Articles by Mark Cox

Cloud

LogicMonitor introduces two new services, including Kubernetes monitoring

January 15, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on LogicMonitor introduces two new services, including Kubernetes monitoring
As Logic Monitor gears up to launch a channel program and a partner portal, it unveils a new Kubernetes service, and another with a services-based focus that monitors resources together in logical groups.

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Cloud

Innovative cloud service startup Sonrai Security sees strong channel play as they emerge from stealth

January 15, 2019 Mark Cox 1
Sonrai also has a strong Canadian connection, with one of the two founders and the company’s engineering based in Fredericton N.B., as was the case with their previous company, Q1 Labs.

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Solution Provider News

Inside the numbers in CDW’s acquisition of Scalar Decisions

January 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Inside the numbers in CDW’s acquisition of Scalar Decisions
CDW broadens its technical expertise further with the acquisition of one of Canada’s top solution providers, but just what is CDW getting in the deal?

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Managed Services

RocketCyber unveils free live threat map for Managed Service Providers as security platform launches

January 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on RocketCyber unveils free live threat map for Managed Service Providers as security platform launches
RocketCyber is recruiting SMB-focused MSPs with a cybersecurity platform that offers 15 separate services that can be offered to customers, with more being developed. The new threat map provides SOC-like identification of threats that impact each MSP’s specific customers.

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Unified Communications

Calgary collaboration vendor Nureva hires two sales directors as company expands IT channel

January 11, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Calgary collaboration vendor Nureva hires two sales directors as company expands IT channel
Nureva adds net-new international and North American sales director positions, as the company expands the number and type of partners, and explores new kinds of go-to-market relationships.

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Backup

Quantum unveils new enterprise, ROBO DXi backup appliances

January 11, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quantum unveils new enterprise, ROBO DXi backup appliances
The enterprise grade DXi9000 and the smaller DXi4800 are enhanced replacements for the DXi6900 and DXi 4700 respectively.

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Networking

Cradlepoint announces first Gigabit LTE router solutions for pathway to 5G

January 10, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cradlepoint announces first Gigabit LTE router solutions for pathway to 5G
The new edge router solutions based on Cradlepoint’s NetCloud service that are the first to use their Elastic Wideband technology to provide Gigabit-Class wireless connectivity for enterprise and public safety organizations.

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Storage

Brian Grainger moves from Spectra Logic to StorMagic as CRO with plans to grow presence in hyperconverged market

January 10, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Brian Grainger moves from Spectra Logic to StorMagic as CRO with plans to grow presence in hyperconverged market
Grainger talks with ChannelBuzz about his plans to build StorMagic’s brand, its channel and its business and become a major player in the HCI space.

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Mobility

Chargifi, Belkin partner on integrated smart wireless charging for B2B market

January 9, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Chargifi, Belkin partner on integrated smart wireless charging for B2B market
High-flying Chargifi picks Belkin as a hardware partner, leveraging that company’s recent expansion of their B2B channel in a move which will see the integrated solution distributed in North America through Ingram Micro.

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Security

SonicWall stresses continuity despite announcement of Steve Pataky leaving the company

January 9, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on SonicWall stresses continuity despite announcement of Steve Pataky leaving the company
Bob VanKirk becomes CRO, which will strengthen SonicWall’s push to become a more significant enterprise player, but the company is emphasizing this won’t impact their commitment to the SMB market and their partners who serve that space.

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