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VMware extension of Cloud Universal Model to Azure is major news for Canada

September 1, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware extension of Cloud Universal Model to Azure is major news for Canada
A new version of the VMware Partner Program set to roll out next February, making this inaugural VMware Explore event a very interesting one for Canadian partners.

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Channel Programs

VMware doubles down on increasing relationships with strategic vendor partners

August 31, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware doubles down on increasing relationships with strategic vendor partners
Ricky Cooper, who has now formally assumed the permanent role of VMware global channel chief, talked with ChannelBuzz at the VMware Explore event about the initiatives they have planned even before the newly announced changes to the partner program kick in early next year.

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Cloud

Inaugural VMware Explore fleshes out vision with strategic insights

August 31, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Inaugural VMware Explore fleshes out vision with strategic insights
CEO Raghu Raghuram gives his perspective on where the company is headed, and the new opportunities available to their broad ecosystem.

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Cloud

VMware reboots legacy VMware vSphere 8 and VMware vSAN 8 solutions into next-gen offerings

August 31, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware reboots legacy VMware vSphere 8 and VMware vSAN 8 solutions into next-gen offerings
VMware’s traditional data centre solutions have been fundamentally redesigned and upgraded to make sure they remain a strong fit within the company’s broader multi-cloud strategy.

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Cloud

VMware ‘jacked’ to unveil new VMware Aria multi-cloud management solution for cloud native apps and public cloud environments

August 31, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware ‘jacked’ to unveil new VMware Aria multi-cloud management solution for cloud native apps and public cloud environments
VMware Aria, which consists of VMware Aria Graph, a graph-based data store technology within VMware Aria Hub, allows for effective management of the entire multi-cloud environment.

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Cloud

IGEL seeing stronger vendor collaboration on joint solutions through IGEL Ready program

July 20, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL seeing stronger vendor collaboration on joint solutions through IGEL Ready program
In the two years since the IGEL Ready program began, IGEL has added 30 new partners to it, but this includes some major OEMs as well as more specialized players.

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Cloud

HP integrates newly acquired Teradici technology to create HP Anyware for digital workspaces

April 20, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP integrates newly acquired Teradici technology to create HP Anyware for digital workspaces
The new solution, now available in beta, integrates Teradici CAS and HP ZCentral Remote Boost into a new HP Anywhere offering that will provide secure access to digital workspaces from any mix of infrastructure to any device.

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EUC vendor Stratodesk cuts deployment time, increases channel opportunities with solution availability on VMware marketplace

April 6, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on EUC vendor Stratodesk cuts deployment time, increases channel opportunities with solution availability on VMware marketplace
The expanded VMware relationship also gives partners and customers the ability to deploy the Stratodesk NoTouch Center management solution to the VMware Cloud.

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Telcos

VMware announces new products and partnerships to help service providers monetize their modernizing networks

February 28, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware announces new products and partnerships to help service providers monetize their modernizing networks
Among the many announcements, the highlight was likely around RAN disintegration, where VMware partner DISH is building the first Open RAN 5G network from scratch.

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Cloud

Nutanix reworks product portfolio into simplified Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure and Nutanix Cloud Manager segments with consistent operating and pricing models

February 15, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix reworks product portfolio into simplified Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure and Nutanix Cloud Manager segments with consistent operating and pricing models
Storage services, database services and end user computing services are also available as discrete packages, with the aim of all being to simplify things for customers and make the solutions easier for partners to sell.

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Channel Programs

EUC vendor Stratodesk sees great results from transition to a channel model

February 2, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on EUC vendor Stratodesk sees great results from transition to a channel model
Stratodesk began transitioning to a channel-first model last year, which saw more than half of all sales go through partners, a percentage which had never been above 5% before.

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Cloud

Nerdio places first feet on the ground in Canada as part of sales organization expansion

January 26, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nerdio places first feet on the ground in Canada as part of sales organization expansion
Nerdio also expands their U.K.-based sales organization and establishes their first in-country sales presence in the Australia/New Zealand [ANZ] region, as they continue to gear up for NerdioCon in Cancun next month, which will be a rare bird these days, a strictly on-prem annual conference.

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Cloud

Flexxible IT introduces FlexxDesktop DaaS solution

October 28, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Flexxible IT introduces FlexxDesktop DaaS solution
FlexxDesktop builds on Flexxible’s long experience in the VDI market, and provide a subscription-based offering that covers data centres, the edge, and any cloud.

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Cloud

IGEL, Liquidware expand partnership to add free assessment program

October 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL, Liquidware expand partnership to add free assessment program
The program is designed for organizations looking to repurpose their  x86-64 compatible devices with IGEL OS, and the assessment identifies which machines will and will not be good candidates for conversion.

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Channel Programs

VMware gears partners up for multi-cloud world at VMworld

October 8, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware gears partners up for multi-cloud world at VMworld
At VMworld, in addition to their new solution announcements, VMware also announced new partner support initiatives, all of which will launch in Canada at the same time as in the U.S.

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Networking

VMware announces multitude of security enhancements at VMworld

October 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware announces multitude of security enhancements at VMworld
In addition to their core product and service announcements around cross-cloud services and app modernization, VMware has introduced a large number of security enhancements, that leverage their strength in virtual networking to make the new and existing product more secure.

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Cloud

VMware launches VMware Cross-Cloud Services at VMworld

October 6, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware launches VMware Cross-Cloud Services at VMworld
At the start of VMworld, VMware introduced both their new Cross-Cloud Services, as well as some of the services and technical previews which will be available out of the gate.

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Cloud

VMware makes it easier to get started on Tanzu as part of app modernization initiative

October 6, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware makes it easier to get started on Tanzu as part of app modernization initiative
Newly announced app modernization initiatives include the free VMware Tanzu Community Edition, the free VMware Tanzu Mission Control Starter, as well as the second phase of the Tanzu Application Platform Beta, and new NVIDIA GPU support for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid.

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Backup

Zerto adds more ransomware recovery options for greater flexibility in Zerto 9

July 29, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto adds more ransomware recovery options for greater flexibility in Zerto 9
The anti-ransomware enhancements include immutable protection in the public cloud, starting with AWS S3, a new instant restore capability from production, and automated VM protection.

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Cloud

HP Inc. acquiring Teradici to integrate the two companies’ remote computing software

July 28, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP Inc. acquiring Teradici to integrate the two companies’ remote computing software
HP says that Teradici’s brand and organization will remain after closing, with Teradici CEO David Smith running that business for HP, and Teradici’s many strategic relationships remaining in place.

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