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Hitachi Vantara expands Lumada use cases to enhance edge capabilities

October 15, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi Vantara expands Lumada use cases to enhance edge capabilities
The enhancements include new Lumada data services, an intelligent data lake offering, a new version of Pentaho 9.0, and an emphasis on expanding Lumada beyond the industrial IoT use cases that have been its main base.

Internet of Things

Hitachi Vantara stresses DataOps and Made by Data messaging in restating vision at NEXT event

October 10, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi Vantara stresses DataOps and Made by Data messaging in restating vision at NEXT event
Hitachi Vantara’s overall vision has been extremely consistent since they launched the company two years ago, but at their third NEXT conference on Wednesday they gave new emphasis to the concept of DataOps, and unveiled a host of products to help bring it to fruition

Channel Programs

Partners to see new opportunities from new Hitachi Vantara solutions and portal

October 10, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Partners to see new opportunities from new Hitachi Vantara solutions and portal
Hitachi Vantara also clarified how they plan to manage the integration in January with Hitachi Consulting to optimize the new internal assets’ collaboration with partners, and limit any channel conflict.

Artificial Intelligence

SolarWinds MSP’s Dave Sobel talks opportunities and threats for partners in emerging technologies

August 6, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds MSP’s Dave Sobel talks opportunities and threats for partners in emerging technologies
Sobel, a member of CompTIA’s Executive Committee of the Emerging Technology Community, discussed what the committee has identified as the top three technologies for 2019 – as well as one that was not even on the Top Ten list, but which Sobel thinks is critical for solution providers.

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.

Internet of Things

Cyber Deception vendor TrapX primes for expansion with new $18 million Series C round

July 1, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cyber Deception vendor TrapX primes for expansion with new $18 million Series C round
TrapX focuses on IoT protection as well as IT, and their go-to-market strategy includes an MSSP channel which sells down into the midmarket and the SMB.

Internet of Things

HPE, ABB extend strategic partnership with new industrial monitoring solution utilizing Aruba technology

June 25, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE, ABB extend strategic partnership with new industrial monitoring solution utilizing Aruba technology
The new joint solution, provides an industrial monitoring solution for proactive maintenance that is much more scalable than what ABB had been using before, and ABB sees its ability to be sold on a consumption model as opening up new use cases.

Internet of Things

HPE introduces Channel to Edge Institute for partners as part of Intelligent Edge rampup

June 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE introduces Channel to Edge Institute for partners as part of Intelligent Edge rampup
One of the fruits of HPE’s increase investment in the Intelligent Edge is a new program designed to train partners about use cases and business cases, and which has a joint Go-to-Market component with HPE.

Internet of Things

D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

May 22, 2019 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream
ESET researchers highlight a series of security holes in a device intended to make homes and offices more secure

Internet of Things

Lenovo lays out Smart IoT vision and its plans to drive it forward this year

May 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo lays out Smart IoT vision and its plans to drive it forward this year
Lenovo’s IoT strategy is not new, but this year it is being expanded in terms of product commtiment and new channel-focused initiatives.