Software

Cloud

Zoho unifies BI and integration platform within next-gen low code Zoho Creator Platform

March 3, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho unifies BI and integration platform within next-gen low code Zoho Creator Platform
This is the sixth major redo of Zoho’s low code platform for both developers and Line of Business users, but the changes are so significant that the company says it is essentially a next-generation product.

Cloud

Quest Software adds proactive management capabilities to On Demand License Management

February 9, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quest Software adds proactive management capabilities to On Demand License Management
With Microsoft 365 license costs set to rise in March, Quest says these new changes will help organizations recoup some of that by saving time and money managing Microsoft 365 Licenses.

Cloud

Sage launches Sage Transform 2021 event to highlight advances in Sage Intacct

November 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage launches Sage Transform 2021 event to highlight advances in Sage Intacct

New product announcements included enhanced automation around AP Automation and Sage Intacct Vendor Payments, powered by CSI.

Channel Programs

Morpheus Data names first Channel VP and cops award from Ingram Micro

November 3, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Morpheus Data names first Channel VP and cops award from Ingram Micro
Gul Paryani lays out the channel vision for the company going forward, and says that the Ingram Micro Award for Emerging Vendor of the Year will help their efforts considerably.

Artificial Intelligence

Zoho adds new apps, services and platform enhancements to Zoho One

October 19, 2021 Mark Cox 1
Zoho’s new enhancements to their business operating system with over 50 apps continues their quest to more full integrate them, so that they effectively operate as one united system.

Cloud

Sage acquires GoProposal to strengthen accountant partners with unique proposal management software

October 13, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage acquires GoProposal to strengthen accountant partners with unique proposal management software
GoProposal’s software provides a complete client onboarding system, focused on automated pricing, proposal, and engagement letter solutions, and also demonstrates to the customer the value that the accountants’ other software recommendations provide.

Artificial Intelligence

Analytics and data science enhancements highlight changes to TIBCO Predict and Unify portfolios

September 30, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Analytics and data science enhancements highlight changes to TIBCO Predict and Unify portfolios
These changes are especially significant for channel partners, and coincide with an intensification of TIBCO’s channel strategy also announced at the event.

Channel Programs

TIBCO to roll out new Partner to Partner program in Q4

September 29, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on TIBCO to roll out new Partner to Partner program in Q4
At the partner keynote during the TIBCO NOW event,TIBCO also previewed a variety of other changes that will be coming to the program and its partner enablement resources over the next year.

Cloud

TIBCO kicks off virtual event with rollout of new Connect solutions

September 28, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on TIBCO kicks off virtual event with rollout of new Connect solutions
The new additions to the Connect portfolio include enhancements to TIBCO Cloud integration, a new TIBCO Cloud API management offering, and TIBCO Enterprise Message Service X, which allows the messaging service to handle cloud scale levels.

DevOps

Service Level Objective provider Nobl9 launches first channel program

September 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Service Level Objective provider Nobl9 launches first channel program

SLOs, which are focused around DevOps, are fundamentally different from SLAs, in that they measure an optimal point where poor SLA levels are avoided, but so are expensive standards which also deter innovation.