Software

Backup

New Veeam global channel chief pledges continuity rather than change

December 15, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Veeam global channel chief pledges continuity rather than change
Larissa Crandall becomes Vice President of Global Channel and Alliances, the first time Veeam has brought these areas together globally under a single executive.

Big Data

Veeam Backup for Salesforce now available on Salesforce AppExchange

December 5, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam Backup for Salesforce now available on Salesforce AppExchange
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.

Backup

Redstor enters QuickBooks backup market to give lower cost option to SMBs

November 22, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Redstor enters QuickBooks backup market to give lower cost option to SMBs
Most QuickBooks data is not backed up today, in part because Quickbooks’ own backup options are limited, and expensive for smaller businesses.

Software

French-based Kurmi Software continues North American expansion with release of Kurmi Provisioning Suite Version 7.8

November 17, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on French-based Kurmi Software continues North American expansion with release of Kurmi Provisioning Suite Version 7.8
Kurmi’s focus is on enterprise UC provisioning and the new version of the suite extends support for Avaya, Cisco, and Microsoft.

Cloud

SAP Build low code solution for business users highlights start of SAP TechEd

November 16, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP Build low code solution for business users highlights start of SAP TechEd
SAP also announced a partnership with training platform provider Coursera to train new professional developers for entry level jobs in the SAP ecosystem.

Cloud

Sage beefs up Canadian capabilities on heels of Transform event

November 8, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage beefs up Canadian capabilities on heels of Transform event
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.

Channel Programs

CloudBees looks to better enable new types of partners with revamped CloudBees Partner Network

November 7, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on CloudBees looks to better enable new types of partners with revamped CloudBees Partner Network
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.

Cloud

OpenText lays out product roadmap, with a major unknown being impact of unclosed MicroFocus acquisition

October 6, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenText lays out product roadmap, with a major unknown being impact of unclosed MicroFocus acquisition
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.

Artificial Intelligence

OpenText CEO Barrenechea provides update on Project Titanium  and Business 2030 vision at OpenText World

October 5, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenText CEO Barrenechea provides update on Project Titanium  and Business 2030 vision at OpenText World
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.

Hardware

Lenovo celebrates 30th anniversary of ThinkSystem servers with major portfolio enhancements

September 23, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo celebrates 30th anniversary of ThinkSystem servers with major portfolio enhancements
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.