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Riverbed announces multiple software-defined solutions

September 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Riverbed is making significant announcements today around its SteelConnect, SteelCentral and SteelFusion product lines.

Reworked ESET remote administrator speaks to automation of security

August 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

ESET has added ESET Remote Administrator Virtual Machine for Microsoft Azure into their endpoint licenses, adding a degree of flexibility that will be increasingly necessary to cope with threats to the typically poorly protected Internet of Things.

Canada still a land grab opportunity for the channel: Microsoft

July 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Microsoft Canada channel chief Jason Brommet laid out what the company sees as the new opportunities in Canada and how recent moves, including the Canadian data centres going live, will help partners succeed. He also indicated that channel resources in Canada are being significantly enhanced.

ConnectWise expands Microsoft relationship with Azure support in Cloud Management Tool

July 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

ConnectWise has built its Microsoft practice up massively in a very short time, and the full support for Azure should continue that trend.

Microsoft relationship now key for independent Polycom

July 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

With the Mitel deal now off, Polycom needs to build its own bridge into a cloud future. Nick Tidd, who runs their Global Partner Organization, outlines the company’s plans to do just that, with one key objective being to get their own channel to sell Polycom and Microsoft together.

Growing Azure demand prompts new Acronis solutions, quest for more cloud resellers

July 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Data protection vendor Acronis announces a Backup Cloud Extension for Azure, as well as the future availability of a Backup Cloud Extension for Microsoft Azure Stack – which will be available when Microsoft releases Azure Stack.

IndependenceIT rebranded workspace automation platform hits general release

July 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new IndependenceIT cloud management platform now uses Azure Active Directory for its authentication of record. Changes permitting multi-tenanted application delivery will also allow partners to push many more app services out, to the point the company’s licensing policies are being changed to accommodate this.