Software

Cloud

Zoho strengthens Zoho Expense solution as they strengthen Canadian presence

May 12, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho strengthens Zoho Expense solution as they strengthen Canadian presence
Zoho is establishing its Canadian headquarters in Cornwall Ontario, as part of its new global policy of establishing offices in less expensive places for employees to live.

Cloud

BitTitan moves into ITSM market with first-ever acquisition

April 27, 2021 Mark Cox 1
BitTitan also plans to bring Perspectium’s data synchronization platform into the Microsoft ecosystem, where it has not played until now, and introduce it to BitTitan’s channel partners.

Channel Programs

Amplitude announces series of major changes with major product rebrand, new Recommend product and new Amplitude Partner Ecosystem.

April 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Amplitude announces series of major changes with major product rebrand, new Recommend product and new Amplitude Partner Ecosystem.
The Amplitude Partner Ecosystem, which is much more systematic than anything Amplitude has had before, includes both technology and Go-to-Market partners, and is designed to amplify the growth potential of the other initiatives.

Big Data

Ataccama highlights unparalleled opportunity and ability of its next-gen platform to deliver on it at their Innovate 2021 event

April 12, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ataccama highlights unparalleled opportunity and ability of its next-gen platform to deliver on it at their Innovate 2021 event
Ataccama launched its Ataccama ONE Gen2 Platform into beta in November, and used its flagship customer event to highlight both its general availability and its ability to address customer concerns enumerated in a new study that was also featured at the event.

Cloud

Sage makes Data and Analytics BI integration for Sage 300 and Sage 100 available in Canada and U.S.

March 24, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage makes Data and Analytics BI integration for Sage 300 and Sage 100 available in Canada and U.S.
Sage Data and Analytics is a BI toolkit designed to appeal to growing interest in this kind of solution downmarket, as well as to make it relatively easy to engage with the product and see a quick ROI return.

Artificial Intelligence

Speed major theme of ServiceNow Quebec release, through expanded AI, and new low-code app development tools

March 11, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Speed major theme of ServiceNow Quebec release, through expanded AI, and new low-code app development tools
Major new innovations include Creator Workflows, a low-code app tool which becomes the fourth member of ServiceNow’s Workflow portfolio, and new AI-based ITOM Predictive AIOps, AI Search and Virtual Agent tools.

Channel Programs

Rebecca Leach discusses AppDynamics game plan for Canada

March 10, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Rebecca Leach discusses AppDynamics game plan for Canada
Longtime Cisco Canada channel exec Rebecca Leach discusses her new role heading up AppDynamics in this country, what the company’s looking for in a partner, and where it sees the biggest opportunities in this edition of the podcast.

Channel Programs

Jason Beal joins AvePoint to build structure and consistency into channel strategy

February 17, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Jason Beal joins AvePoint to build structure and consistency into channel strategy
Microsoft-focused ISV AvePoint has a fairly large channel today, but there have been significant gaps in the enablement resources they are provided, and the consistency with which are provided globally. The plan is to change that.

Software

SNP quickly pivots from direct model to channel for their complex SAP environment transformation solutions

February 16, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on SNP quickly pivots from direct model to channel for their complex SAP environment transformation solutions
SNP, a German software vendor that makes automated transformation software for SAP environments, is expanding its presence in North America, and transitioning from its former direct model to do that.

Mobility

Ivanti CEO Jim Schaper explains strategy of Cherwell acquisition

January 27, 2021 Mark Cox 2
The Ivanti CEO discusses the strategic fit between the companies, the likely direction of the roadmap, and the plans to integrate the two channels.