Virtualization

Data Centre

VMware looks to modernize applications and infrastructure with portfolio redo

March 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware looks to modernize applications and infrastructure with portfolio redo
Highlights include a major rearchitecture of vSphere to work seamlessly with Kubernetes, and VMware Cloud Foundation 4, with Tanzu, an evolution of the Pivotal Application Service.

Solution Provider News

Citrix vet Todd Hsu joins Ferroque Systems to drive fully hosted desktop services

March 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix vet Todd Hsu joins Ferroque Systems to drive fully hosted desktop services
The plan at Ferroque is to create a fully managed service that will cover digital workspaces and all the apps on top, and sell it to customers on a flat-priced Salesforce model. That’s something Hsu said is widely promised, but not being delivered today.

Virtualization

ControlUp adds VMware support, enhanced scalability in 8.1 release

March 6, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on ControlUp adds VMware support, enhanced scalability in 8.1 release
ControlUp began with a focus on management and monitoring around Citrix, but customer demand has led them to support VMware Horizon in their new release.

Managed Services

Virtual application delivery provider Cameyo reaches out to MSPs

March 4, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Virtual application delivery provider Cameyo reaches out to MSPs
Cameyo is targeting MSPs with their cloud-native virtual application delivery platform as a way to cut their operations costs.

Channel Programs

Teradici refreshes, updates, integration program with Teradici Advantage Partner Program

March 3, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Teradici refreshes, updates, integration program with Teradici Advantage Partner Program
Teradici looks to deepen their strategic integrations with a refresh of an old program to both deepen integration resources and provide Go-to-Market assistance.

Channel Programs

Remade VMware Partner Connect program goes live

March 2, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Remade VMware Partner Connect program goes live
The gist of VMware’s new partner program has been public knowledge for many months, with the company emphasizing the depth of the program’s rethinking. While multiple programs have been harmonized into one, the Carbon Black, VeloCloud and Pivotal ones remain outside, but are not far off on the road map.

Partnerships

Teradici’s Cloud Access software is certified with Microsoft Azure Stack

February 19, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Teradici’s Cloud Access software is certified with Microsoft Azure Stack
Teradici is bullish about the impact of the new integration on their hybrid cloud business. They are also enthusiastic about another new partnership extension, with IGEL.

Software

Strong health care opportunity in end user computing drives Goliath partnership with IGEL

February 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Strong health care opportunity in end user computing drives Goliath partnership with IGEL
Goliath Technologies, which provides performance monitoring for end user computing, and has a strong focus on the health care vertical, recently talked with ChannelBuzz about where they fit into the market.

Cloud

Dutch digital workspace company Liquit expands into North America with Appnostix acquisition

February 3, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dutch digital workspace company Liquit expands into North America with Appnostix acquisition
Liquit has become Microsoft WVD-certified, and will focus on working with the WVD channel to build up its North American business.

Cloud

IGEL sees partnership around Microsoft WVD as last mile in road to thin client leadership

January 29, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL sees partnership around Microsoft WVD as last mile in road to thin client leadership
At IGEL’s Disrupt in Nashville, the company announced that their native Linux client support for Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop is now generally available.