Other storage families in the Dell portfolio are also announcing some upgrades, but PowerStore is the major one this time around.
Software, Storage
Dell announces major security, efficiency improvements to PowerStore software
by Mark Cox •
Software
Channel Programs, Cloud, Software
Riverbed unveils new ACE program for MSPs selling Alluvio product family
by Mark Cox •
The new MSP program, the first shoe to drop in what will be a complete restructuring of Riverbed’s partner program by the end of this year, is focused on broadening Riverbed’s presence downmarket from their traditional enterprise base for their Alluvio Unified Observability Solutions.
Share the Buzz:
Cloud, Small Business, Software
Zoho Canada SMB survey shows optimism, but some concerns lurk in the data
by Mark Cox •
62% of SMBs were positive about the future, although growth expectations for most were tempered, and views about data privacy raise some concerns.
Share the Buzz:
Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Software
Conga launches Conga Revenue Lifecycle Cloud and announces expanded partnership
by Mark Cox •
The new Conga Revenue Lifecycle Cloud fundamentally reworks Conga’s solution portfolio by rearchitecting all their applications into microservices, while the expanded partnership with Accenture turns what had been reactive joint sales to customers into common sales and engineering activity where the two companies will collaborate much more extensively than in the past.
Share the Buzz:
Channel Programs, Cloud, Software
Software collaboration vendor Appfire fine tunes channel strategy in move upmarket
by Mark Cox •
Appfire has been selling its software for years through a channel-first strategy, principally through the Atlassian platform and ecosystem, but has now formalized and beefed up its own channel program to make partners more productive and recruit more good ones.
Share the Buzz:
Software, Unified Communications
Zoho continues to unify collaboration experience with Zoho Trident
by Mark Cox •
Trident, a native app to consume Zoho Workplace, is just one of several new collaboration experiences from Zoho, which they expect will ultimately expand beyond the Workplace apps into other areas like marketing and sales.
Share the Buzz:
Software
Swedish PIM vendor inriver deepens North American push with new senior executive hires
by Mark Cox •
This is all part of a change in strategy following the company’s purchase by a growth-focused American venture company, which also includes the appointment of a new CEO.
Share the Buzz:
Backup, Channel Programs, Cloud, Software
New Veeam global channel chief pledges continuity rather than change
by Mark Cox •
Larissa Crandall becomes Vice President of Global Channel and Alliances, the first time Veeam has brought these areas together globally under a single executive.
Share the Buzz:
Big Data, Cloud, Software
Veeam Backup for Salesforce now available on Salesforce AppExchange
by Mark Cox •
Veeam is also announcing a free 50-seat version of the native backup application for Salesforce, and indicated that a couple more product-specific like this one and an earlier one for Microsoft 365 are on the roadmap.
Share the Buzz:
Backup, Cloud, Small Business, Software
Redstor enters QuickBooks backup market to give lower cost option to SMBs
by Mark Cox •
Most QuickBooks data is not backed up today, in part because Quickbooks’ own backup options are limited, and expensive for smaller businesses.
Share the Buzz:
Software, Unified Communications
French-based Kurmi Software continues North American expansion with release of Kurmi Provisioning Suite Version 7.8
by Mark Cox •
Kurmi’s focus is on enterprise UC provisioning and the new version of the suite extends support for Avaya, Cisco, and Microsoft.
Share the Buzz:
Cloud, DevOps, Software, Training
SAP Build low code solution for business users highlights start of SAP TechEd
by Mark Cox •
SAP also announced a partnership with training platform provider Coursera to train new professional developers for entry level jobs in the SAP ecosystem.
Share the Buzz:
Cloud, Software
Sage beefs up Canadian capabilities on heels of Transform event
by Mark Cox •
Today Sage is announcing a renewal of its sponsorship of the Canada Games movement, following up on the announcement that Sage Membership and Masterclass is now available in Canada.
Share the Buzz:
Channel Programs, Cloud, DevOps, Software
CloudBees looks to better enable new types of partners with revamped CloudBees Partner Network
by Mark Cox •
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.
Share the Buzz:
Cloud, DevOps, Software
OpenText lays out product roadmap, with a major unknown being impact of unclosed MicroFocus acquisition
by Mark Cox •
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.
Share the Buzz:
Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, DevOps, Software
OpenText CEO Barrenechea provides update on Project Titanium and Business 2030 vision at OpenText World
by Mark Cox •
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.
Share the Buzz:
Hardware, Servers, Software
Lenovo celebrates 30th anniversary of ThinkSystem servers with major portfolio enhancements
by Mark Cox •
They include new Lenovo V3 Infrastructure solutions, a new Lenovo XClarity One cloud-based software management platform, and the fifth generation of Lenovo Neptune water-cooling technology.
Share the Buzz:
Cloud, Data Management, Software
ServiceNow further supercharges workflow automation solutions with Tokyo platform release
by Mark Cox •
Manager Hub, Admin Center, ServiceNow Vault and the expansion of Auto Resolution to Human Resources are all highlights of the new release.
Share the Buzz:
Cloud, Software, Unified Communications
Salesforce announces Genie to power entire Salesforce Customer 360 platform.
by Mark Cox •
Salesforce also unveiled some major enhancements to Slack as well as Net Zero Marketplace, a platform designed to make carbon credit purchases simpler and more transparent.
Share the Buzz:
Software, Unified Communications
Zoho formally opens Canadian head office in Cornwall to drive further Canadian expansion
by Mark Cox •
The Cornwall office fits with Zoho’s overall hub and spoke strategy, and enables the high emphasis they are placing on a bilingual strategy and being able to communicate with French speaking customers in French.
