Automation

Virtustream acquired by EMC, to become separate EMC Federation business

May 26, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Virtustream will form the basis of EMC’s managed cloud services business, and will be sold both direct and through service provider and integrator partners.

RES Software sees market as having caught up with their technology

May 19, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

RES has been making digital workspace technology solutions for years, but now, armed with new leadership, a new platform and a market that now finds what it does to be in high demand, the company expects to significantly raise its profile, and its sales.

New cloud and MPS offerings are channel highlight in Xerox workflow automation announcements

April 30, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

While new workforce automation solutions were the highlight of this week’s Xerox announcements, their limited channel relevance makes some less showy cloud and MPS solutions and tools the big takeaway for partners.

Cloud PSA software provider Vorex signs first RMM vendor alliance with Naverisk

February 12, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Vorex is broadening out from a direct sales model to enlisting a channel, signing up MSPs and VARs directly, and launching the first of what they intend will be multiple partnerships with RMM vendors.

HDS enhances all three elements of Content Platform portfolio

January 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new enhancements to the Hitachi Content Platform extends its value as an integrated content mobility solution.

Enhanced DFS namespace automation highlights Data DynamicsStorageX 7.5 release

December 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Improved automation of Microsoft’s DFS global namespace management capability highlights this release.

Matt Fox, senior director of education services, Avnet Services, Americas

What ever happened to that great vision?

October 31, 2014 Guest Poster Comments Off

Matt Fox of Avnet Services illustrates how solution providers benefit from making sure customers are fully enabled on the solutions they sell.

RackWare unveils first formal channel program

October 7, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

RackWare is not yet using distribution in North America, but distributors growing role as cloud aggregators or brokers means they will likely look at this next year.

Dimension Data rolls out globally standardized managed services for data centres

September 16, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

The solution provider looks to capitalize on a trend where 70 per cent of private cloud adopters will utilize third parties to manage their environments.