Other Dell SAP-related initiatives announced at SAPPHIRE NOW included ones around the Internet of Things, cloud blueprints to optimize SAP environments, and a new optimized architecture for SAP Foundation for Health.
Hitachi Data Systems has greatly deepened its strategic relationship with SAP around HANA in the last several years, and its new announcements, which cover from the low end of the market to the high, broaden that portfolio.
CEO Bill McDermott didn’t exactly promise a kinder, gentler SAP, but he did pledge a company that will be more empathetic to customers, have a more complete vision, and be more focused on simplicity. He also offered a forecast of some trends he thinks SAP will be well positioned to leverage.
None of the announcements, which included joint validation for SAP HANA on the Azure platform, were earth-shattering, but they do speak to the significance of the relationship between the two long-time allies and how they see the market moving.
At its partner event preceding the broader SAPPHIRE conference, SAP previewed a major new cloud program, which will be implemented in three stages, the first of which will be in Q3 and the next two, next year. Details at this point were exceedingly scarce.
Atera’s technology, which facilitates jointly developed RMM and PSA solutions, is designed for the Internet of Things environment, and collects massive amount of sensor data, which it is using in a free BI offering, not just for its own MSP partners, but anyone who wants to use it.
With a view of expanding public awareness of its brand, particularly in Canada outside Quebec, and in the U.S., ACCEO has moved the ACCEO name more prominently into its many sub-brands, eliminating some confusion that existed among customers.
The new two-component application infrastructure monitoring and management solution is aimed at the enterprise, where the former SMB-focused vendor has been increasingly looking for new business.
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The program is designed to support a select channel deliver an ‘OpenStack Cloud-in-a-Box’ that is simple both for customers to use and partners to sell and install.
While Sophos has MSP partners, they have not had a program that provides support for their specific business model and requirements before now. MSP Connect is aligned with the ways MSPs sell, and provides rewards for upselling and cross-selling Sophos’ broad range of security services.
EMC Canada channel chief Michael Kerr gives a specifically Canadian take on the pending merger with Dell, as well as initial partner reaction to some of the new product announcements from EMC World.
Canadian channel chief Michael Kerr acknowledged that getting partners to commit to EMC as the partners are transitioning their businesses to add cloud capabilities and cutting-edge technologies to their practice is often a challenge. It’s also one factor in recognition as a top EMC partner.
Project Horizon officially comes to market as EMC LEAP, next-gen cloud-native content apps sold on a SaaS model. While available free through a Loyalty Program to existing Documentum customers, the intent here is to greatly expand the customer base downmarket, with the aid of an expanded channel.
The imminent close of the Dell-EMC deal brings with it new opportunities and change for the two companies’ channels. EMC channel chief Gregg Ambulos outlines the new company’s channel plans.