2017 saw the largest AWS re:Invent event, and as a consequence, the largest ramping up of AWS’s training efforts there.
Training
AWS gears up training efforts at re:Invent event
by Mark Cox •
Cloud, Storage
Elastifile expands AWS relationship in further development of hybrid cloud strategy
by Mark Cox •
Elastifile’s certification as an APN Technology Partner facilitates their offering native AWS deployments, and strengthens their already blossoming business with AWS customers.
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Cloud
AWS unveils potentially disruptive Alexa for Business
by Mark Cox •
AWS brings its Alexa technology to the office. The one negative for Canadian users is that out of the gate, it’s only available in the U.S East region.
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Cloud
AWS looks to make developers as creative as musicians with new services
by Mark Cox •
AWS CEO Andy Jassy used his keynote presentation at AWS re:Invent to announce a flood of new services intended to empower developers and make them more creative.
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Cloud
Machine learning innovation front and center at AWS re:Invent
by Mark Cox •
Almost everything announced at AWS re:Invent this year was about machine learning in some way, but several new services — and a deep learning camera were highlighted.
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Cloud, Internet of Things
AWS poised to capitalize on exponential Internet of Things growth with new services
by Mark Cox •
The new AWS services include a service to get started in IoT, one to manage fleets of devices, ones for security and analytics, one for small devices without CPUs, and one to run machine learning at the edge.
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Channel Programs, Cloud
AWS partners need to choose whose side they are on: CEO Jassy
by Mark Cox •
AWS’ Global Partner Summit was chock full of news, including a redo of the partner program, new competencies in machine learning and networking, with more on the way, and major changes to AWS Marketplace.
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Cloud, Storage
Datrium announces cloud-native Cloud DVX for backup and recovery for AWS
by Mark Cox •
Datrium is offering its backup and DR recovery for the AWS cloud as basically a managed service, where the customer works through the Datrium interface and doesn’t have to learn the intricacies of managing AWS.
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Cloud, Storage
Scalable storage vendor WekaIO makes major enhancements to AWS functionality in new release
by Mark Cox •
On the heels of a key new partnership with HPE, the extension of the WekaIO relationship with AWS significantly strengthens the startup’s go-to-market positioning.
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Cloud, Storage
Komprise deepens relationship with AWS by being named Advanced Tier Technology Partner
by Mark Cox •
Being named an Advanced Tier partner deepens the joint sales relationship between Komprise and AWS, provides access to co-marketing funds, and gives them a dedicated AWS partner manager.
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Security, Solution Provider News
Optiv Canada doubles size with Conexsys acquisition, as part of major Canadian expansion
by Mark Cox •
Cybersecurity giant Optiv has been building up the skeletal presence in Canada that existed when the company was formed in 2015. They have made Canada a priority, and with the integration of Conexsys, raise the size of the Canadian operation to 48 staff – up from seven two years ago.
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Cloud, Small Business
SAP showing good momentum in SMB cloud push
by Mark Cox •
SAP has reorganized its internal organization this year to allow more aggressive recruitment of new cloud-focused SMB partners, including non-traditional partners. It’s a strategy they plan to accelerate in 2018.
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Storage
StorONE formally launches, pledging sub-penny per GB storage
by Mark Cox •
The secret sauce of StorONE is software that took six years to engineer, and which produces very low prices by supporting all types of disks, all protocols and storage services in a single layer.
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Software
Macola Software continues redesign of user experience with 10.6 ERP release
by Mark Cox •
Compared to the spring’s 10.5 release, and the upcoming 10.7 next year, this version of the Macola ERP software is less dramatic, but it still has some nice enhancements, including adding more APIs and making them easier to use.
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Big Data
Dell EMC looks to mainstream machine and deep learning with upcoming bundles
by Mark Cox •
Three new Dell EMC Ready bundles around machine learning and deep learning should both broaden the HPC market, and make it more channel-friendly.
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Partnerships, Storage
Scality, HPE expand partnership with new HPE Apollo 4000 integration
by Mark Cox •
The enhancement of an existing relationship between the two companies sees the jointly engineered appliance get a new unified management interface.
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Managed Services, Security
Safetica looks to turn MSPs to MSSPs with new North American partner program
by Mark Cox •
Safetica introduced a branded DLP offering to the North American market last year, an enterprise solution simplified for SMBs. Now with a new partner program focused on training MSPs how to offer a proof-of-concept to customers, they are looking to grow the partner base from dozens to thousands.
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Partnerships, Small Business
SAP partnership key element in Square channel push
by Mark Cox •
Square, which built its business on simple point-of-sale solutions for microbusinesses, is moving upmarket, and partnerships like their new integration with SAP are putting them in touch with an integrator channel for the first time.
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Cloud, Managed Services
ITaaS software maker Nerdio enhances Nerdio for Azure with Cost Estimator
by Mark Cox •
The Cost Estimator, which addresses the problem that Azure itself makes it difficult for MSPs to easily estimate costs because it is consumption-based, joins white-labelling as recent enhancements to the Nerdio offering.
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Cloud, Software
SAP looks to digital cutting edge in lower end of SME
by Mark Cox •
SAP is gotten good results in its sub-$300 million segment by going digital to transform the customer experience, and by making these tools available to partners.
