Riverbed is making significant announcements today around its SteelConnect, SteelCentral and SteelFusion product lines.
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Riverbed announces multiple software-defined solutions
by Mark Cox •
Tag Archive for Azure
Internet of Things, Security
Reworked ESET remote administrator speaks to automation of security
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Channel Programs, Cloud, Data Centre
Canada still a land grab opportunity for the channel: Microsoft
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Cloud, Managed Services
ConnectWise expands Microsoft relationship with Azure support in Cloud Management Tool
by Mark Cox •
ConnectWise has built its Microsoft practice up massively in a very short time, and the full support for Azure should continue that trend.
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Unified Communications, Video over IP
Microsoft relationship now key for independent Polycom
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Cloud, Distribution, Storage
Growing Azure demand prompts new Acronis solutions, quest for more cloud resellers
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Cloud
IndependenceIT rebranded workspace automation platform hits general release
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Channel Programs, Cloud, Internet of Things
Digital transformation focus creates larger opportunity: Nadella
by Robert Dutt •
Kicking off the company’s 2016 Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella outlines what a focus on the digital transformation of business will mean to both Microsoft and its partners.
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Cloud, Distribution
Enhanced Odin platform highlights Ingram Micro WPC cloud messaging to Microsoft partners
by Mark Cox •
In addition to the Odin enhancements, Ingram Micro is emphasizing the relevance of their new referral program for Advisors, in the wake of Microsoft’s announcement that the program is being sunsetted.
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Cloud
Datadog responds to Azure momentum with new support for Azure Resource Manager
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Enterprise-focused cloud monitoring service Datadog also supports the rest of the Microsoft stack, and assisted by select channel partners, aspires to be a one-stop shop to monitor the Microsoft ecosystem.
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Cloud, Data Centre, Distribution
Equinix, Arrow partner to offer preconfigured hybrid cloud packages
by Mark Cox •
The turnkey solutions are expected to build up Equinix’s base of MSP and VAR partners, something that has been a focus for the company this year. Equinix is especially interested in partners with strong Microsoft practices.
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Cloud, Software
Archive360 moves beyond mailboxes with Azure archive solution to migrate gray data
by Mark Cox •
Archive2Azure leverages technology from the company’s flagship solution to migrate Office 365 mailbox archives, but is a fundamentally different type of solution, designed for the rest of the data beyond the mailboxes, so companies can get rid of their legacy on-prem storage completely.
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Managed Services
BitTitan seeking Canadian expansion after landing first external funding
by Robert Dutt •
BitTitan’s 15 million (U.S.) in series A financing arrives just as the vendor feels cloud expansion is about to explode in Canada and around the world.
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Channel Programs, Cloud, Virtualization
Citrix contemplating unique model for upcoming Cloud Partner Program
by Mark Cox •
A key part of the Cloud Partner program, now slated to roll out with the new fiscal year in January, will be working out how to best handle joint Citrix-Microsoft partners around Microsoft Azure.
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Cloud, Mobility, Partnerships, Virtualization
Citrix, Microsoft announce major expansion of long-term partnership
by Mark Cox •
Key elements include Azure becoming Citrix’s preferred cloud platform, and Microsoft Skype for Business now being optimized for the Citrix VDI environment, the only one to receive this preferred treatment.
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Cloud, Mobility, Virtualization
Citrix CEO Tatarinov lays out Citrix vision, and strategy to get there
by Mark Cox •
Citrix CEO Kiril Tatarinov, at his first Citrix Synergy since taking over the company helm earlier this year, outlined to the company’s customers where he plans to take the company.
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Cloud, Software
SAP, Microsoft expand partnership through deepened cloud integrations and support
by Mark Cox •
None of the announcements, which included joint validation for SAP HANA on the Azure platform, were earth-shattering, but they do speak to the significance of the relationship between the two long-time allies and how they see the market moving.
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Cloud, Data Centre
Microsoft puts a data centre in every Canadian channel partner’s pocket
by Mark Cox •
The going live this week of Microsoft’s two Canadian data centres opens up significant opportunities for both Microsoft – and its channel partners.
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Cloud, Managed Services, Storage
Asigra expands partner opportunities with free AWS Snapshot Management tool
by Mark Cox •
Asigra looks to fill a void in the marketplace by providing its MSPs with a tool for snapshot management in AWS, which will assist partners with workload migrations to AWS and provide a service for which they can charge.
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Cloud, Mobility, Software
Accellion sees massive upside in decision to dance with Microsoft
by Mark Cox •
Accellion joins the Microsoft Cloud Storage Partner Program, allowing its kiteworks platform to allow users to create or access Office 365 files from any device without having to save or upload the file back to the original content source.
