Automation

Cisco gears up Internet of Things strategy

October 9, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Cisco announces several new IoT solutions, and talks about its strategy and partner opportunities in the space.

Cloud security automation startup Palerra formalizes partner program

September 30, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Palerra makes a platform which combines configuration, monitoring, analytics and remediation, and is looking to add some select MSSPs and cloud solution partners.

HEAT sees major tech, business benefits in acquiring Absolute Manage, Service businesses

September 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The strategic acquisition of assets Absolute wanted to divest to focus on its core business continues HEAT’s transition from FrontRange’s old SMB business to an integrated endpoint management platform that increasingly appeals to enterprises

Shawn Rosemarin, executive director for architecture and professional services at VMware Canada

VMware opens up reference architectures for partners

September 1, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

New Certified Partner Architectures under the VMware Validated Design program provide partners a route to building their own data centre stacks.

Hosted services firm VAR Dynamics to trim pricing to partners

August 26, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

New pricing, which takes effect September 1, is only for the P13 platform, the company’s newest, and is designed in part as an incent to get partners on older platforms to move their customers to the newest one.

Startup HotLink unveils solution leveraging vCenter to manage non-vCenter environments

August 11, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Hotlink has a unique solution which leverages VMware vCenter to easily manage non-VMware assets in the datacentre, and while their channel is still small, they are aggressively looking to expand it.

Discovering the key components of the Software-Defined Data Center (Part 1)

July 23, 2015 Guest Poster Comments Off

In part one of a two-part feature, Avnet Technology Solutions’ Kevin Johnson takes a look at what makes a software-defined data center.

New IndependenceIT release makes it easy for partners to deploy RemoteApp

July 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Cloud Workspace Suite v 4.1 also includes enhancements to their API to make it easier for partners to integrate their own API on top.

MaintenanceNet acquisition means non-Cisco vendors likely leave

July 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Cisco acknowledges it acquired MaintenanceNet because it was uncomfortable with its longtime partner’s drive to sign on more OEM clients, and indicates that while Cisco doesn’t plan to fire those clients, it won’t have to.