Managed Services

SolarWinds MSP upgrades anti-spam capability with acquisition of Dutch SaaS company

August 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds MSP upgrades anti-spam capability with acquisition of Dutch SaaS company
The acquisition of SpamExperts was made to strengthen the SolarWinds MSP Mail offering, and the newly integrated product is scheduled to be available within 30 days.

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Security

Okta makes basic two-factor authentication standard across product line

August 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Okta makes basic two-factor authentication standard across product line
The company is also announcing a new compromised password detection feature, as well as expanded application support for their Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication solution.

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Mobility

Dell expands VDI Complete Solutions with Horizon apps, new graphics accelerators

August 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell expands VDI Complete Solutions with Horizon apps, new graphics accelerators
The new Dell VDI announcements, like the previous day’s Dell EMC announcements at VMworld, all focus on the deepening relationship and more effective integration between Dell EMC and VMware since the merger.

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Big Data

Cloudian, Skymind partner to democratize artificial intelligence and machine learning tools

August 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudian, Skymind partner to democratize artificial intelligence and machine learning tools
Cloudian and Skymind will jointly create integrated AI and machine learning solutions, with the first being a security monitoring tool based on pattern recognition

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VMware Canada country manager Sean Forkan
Channel Programs

VMware Canada transitioning to “channel-first mindset”

August 29, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware Canada transitioning to “channel-first mindset”
VMware Canada moves to get partner more involved in more sales, earlier in the process, as the longstanding “channel tax” is scrapped.

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Storage

DH2i adds Linux and Docker support to DxEnterprise v17 container management software

August 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i adds Linux and Docker support to DxEnterprise v17 container management software
DH2i becomes the only provider able to unify Windows and Linux in the same environment, and manage Docker containers regardless of the OS being used.

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Backup

Dell EMC announces hyper-converged, hybrid cloud upgrades

August 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC announces hyper-converged, hybrid cloud upgrades
In addition to upgrades to VxRail, VxRack SDDC, both their Enterprise and Native hybrid clouds, and new turnkey VMware Ready Systems for ‘do it yourself’ cloud deployments, Dell EMC also announced GA for XtemIO X2 and an upgrade of their Dell Data Protection Suite for Applications.

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Storage

HDS expands VMware partnership with rack-scale platform powered by VMware Cloud Foundation

August 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HDS expands VMware partnership with rack-scale platform powered by VMware Cloud Foundation
HDS also announced that their hyper-converged Hitachi UCP HC platform has been upgraded with the new Intel processors and NVMe memory support.

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Channel Programs

Sage gears up to implement enhanced channel benefits in October

August 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage gears up to implement enhanced channel benefits in October
New Sage channel chief Jennifer Warawa discusses her talks with partners since taking the job earlier this year, and previews the changes that will be coming with the new fiscal year.

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Channel Programs

Pivot3 expands partner program and makes it more formalized and predictable

August 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pivot3 expands partner program and makes it more formalized and predictable
Pivot3 has a large channel, and the changes are designed to both provide increased support for go-to partners while ensuring the large majority of partners receive necessary protection and support to close deals.

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