Software

Channel Programs

Sage to give partners customer feedback data to strengthen customer relationships

March 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage to give partners customer feedback data to strengthen customer relationships
Like the Sage Advisor Dashboard introduced last year, the new Sage Net Promotor Score Program makes data Sage has collected from customers available to partners to help them improve customer satisfaction, and their business.

Hardware

Huawei, DataCore partner on hyper-converged solutions

March 17, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Huawei, DataCore partner on hyper-converged solutions
The DataCore-Huawei offerings are targeted at larger customers than the midmarket and lower end of the enterprise where other hyperconverged vendors have been most successful to date.

Software

SAP strengthens BI tools for both enterprise and SMB

March 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP strengthens BI tools for both enterprise and SMB
The enterprise tool, SAP Predictive Analysis 2.0, now integrates Predictive Analysis and SAP’s InfiniteInsight solution, and SAP thinks it will offer a strong partner play.

Software

FalconStor launches major reboot with FreeStor horizontal converged data services platform

February 18, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on FalconStor launches major reboot with FreeStor horizontal converged data services platform
Left for dead in many quarters, FalconStor re-emerges with a new platform aimed at flash and hybrid storage vendors, MSPs, and a VAR channel which it acknowledges needs to be won over again.

Big Data

SAP reinvents Business Suite with HANA in biggest launch in company history

February 3, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP reinvents Business Suite with HANA in biggest launch in company history
SAP Business Suite is reinvented in SAP S/4HANA, where the S stands for Simple and the 4 for the fourth generation.

Software

EMC rides EVO:RAIL with VSPEX BLUE hyper-converged infrastructure appliance

February 3, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC rides EVO:RAIL with VSPEX BLUE hyper-converged infrastructure appliance
EMC finally unveils its hyper-converged offering, with a key differentiator being a Market feature that allows EMC and ecosystem partner software to be downloaded.

Channel Programs

Startup Infinio looks to channel to take on flash vendors with new I/O optimization solution

February 2, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Startup Infinio looks to channel to take on flash vendors with new I/O optimization solution
Infinio is announcing a partner program, looking to sign up and support a significant number of partners to sell an innovative software-based I/O optimization solution.

Software

Dell KACE K1000 targets K-12 with new Chromebook support

January 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell KACE K1000 targets K-12 with new Chromebook support
In addition to Chromebook support, server monitoring has been introduced, and the K1000’s agentless capacity enhanced.

Dan Lopes, head of channels at Nexenta
Distribution

Software-defined storage vendor Nexenta looks to SYNNEX for first distribution deal

January 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Software-defined storage vendor Nexenta looks to SYNNEX for first distribution deal
The deal covers both the U.S. and Canada, with Canada being a key aspect of the deal as Nexenta looks to broaden its penetration in this market.

Software

New Maxta reference architectures let partners offer custom turnkey solutions

January 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Maxta reference architectures let partners offer custom turnkey solutions
Maxta has also enhanced its partner program to recognize the new offerings’ ability to better build a practice around Maxta