DevOps

SAS looks to speed up application development and show customers Generative AI value with two new SaaS offerings

SAS Viya Workbench is a lightweight development environment to execute code quickly and efficiently in a cloud-native, efficient and secure environment. SAS App Factory is a rapid application development productivity framework for creating fit AI-driven applications.

VMware expands Tanzu Application Platform with new Tanzu Application Engine and enhanced multi-cloud options

VMware sees this as a ‘new Tanzu’ and views its enhancements as fundamental to their multi-cloud story going forward.

Dell introduces new multi-cloud services and advisory service subscriptions around Microsoft Azure

Dell both expands its roster of multi-cloud services around Azure and announces a new category of subscription-based services that provide modern workforce services.

Snyk beefs up DevSecOps by acquiring Application Security Posture Management pioneer Enso Security

In addition to the acquisition of the first company in the ASPM space, Snyk also announced their own ASPM solution, Insights, which reduces the issues customers need to consult to a manageable number.

Red Hat Summit also has significant messaging for partners

Red Hat Summit typically consists of many deeply technical announcements, and the company did not disappoint in that respect, but they also made several important channel announcements and dropped a couple big hints about what is coming for partners next.

Enhancements to HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise highlight HPE Discover Frankfurt announcements

While no major new solutions were unveiled this year at the European version of HPE Discover, they did announce a significant number of enhancements, particularly those relating to the recently announced HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise.

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.

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.

OpenText partners at OpenText World responsive to cloud messaging around event

OpenText welcomed a record high number of partners for the live  return of their OpenText World event, notwithstanding the fact that the event was also available online in a hybrid format.

GitLab launches first annual US Partner Leadership Summit to highlight major rethinking of partner program and approach to partners

The Leadership Summit highlights some specific initiatives, but the major focus is GitLab’s recent reconceptualization of its alliance and channel programs to get partners working more collaboratively with GitLab.

GitLab looks to reconceptualized channel strategy to improve Go-to-Market

A key element is the reintegration of channel and alliances strategy into one overarching approach, even though they are managed by two separate executives.

Zoho unifies BI and integration platform within next-gen low code Zoho Creator Platform

This is the sixth major redo of Zoho’s low code platform for both developers and Line of Business users, but the changes are so significant that the company says it is essentially a next-generation product.

Salt Security unveils improved channel program, new channel chief

Jon Peppler, Salt’s new Vice President of Worldwide Channels, sees extraordinary growth in the API Security market as almost certain, and that an enhanced channel program is needed to help partners meet demand.

GitLab extends strength of strategic ecosystem around Kubernetes with GitLab Operator introduction to run on Red Hat OpenShift

GitLab has supported vanilla Kubernetes for years, but the Red Hat integration enables it to run on OpenShift, to provide additional value for both customers and partners.

Service Level Objective provider Nobl9 launches first channel program

SLOs, which are focused around DevOps, are fundamentally different from SLAs, in that they measure an optimal point where poor SLA levels are avoided, but so are expensive standards which also deter innovation.

Sophos adds SOAR capability to MTR and XDR solutions through Refactr acquisition

Refactr had been selling their platform for DevSecOps automation, and while it is good at that, the same capabilities also make it ideal as a SOAR platform, Sophos says.