Cloud

Lacework brings Faraz Siraj on board as first VP of Americas Channels to drive partner growth

Lacework has been working toward a partner-first sales motion, which Siraj will intensify by better aligning their efforts with productive partners.

Pax8 signs on Todyl to bring their comprehensive SMB security platform to partners

Todyl, which is available for the first time through distribution under this deal, has a platform includes six modules, which encompass over 15 different security and networking solutions

Aqua Security remakes channel program to drive sales of cloud native application protection platform

The company just also increased their efforts in Canada, hiring Serge Bertini as their first Canadian country manager.

Redstor enters QuickBooks backup market to give lower cost option to SMBs

Most QuickBooks data is not backed up today, in part because Quickbooks’ own backup options are limited, and expensive for smaller businesses.

Alteryx expands partner ecosystem and strengthens relationship with Snowflake

Alteryx’s shift to a partner-led strategy, their expansion of their ISV ecosystem, and their encouraging of joint sales between themselves, partners and ISVs, has led to a major increase in channel business.

EnGenius reaches down into small business market with new EnGenius Fit portfolio of small business-oriented access points and switches

EnGenius has been primarily an enterprise networking player, but they see a strong opportunity in the small business market, and have crafted a new and simple to use portfolio to address it.

New Dell PowerProtect Data Manager appliance highlights Dell data protection enhancements

Other announcements from Dell Technologies today include the expansion of Dell APEX Data Storage Services and the addition of isolated cyber vaults to Google Cloud, joining cyber vault support for AWS and Azure.

SAP Build low code solution for business users highlights start of SAP TechEd

SAP also announced a partnership with training platform provider Coursera to train new professional developers for entry level jobs in the SAP ecosystem.

Barracuda names Jason Beal to newly created Vice President, Worldwide Partner Ecosystems position

Beal said that the creation of this global channel role – a first for Barracuda – shows their commitment to strengthening their channel further.

Cohesity announces new DataHawk Saas security offering and complementary Data Security Alliance

The announcements, which also include the appointment of a new member to the Cohesity Advisory Council, were made at Cohesity’s virtual ReConnect event.

HYCU strengths their Protégé platform with new support for Azure Government Cloud and cross-cloud migration

Workloads on Azure Government Cloud in many countries including Canada can now be backed up, restored to different regions and recovered to a different region if desired.

Skykick adds proactive security for Microsoft 365 to platform with Security Manager

Security Manager is designed to head off tickets before they appear, by proactively finding, fixing and automating Microsoft 365 security issues for MSPs.

Okta reaches out to developers with new Customer Identity Cloud

Customer Identity Cloud is both a rebranding and enhancement of the Auth0 cloud that Okta acquired last year, and Okta has complemented that cloud’s existing focus on developers with three new strategic partnerships  with developer-focused platforms.

Sage beefs up Canadian capabilities on heels of Transform event

Today Sage is announcing a renewal of its sponsorship of the Canada Games movement, following up on the announcement that Sage Membership and Masterclass is now available in Canada.

New Compute Ops Management capability in Proliant Gen11 servers introduces new type of services for HPE GreenLake

The new capability is slated to be the first of several for the GreenLake platform that introduces broader management tools for customers.

NetApp introduces unified multi-cloud and on-prem storage management with NetApp BlueXP

In addition to announcing the availability of BlueXP, NetApp also reiterated its commitment to ESG goals, which includes capabilities within BlueXP itself.

CloudBees looks to better enable new types of partners with revamped CloudBees Partner Network

The new channel program is particularly designed to support partner types like system integrators and CSPs that CloudBees has recently made a priority in their channel-building efforts.

OpenText lays out product roadmap, with a major unknown being impact of unclosed MicroFocus acquisition

OpenText’s new CE 22.4 release was clearly set within the Titanium roadmap,  and while the final stage of that roadmap, the integration of MicroFocus, remains under wraps till the deal closes, the successful turnaround of Documentum under OpenText’s stewardship augurs well here.

OpenText CEO Barrenechea provides update on Project Titanium  and Business 2030 vision at OpenText World

Barrenechea, commenting on OpenText’s ongoing transition from an on-prem company to a cloud one, joked that being reborn in the cloud is better than being born in the cloud.