Axcient has named Gina Thompson as Vice President of Channel and Worldwide Distribution.
Backup, Cloud, Distribution
New Axcient channel chief emphasizes commitment to 100 per cent channel model
by Mark Cox •
Managed Services, Mobility, Software
ServiceNow Madrid release enhances no-code capability in new mobile-first approach
by Mark Cox •
The integration of native mobile capabilities acquired with SkyGiraffe fundamentally reshapes the user experience and adds significant new capabilities, with more to come as other types of applications are addressed in the same way.
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Cloud, Managed Services, Security
Rise of SaaS increases vulnerability to insider threats
by Mark Cox •
A new study finds that file sharing applications are a particular problem in SaaS security, with accidental exposure of information being the biggest source of internal threats.
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Cloud, E-commerce, Partnerships
Ecommerce platform vendor Elastic Path takes cautious approach as strategic partner Adobe rolls out Commerce Cloud
by Mark Cox •
The announcement that the technology Adobe acquired last year with Magento is now generally available as Adobe Commerce Cloud was a major highlight of Adobe Summit. For Adobe ecommerce vendor partners who have worked with Adobe in this space, the consequences are not yet clear.
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Artificial Intelligence, Distribution, Software
Tech Data adds Robotic Process Automation solutions to line card in U.S. and Canada with Automation Anywhere partnership
by Mark Cox •
Automation Anywhere’s software robotics will allow partners involved in business process automation to scale it up more rapidly and at lower cost.
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Cloud, Partnerships
Microsoft announces expansion of Open Data Initiative with Adobe and SAP
by Mark Cox •
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared at the Adobe Insight event to highlight the extended initiative, which also saw a demo of how Unilever uses ODI to help reduce their plastic packaging.
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Cloud, Software
A tale of two transformations: Adobe and Best Buy on digitally reinventing themselves
by Mark Cox •
Adobe kicked off its Adobe Summit customer event in Las Vegas with its CEO explaining how Adobe ate its own dog food to digitally transform and fundamentally reshape what had been a successful business. He was then followed by Best Buy’s CEO, who described how his company had followed the same strategy to revitalize a company that had been on many endangered lists.
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Cloud, E-commerce
Adobe embraces open source and developer community with General Availability announcement of Adobe Commerce Cloud
by Mark Cox •
Adobe’s $1.68 billion acquisition of Magento last summer brought with it a large channel, a huge developer ecosystem and a commitment to open source. All are embraced in the new Adobe Commerce Cloud, which is now in General Availability.
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Cloud, Marketing
Adobe doubles down on account-based experiences with extended Microsoft partnership
by Mark Cox •
Adobe also announced a brand new partnership with ServiceNow which the companies say will lead to significant advances in the integration of customer experience data.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud
Adobe enhances its Sensei AI with new services
by Mark Cox •
Smart Layouts, which was shown at Summit last year as a Summit Sneak, was also announced to be in General Availabiilty.
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Networking
Extreme Networks technology chief lays out vision at Toronto event
by Mark Cox •
Extreme sees the edge as the most exciting part of the network – like much of their competition. They also believe however, that their design philosophy will give them a different kind of edge over the competition moving forward.
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Cloud, Software
Cloud software suite provider Zoho looks to add to differentiated value – and values
by Mark Cox •
Zoho, which has expanded its CRM application into a suite of over 40 applications that sells for $30 per user per month, is proud of some elements of their business and product set that they acknowledge are somewhat offbeat.
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Channel Programs, Storage
Violin Systems launches new partner program to support differentiated solution, 100 per cent channel focus
by Mark Cox •
Violin’s new partner program formally brings together the old Violin channel with the one newly acquired from X-IO. It is intended to do a lot more than that, however.
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Security
SonicWall 2019 Cyber Threat Report says Canadian malware up more than 100 per cent
by Mark Cox •
SonicWall also highlighted the most pernicious threats of 2018, as well as another they expect to cause problems going forward.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Software, Solution Provider News
Microsoft Canada integrator partners evolving to meet needs of changing AI market
by Mark Cox •
Systems integrators Adastra, Lixar and Shalom, all of whom had a major presence at Microsoft’s recent forum around AI, talked with ChannelBuzz at the event about what they are doing to be successful in the space.
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Networking
‘New Extreme’ Networks emphasizes resurgent Canada momentum at Toronto event
by Mark Cox •
Extreme Networks just laid out their strategy moving forward for an audience of customers and partners at the Toronto stop on their Extreme NOW tour.
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Artificial Intelligence, Storage
Pure Storage targets high end of AI market with Hyperscale AIRI
by Mark Cox •
In addition to these new hyperconverged models produced with partners NVIDIA and Mellanox, Pure Storage announced FlashStack for AI, an AI-optimized version of their Cisco-focused converged offering.
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Managed Services
Liongard adds Datto Autotask PSA integration, with more integrations on the way
by Mark Cox •
Liongard has provided roundabout integration with Autotask through their existing integration with IT Glue, but the integration streamlines the process, and provides access to Autotask customers who don’t use IT Glue.
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Networking, Security, Unified Communications
Expanded Mitel, Martello partnership bears fruit with new platform support in latest Mitel MPA release
by Mark Cox •
The extension of Martello’s relationship with Mitel around Mitel Performance Analytics to include assets acquired from ShoreTel both strengthens that partnership and positions Martello well for aggressive growth on other fronts.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Software
Microsoft Canada highlights Canadian AI initiatives at Future Now 2019 event
by Mark Cox •
Microsoft holds this annual event both to demonstrate Microsoft’s position on the cutting edge of new technology, and to inspire customers and prospects in attendance with examples of how Canadians have had strong results putting these concepts into practice.
