Conga kicks off their annual customer event in Orlando with a broad refresh of their solution set.
Artificial Intelligence, Software
Conga enhances Digital Document Transformation Suite with new AI and automation features
by Mark Cox •
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Storage
WekaIO launches first partner program to scale out high-perfomance parallel file system business
by Mark Cox •
WekaIO, which today is also announcing a first-place finish for performance in the IO-500 Challenge, is looking to its new program’s enablement resources to drive partner expansion in specific verticals.
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Artificial Intelligence, Channel Programs, Security
DataVisor launches channel program around unsupervised machine learning fraud detection solution
by Mark Cox •
DataVisor has a differentiated unsupervised machine learning solution, with the initial Go-to-Market being focused on systems integrators and strategic vendor partners.
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Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Security
BlackBerry Cylance looking to MSP business, new products to help drive 2020 growth
by Mark Cox •
It has been an eventful year for Cylance, following its acquisition by BlackBerry. May Mitchell talks with ChannelBuzz about the year coming to a close, and what to look for next year.
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Artificial Intelligence, Big Data
SAS Toronto event focuses on overcoming hurdles to successful customer AI projects
by Mark Cox •
SAS partners played a bigger role than ever in the event this year, as SAS continues to move beyond its legacy direct sales days and invest more in its channel.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Storage
SwiftStack upgrades platform for Big Data and advanced machine learning with SwiftStack 7
by Mark Cox •
Both the enhancements to the core platform and services around it have a strong emphasis on increasing performance and AI at the edge.
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Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things
Hitachi Vantara expands Lumada use cases to enhance edge capabilities
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The enhancements include new Lumada data services, an intelligent data lake offering, a new version of Pentaho 9.0, and an emphasis on expanding Lumada beyond the industrial IoT use cases that have been its main base.
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Artificial Intelligence, Security, Software
Titus leverages AI, containers in new Titus Accelerator for Privacy
by Mark Cox •
Titus believes their new privacy solution will make it easier for partners to have broader conversations with customers than in the past.
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Artificial Intelligence, Software, Training
Skillsoft, SAP SuccessFactors launch new collaboration around next-gen Percipio platform
by Mark Cox •
Skillsoft’s Percipio platform, which will be available for SAP SuccessFactors in four different bundles, provides a modern approach to curating content, and will be of value to channel partners helping customers with digital transformation strategies.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud
AWS brings messaging around modern innovation to Toronto
by Mark Cox •
In addition to discussing the changing nature of innovation today, AWS Vice President Sandy Carter also reminded her CIO audience of an unchanging theme AWS keeps making, that many more Windows applications run on their platform than on Azure.
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Artificial Intelligence, Partnerships, Storage
Pure Storage deepens AI expertise with product, partnership announcements
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Pure is announcing both the doubling of FlashBlade to 150 blades, an expansion of AIRI with the AI Data Hub, aimed at end-to-end use cases beyond simply training AI, and AIRI-as-a-Service, which will be delivered by Pure partner Core Scientific.
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HPE enhances AI portfolio with container-based HPE ML Ops solution
by Mark Cox •
HPE extends the BlueData technology they acquired last year with a new solution that introduces a DevOps-like process to accelerate AI deployments.
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Artificial Intelligence, Managed Services, Security, Small Business
DNSFilter articulates value to smaller MSPs at ASCII Toronto event
by Mark Cox •
DNSFilter provides content filtering and threat protection at the DNS level, with a solution designed to challenge Cisco Umbrella through an MSP Go-to-Market model.
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Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Managed Services
Accordo building MSP channel for AI-driven Accordo Cloud Optimizer
by Mark Cox •
The New Zealand based company has just launched a version of their new platform designed for MSP partners, with channel veterans Eric Martorano, who took over as CEO last fall, and Len DiCostanzo, who built the Autotask channel before the Datto merger, steering an aggressive channel re-orientation.
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Artificial Intelligence, Channel Communities, Internet of Things, Managed Services
SolarWinds MSP’s Dave Sobel talks opportunities and threats for partners in emerging technologies
by Mark Cox •
Sobel, a member of CompTIA’s Executive Committee of the Emerging Technology Community, discussed what the committee has identified as the top three technologies for 2019 – as well as one that was not even on the Top Ten list, but which Sobel thinks is critical for solution providers.
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Artificial Intelligence, Partnerships, Software
UiPath sees major validation for RPA position in new Deloitte alliance
by Mark Cox •
UiPath has strong relationships with most of the global system integrators, and will be announcing more extensions of these partnerships going forward, but the Deloitte one involves so many joint customers that it is being announced now.
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Artificial Intelligence, Data Centre, Internet of Things
Dell ready for new Roaring Twenties in Canada
by Mark Cox •
Mike Sharun and Paul Katigbak, who run Dell EMC’s enterprise and commercial businesses in Canada respectively, discuss Dell Technologies’ digital transformation strategy in Canada.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Data Centre, Hardware, Partnerships, Software
Intel sees expanded partnership with SAP having revolutionary impact in Golden Age of Data
by Mark Cox •
The companies will establish a Centre of Excellence for customers by the third quarter, and plan to have new solutions out in 2020.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Partnerships, Software
RPA vendor Blue Prism unveils Azure free trial and plans for more Azure integrations
by Mark Cox •
The free trial lasts three weeks, and is designed both to expose Blue Prism to Azure customers and to raise awareness of an Azure deployment among Blue Prism’s on-prem customer base.
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Artificial Intelligence, Security
Hunters.AI looks to redefine threat hunting with autonomous hunting approach
by Mark Cox •
The early-stage Israeli startup just completed a seed funding round, and while they are still in proof-of-concept stage, the plan is to take it to MSSPs and MDR partners.
