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Liaison Technologies unveils first Data Platform-as-a-Service

April 2, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Liaison Technologies unveils first Data Platform-as-a-Service
Liaison has offered enterprise data integration and data management solutions for 15 years, but their new Alloy Platform features exceptionally agile micro-services architecture to handle modern data workloads and deliver the plumbing infrastructure which powers enterprise analytics.

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Big Data big deal in Canada?

March 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Big Data big deal in Canada?
Thursday’s Microsoft Big Data event featured a panel of Canadian service providers and customers, who offered some interesting insights about the state of Big Data in Canada.

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Microsoft doubling down on Big Data

March 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft doubling down on Big Data
Microsoft says its recent focus on and investments in the Big Data space have made it a key player. That carries with it new partner opportunities, even for smaller ones with a focused vertical strategy.

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EMC Federation Business Data Lake to be strong play for top partners

March 23, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC Federation Business Data Lake to be strong play for top partners
The Federation Business Data Lake greatly expands EMC’s converged Big Data offerings, and while only EMC’s more sophisticated partners will likely be able to sell it, it will be available to them.

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Splunk signs first North America distribution deal with Arrow

March 17, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Splunk signs first North America distribution deal with Arrow
Splunk Light, a new product which is focused on the needs of mid-market companies, smaller than most of Splunk’s traditional customers, will require new partners focused on that area to sell it.

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Qumulo breaks stealth with data-aware scale-out NAS

March 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Qumulo breaks stealth with data-aware scale-out NAS
Qumulo’s software, sold as 1U appliance nodes, integrates real-time data analytics directly into storage, to make data and storage resources much more visible. They sell only through the channel.

Martin Risau, senior vice president of the analytics & data management practice at HP Enterprise Services
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Why enterprises should redefine BI to unleash power of Big Data

February 26, 2015 Guest Poster 1
HP Enterprise Services’ Martin Risau and Dragan Rakovich offer their view on how enterprises can get the most out of the data their businesses generate.

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Channel veteran Justin Crotty joins MaintenanceNet

February 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Channel veteran Justin Crotty joins MaintenanceNet
The long-time Ingram Micro exec joins a company that uses Big Data analytics to capture annuity contract revenue data for OEMs and distributors, which is then passed to channel partners to create immediate renewal sales opportunities.

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SAP reinvents Business Suite with HANA in biggest launch in company history

February 3, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP reinvents Business Suite with HANA in biggest launch in company history
SAP Business Suite is reinvented in SAP S/4HANA, where the S stands for Simple and the 4 for the fourth generation.

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Cisco Canada showing strong momentum in security

January 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco Canada showing strong momentum in security
Cisco has followed up momentum from the acquisition of Sourcefire, adding new capabilities and services and greatly strengthening Cisco Canada’s security team.