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HP personal systems president Ron Coughlin
Computers

HP pushes PCs towards as-a-service model

September 13, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP pushes PCs towards as-a-service model
HP further refines its device-as-a-service offering, and starts the march towards moving PCs from transactional to contractual engagements.

Networking

Extreme Networks integrates Avaya tech into portfolio with Extreme Automated Campus

September 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks integrates Avaya tech into portfolio with Extreme Automated Campus
Extreme announces its first integrations of the recently acquired Avaya Fabric Connect technology with a new core switch and aggregation switch.

Security

More open, enhanced ArcSight highlights Micro Focus security enhancements

September 12, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on More open, enhanced ArcSight highlights Micro Focus security enhancements
An integration of ArcSight into the platform of Elastic was also announced, one of what Micro Focus says will be a new strategy of integrations with third parties. An integration between ArcSight and NetIQ Change Guardian, a legacy Micro Focus solution, will also be a portent of things to come internally.

Security

Core Security introduces consumer grade interface to identity and access management suite

September 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Core Security introduces consumer grade interface to identity and access management suite
In addition to providing a diffentiating and long-overdue delightful customer experience in IAM, Core Security is also broadening its go-to-market for IAM, looking to expand beyond the enterprise, and in Canada specifically, to make it much more of a channel play.

Big Data

Data Quality vendor Naveego enhances cross-system comparability in new release

August 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data Quality vendor Naveego enhances cross-system comparability in new release
The new Naveego release enhances the ability to check data across different platforms, improves the dashboards, allows writing SQL against non-SQL data sets, and enhances data quality on large data sets.

Channel Programs

Komprise improves partner margins with launch of first channel program

August 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Komprise improves partner margins with launch of first channel program
Veteran channels leader Zach Edwards was brought in by Komprise to design the new program, and improve Komprise’s support to its channel, which is their entire route to market.

Networking

EXCLUSIVE: Canada rises as Extreme Networks priority as part of new strategic initiative

August 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on EXCLUSIVE: Canada rises as Extreme Networks priority as part of new strategic initiative
While Extreme has always had a significant enterprise business to go along with their mid-market presence, their flurry of recent acquisitions, complemented by internal changes to optimize them, has created a much stronger enterprise focus.

Security

One Identity unveils their first risk analysis solution

August 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on One Identity unveils their first risk analysis solution
One Identity Starling Identity Analytics & Risk Intelligence is SaaS based and designed for simplicity, so that the solution can be deployed much more broadly than risk analysis solutions have been in the past.

Backup

Zerto upgrades Azure, AWS cloud support in Zerto Virtual Replication 5.5

August 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto upgrades Azure, AWS cloud support in Zerto Virtual Replication 5.5
The Azure component is especially significant, as Zerto becomes the first vendor to support replication from the Azure cloud, as well as into it.

Storage

Tintri adds AWS and IBM cloud support, and compute analytics

August 16, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tintri adds AWS and IBM cloud support, and compute analytics
The new enhancements make multiple software-based upgrades to the Tintri platform.