Operating Systems

Agent

Axoniq launches unified platform to bring explainability to enterprise AI

November 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Axoniq launches unified platform to bring explainability to enterprise AI
The new Axoniq platform, which just launched, preserves the contextual history of every business decision, in what the company says will close the Trust Gap for AI in complex and regulated industries.

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Artificial Intelligence

NetApp strengthens enterprise-grade data platform to accelerate modern AI workloads

October 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp strengthens enterprise-grade data platform to accelerate modern AI workloads
The two big enhancements, both new, are exabyte-scale AFX systems with disaggregated storage, and an AI Data Engine built with NVIDIA, both of which deliver on NetApp’s AI vision.

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Artificial Intelligence

MinIO adds  native Apache Iceberg support to its AIStor exascale object store with new Tables feature.

October 10, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on MinIO adds  native Apache Iceberg support to its AIStor exascale object store with new Tables feature.
The company says this key new capability establishes MinIO as the on-prem exascale AI Data Store for secure, sovereign, scalable enterprise AI.

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Artificial Intelligence

Halifax-based Liferaft announces AI-powered  threat intelligence solution

October 6, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Halifax-based Liferaft announces AI-powered  threat intelligence solution
Liferaft makes Liferaft iQ AI-driven open source threat intelligence that processes vast volumes of open-source intelligence and delivering high-context insights that support faster, more confident decisions.

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Artificial Intelligence

Upscale AI launches with over $100M  round for ultra-low latency network solutions purpose-built for AI

October 3, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Upscale AI launches with over $100M  round for ultra-low latency network solutions purpose-built for AI
Upscale AI is pioneering open-standard networking technology to drive faster innovation along with greater choice and flexibility across AI infrastructure, creating sustainable, ultra-low latency network infrastructure solutions purpose-built for AI, interconnecting compute, data, and users.

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Agent

SnapLogic expands Agentic AI in the enterprise with new support for Model Context Protocol (MCP)

October 2, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on SnapLogic expands Agentic AI in the enterprise with new support for Model Context Protocol (MCP)
SnapLogic’s support of the MCP now enables secure MCP servers, governance, and orchestration, advancing SnapLogic’s vision of the agentic enterprise.

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Channel Programs

Azul Launches TAP (Technology Alliance Partner Program) to expand Java ecosystem

October 2, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Azul Launches TAP (Technology Alliance Partner Program) to expand Java ecosystem
The TAP program is focused  on ISVs, complements an earlier one for MSPs that Azul launched this summer, and is designed to foster deep collaboration between Azul and technology partners to deliver integrated solutions that improve developer productivity, DevOps efficiency, business productivity and cloud efficiency for Java customers worldwide.

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Agent

Toronto’s Mycroft, the agentic AI platform that acts as a Security and Compliance Officer, comes out of stealth

September 24, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Toronto’s Mycroft, the agentic AI platform that acts as a Security and Compliance Officer, comes out of stealth
Mycroft emerges from stealth with a $3.5MM seed round, and an AI Security and Compliance Officer that it believes to be unique in the industry.

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Channel Programs

Jamf sees strong results from new channel program

September 22, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Jamf sees strong results from new channel program
Jamf made major changes to their channel strategy in 2004, and it has driven growth, and  enhanced revenue, scalability, and speed to market, as well as partner experience.

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Cloud

Omada launches Cloud Application Gateway to integrate seamlessly with cloud in Zero Trust

September 22, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Omada launches Cloud Application Gateway to integrate seamlessly with cloud in Zero Trust
The launch of Omada Cloud Application Gateway allows for Zero Trust system access across hybrid environments integration between Omada Identity Cloud, the company’s IGA-as-a-service platform, as well as with other on-prem or cloud-hosted target systems.

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Artificial Intelligence

NDR provider Stamus and SentinelOne partner to deliver AI-powered go-to-market measures

September 22, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on NDR provider Stamus and SentinelOne partner to deliver AI-powered go-to-market measures
Stamus makes an open-source based intrusion detection system and intrusion prevention system, and they have been partnered with SentinelOne for a while, but that has now been extended in an advanced partnership that better addresses network security with AI-powered detection and response.

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Artificial Intelligence

Malwarebytes launches Malwarebytes Tools free feature

September 8, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Malwarebytes launches Malwarebytes Tools free feature
Malwarebytes Tools is a new collection of free features designed to help people quickly solve computer problems, speed up their Windows devices, and boost protection and privacy.

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APIs

Jentic names API leader Erik Wilde as Head of Enterprise Strategy at Jentic

September 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Jentic names API leader Erik Wilde as Head of Enterprise Strategy at Jentic
Wilde has joined Jentic as Head of Enterprise Strategy, with goal of guiding enterprises into the agentic AI age, and he will focus on leading enterprise adoption of AI agents in a secure, standards-driven way.

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Managed Services

Addigy introduces Addigy Security Suite for Apple security and compliance

September 3, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Addigy introduces Addigy Security Suite for Apple security and compliance
The Addigy Security Suite is the only real-time, Apple-first security and compliance platform on the market, which simplifies endpoint protection, automates compliance, and delivers true 24/7 threat defense for macOS devices across organizations of all sizes.

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Certifications

IGEL and Carahsoft embark on strategic partnership

August 28, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL and Carahsoft embark on strategic partnership
IGEL is an increasingly strong player in both the American and Canadian markets, while Carahsoft’s focus these days de-emphasizes Canada.

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Data Management

MSPs increase macOS support with new Addigy Prebuilt App Catalogue

July 2, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on MSPs increase macOS support with new Addigy Prebuilt App Catalogue
Mac specialist Addigy has increased their support for MSPs in the Mac market with the announcement of their new Prebuilt App Catalogue, a real-time solution that reduces difficulty for any MSP to manage popular macOS apps across all clients’ devices while protecting against zero-day vulnerabilities and third-party app patching security concerns.

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Data Management

Open device management firm Fleet raises $27 series B billion funding  following 6x revenue growth

June 17, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Open device management firm Fleet raises $27 series B billion funding  following 6x revenue growth
Cloud commerce vendor Pax8 has implemented two major new capabilities, an Integrations Hub and a Public Storefront.

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Artificial Intelligence

Ubuntu distribution publisher Canonical sees HPE strategy as further growing their relationship

June 22, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ubuntu distribution publisher Canonical sees HPE strategy as further growing their relationship
HPE’s emphasis on AI going forward was good news for Canonical, which is already strong in the area.

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Cloud

Red Hat Summit also has significant messaging for partners

May 30, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

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Channel Programs

SUSE seeing success with restructured business model, channel approach, to address changing IT trends

July 12, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on SUSE seeing success with restructured business model, channel approach, to address changing IT trends
The acquisition of Kubernetes management platform provider Rancher Labs in late 2020 marked a key step in the evolution of SUSE’s market strategy from selling their Linux OS to selling a full solution stack around it.

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