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Big Data

Data Quality vendor Naveego launches first partner program

October 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data Quality vendor Naveego launches first partner program
Master data management services opportunities are part and parcel of Naveego’s solution, and the company is also offering high margins through the new Naveego Partner Success Program.

Channel Communities

Cisco’s Connect North – The Next 150 [Podcast]

October 16, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco’s Connect North – The Next 150 [Podcast]
Cisco Canada’s Willa Black and Taking IT Global’s Michael Furdyk on The Next 150 — the next big campaign from the Connected North project.

Channel Communities

TSANet introducing new solution support framework in bid to increase channel involvement

August 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on TSANet introducing new solution support framework in bid to increase channel involvement
TSANet has successfully facilitated IT vendor interoperability for almost a quarter-century. Getting channel partners to join has been a challenge, however. The new initiative is designed to encourage their vendor members to bring their channel partners in.

Channel Communities

CompTIA announces new analytics-focused Cybersecurity Analyst certification

February 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on CompTIA announces new analytics-focused Cybersecurity Analyst certification
The new CompTIA CSA+ certification is designed to fill the gap between CompTIA’s introductory and advanced security certifications, while emphasizing analytics.

Channel Communities

Pax8 adds Jennifer Bodell as Emerging Channel director to strengthen communities ties

January 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 adds Jennifer Bodell as Emerging Channel director to strengthen communities ties
Cloud-focused distributor Pax8 sees IT trade association events as ideal grounds to talk with partners and add productive new ones, and Bodell’s hire both strengthens their presence at them and provides the channel with more evidence of their commitment.

Channel Communities

Change to the channel, partner programs highlight channel aspects of CompTIA 2017 outlook

January 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Change to the channel, partner programs highlight channel aspects of CompTIA 2017 outlook
CompTIA sees 2017 as continuing trends like the greying of the channel and the increase in non-traditional partners which have been developing for several years.

Channel Communities

Kaseya announces Automation Exchange community market

September 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaseya announces Automation Exchange community market
Kaseya formally announces its new exchange for the sharing of scripts and other automation tools. Up since the end of June, the exchange has over 700 content items so far, with most of them being free to download.

Channel Communities

GMS Live Expert seeks to expand MSP channel for outsourced help desk

August 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on GMS Live Expert seeks to expand MSP channel for outsourced help desk
GMS Live Expert offers MSPs boutique services around their help desk support offering. The Toronto-based company has ramped up its recruitment efforts, which included exhibiting at last week’s CompTIA ChannelCon.

Channel Communities

Technical Support Alliance Network (TSANet) looking to recruit solution providers

August 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Technical Support Alliance Network (TSANet) looking to recruit solution providers
The TSANet has facilitated inter-vendor collaboration for post-sales technical support for over 20 years. A year ago, its ranks were opened to the channel, and TSANet was at ChannelCon last week, to make its case why the channel should join.

Channel Communities

Changing business models keeping vendors up at night

August 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Changing business models keeping vendors up at night
A highlight of the second day at the CompTIA ChannelCon event was a panel discussion of vendors on changes in the industry, and how to best adapt to them.