impacts efficiency, they expect having one in Toronto will boost their Canadian business.

Channel Programs

Cradlepoint transforms partner program to emphasize MSPs

March 7, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cradlepoint transforms partner program to emphasize MSPs
The entire program has been formalized to assist global expansion and develop 5G opportunities, but changes have been made to MSP enablement in particular to drive this segment forward.

Cloud

HPE enhances SASE offering with cloud security through acquisition of Axis Security platform

March 7, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE enhances SASE offering with cloud security through acquisition of Axis Security platform
The acquisition will let HPE rejig their Aruba SASE offering so that all the components are made by HPE, instead of several of them coming from strategic partnerships, which is the case now.

Backup

Asigra makes early entry into broad SaaS-based application market

March 6, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Asigra makes early entry into broad SaaS-based application market
Asigra’s new SaaSBACKUP platform is designed to back up a virtually endless number of apps, with customer able to provide protection to the ones it wants, protection many still do not know is not provided by the software itself.

Fortinet Sponsored Content

Best practices for a Zero Trust approach 

March 3, 2023 Sean Campbell, director, Canadian Channels, Fortinet Comments Off on Best practices for a Zero Trust approach 
Fortinet Canada director of channels Sean Campbell shares how to get your customers ready for a Zero Trust Network Access security solution in this guest blog.

Barracuda MSP Sponsored Content

How to prepare SMBs for a cyberattack

March 2, 2023 Chris Crellin, Senior Director of Product Management, Barracuda MSP Comments Off on How to prepare SMBs for a cyberattack
Despite an increase in attacks, many small businesses still think they are safe. Barracuda MSP’s Chris Crellin offers thoughts on how to make sure they’re ready in this guest blog.

Artificial Intelligence

Sage ramps up automation of Sage Intacct solution

March 2, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage ramps up automation of Sage Intacct solution
The major changes are to their AP Bill Automation solution and to automated usage billing for subscriptions.

Data Centre

Pure Storage tackles broad sub-$0.20 per GB disk market with FlashBlade//E

March 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage tackles broad sub-$0.20 per GB disk market with FlashBlade//E
Pure says only the lack of a scale-out flash solution that is price compatible with disk has prevented the disruption of disk in the data centres, something the company says that they have now overcome with FlashBlade//E.

Cloud

Aptum sees strong channel opportunities in new Multi-Tenant Cloud Solution

March 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aptum sees strong channel opportunities in new Multi-Tenant Cloud Solution
Aptum’s new private multi-tenanted cloud service is now available in the US, UK, and Canada, and Aptum is emphasizing how it provides a stronger level of support than their competitors.