July 25, 2017Mark CoxComments Off on MapR launches new partner program for top system integrators
MapR has many integrator partners in its channel program who do fulfilment, but now is creating a new program for the best, with whom it will work more closely.
Waterloo-based OpenText says its new Magellan will be “a boom” for partners who can build out the applications and algorithms to power it for customers.
June 6, 2017Mark CoxComments Off on HPE promises quick channel integration, availability of new acquisitions
In contrast with Aruba, where the program was deliberately kept separate from HPE Partner Ready, the plan with the many new acquisitions is to bring everything together quickly as part of an integrated strategy.
Salesforce highlighted that Einstein, featured at last fall’s Dreamforce, is part of the new spring release, and is in the hands of customers. They also announced a new partnership with IBM that unites IBM’s Watson with Einstein.
IBM’s Watson Build will give partners a chance “get their hands dirty” with Big Blue’s cognitive solution, and maybe bring a new offering to market to boot.
IBM’s new PartnerWorld Advisor with Watson aims to make it easier for partners to navigate partner program, while also driving home the cognitive message.
At the company’s PartnerWorld event, IBM CEO Gini Rometty outlines the three platforms of the company’s architecture for supporting business decisions.