The third version of this partner program since its inception in 2000, this one is focused on moving from three separate partner programs to a single one which includes four different business models where the points from them can all be combined.
The new program is more of an introduction to Salt for partners, some of whom are not that familiar with AI security, but the plan is to deepen the program with more technical offerings later on.
Lenovo’s updates also include a new Lenovo 360 Solutions Hub to help partners with outcome-based solutions, and a major expansion of their ESG-focused Lenovo 360 Circle.
The new training, which is a new part of the revamped channel program announced earlier this year, is much more systematic than what the company offered previously, and is aligned around the deep focus on services they are now encouraging partners to develop.
SAP also announced a partnership with training platform provider Coursera to train new professional developers for entry level jobs in the SAP ecosystem.
Cybeready, whose training program is based on a philosophy of more frequent interaction with customers than their competitors, sells about half of their product through channel partners.
Larry Kraft, who came to CloudBolt last year and has designed the new program, explains how it represents a major improvement over the company’s past channel policies and programs.
Immersive targets both SOC teams and developers with their platform that measures and improves cyber capabilities, and is looking to a diverse range of channel partners to expand their reach.
MSP Foundations is an eight-week long instructor-led course offered through Pax8 Academy, the first of multiple such courses which the cloud distributor plans to roll out this year.
The new training, which has been redesigned to be both massively scalable and capable of being deeply personalized, will be free in 2020 for existing Acronis partners.
Fortinet Canada channel chief Sean Campbell offers some thoughts on what solution providers can do to make sure their staff have the security skills needed to succeed in the market today and provide the digital defences of tomorrow.
In this edition of the podcast, Fortinet’s Rob Rashotte discusses how the networking security vendor’s program for helping military veterans transition to new careers in cybersecurity is ramping up in Canada.
Skillsoft’s Percipio platform, which will be available for SAP SuccessFactors in four different bundles, provides a modern approach to curating content, and will be of value to channel partners helping customers with digital transformation strategies.
Dell EMC’s Canadian channel chief discusses the new changes to the Dell Technologies Partner Program, and what they mean for partners.
Proofpoint also announces new customizable training, which like the new isolation solutions, is aimed squarely at an organization’s most attacked people.
One of the fruits of HPE’s increase investment in the Intelligent Edge is a new program designed to train partners about use cases and business cases, and which has a joint Go-to-Market component with HPE.
ConnectWise veteran Craig Fulton has moved from the Chief Products Officer job to the new position of Customer Success Officer, and talks about his plans to make their MSP customers more successful.
Cyber Range is the most unique of the four platform offerings from Cyberbit, a spinoff from the Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems.
For 15 years, Zoho has run a training facility in India as an alternative to traditional higher education, designed to make students more serious and not force them to roll up debt. Now, the same philosophy is coming to their new headquarters in Austin.
While Webroot has updated their course content and made it easier for MSPs to construct phishing lure pages, the major attraction here is likely a new Client Breach Report that the MSP can use as a pre-sales tool.
