Data Centre

Channel Programs

VMware-focused hoster iland coming to Canada

August 28, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware-focused hoster iland coming to Canada
Iland’s Canadian expansion is part of a series of new channel-focused initiatives which include a new partner portal and an enhancement of Catalyst, a cloud assessment tool used in pre-sales.

Data Centre

Dell Technologies, VMware extend networking collaboration at VMworld

August 28, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies, VMware extend networking collaboration at VMworld
The companies announce the availability – with some minor enhancements – of the VMWare VeloCloud-based solution announced at Dell Technologies World, as well as a new SmartFabric Director to simplify joint physical-virtual management.

Data Centre

Puppet extends automation of vulnerability management with new Remediate solution

August 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Puppet extends automation of vulnerability management with new Remediate solution
Puppet Remediate uses data from vendor partners Qualys, Tenable and Rapid7 to extend and complement the automation that these vulnerability management solutions provide.

Cloud

Cogeco Peer 1 reboots with new name [Aptum] and new strategy

August 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cogeco Peer 1 reboots with new name [Aptum] and new strategy
Susan Bowen, Aptum’s CEO, talks with ChannelBuzz about the company’s new brand and plans going forward.

Backup

Rubrik adds data governance Polaris Sonar application in Andes 5.1 release

August 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik adds data governance Polaris Sonar application in Andes 5.1 release
The new release of Rubrik’s Cloud Data Management platform also adds automated Disaster Recovery orchestration and Continuous Data Protection.

Data Centre

Lenovo sees strong channel opportunity in new single-socket AMD EPYC servers

August 12, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo sees strong channel opportunity in new single-socket AMD EPYC servers
The first generation of AMD’s EPYC server processors re-established the company in that market, but was mainly a hyperscaler play. The market for the next-generation will be much broader, and a significant opportunity for Lenovo’s channel.

Channel Programs

Launching A New Direction for Dell’s Partner Program

August 6, 2019 Guest Poster Comments Off on Launching A New Direction for Dell’s Partner Program
Dell EMC’s Canadian channel chief discusses the new changes to the Dell Technologies Partner Program, and what they mean for partners.

Artificial Intelligence

Dell ready for new Roaring Twenties in Canada

July 25, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell ready for new Roaring Twenties in Canada
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.

Artificial Intelligence

Intel sees expanded partnership with SAP having revolutionary impact in Golden Age of Data

July 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel sees expanded partnership with SAP having revolutionary impact in Golden Age of Data
The companies will establish a Centre of Excellence for customers by the third quarter, and plan to have new solutions out in 2020.

Channel Programs

That’s a Wrap on Dell Technologies World 2019

June 13, 2019 Guest Poster Comments Off on That’s a Wrap on Dell Technologies World 2019
Dell EMC Canada’s President of Commercial Sales Paul Katigbak gives his take on some of the major announcements from the recent Dell Technologies World event.