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VMware channel chief Dave O'Callaghan (left) and president and COO Carl Eschenbach (right).

VMware cuts partners in on ELAs, services

August 27, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

VMware says the company and its partners have to build closer customer relationships, outlines upcoming program changes to help partners make it happen.

VMware president and COO Carl Eschenbach

VMware adds $10B to expected TAM

August 26, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

VMware sees growth in cloud and end user computing, and tells partners it has to shift its sales motion as it becomes much more than a one-product company.

CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux (left) chats with Samantha Ciaccia (center) and Brittani von Roden (right) at ChannelCon.

ChannelCon 2014: Getting ready for the next generation channel

August 6, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

At ChannelCon, CompTIA warns members to embrace the next generation in the face of an upcoming wave of retirements expected amongst solution providers.

Fortinet overhauls network security certification program

July 28, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Fortinet will retire its existing certifications in a year in favor of a new, modular and more robust certification that partners had requested

ERP Guru president Martin McNicoll, a NetSuite Partner

NetSuite Introduces Consultant Certification

November 13, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

NetSuite says certification program for consultants implementing cloud-based ERP will provide partners differentiation and customers clarity.

VCE Splits Program Into Tiers to Address Midmarket

September 17, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Converged infrastructure specialist VCE revamps its partner program to make it easier for midmarket partners building a data center practice to get involved

Cisco's new certifications target business outcomes

New Cisco Certifications Target Business Outcomes

August 21, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

The shift toward line-of-business technology sales is the impetus behind new series of certifications from Cisco Systems.

Cisco CCIE Celebrates 20 Years, 2 Million Certs

August 21, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

On the 20th anniversary of the Cisco CCIE certification, Cisco announces that more than 2 million networking professionals have received the credential.

Bob McDonald, vice president of IBM Training

IBM Hands Training Over to Partners

July 16, 2013 Robert Dutt 1

IBM says it will triple the number of people taking education around its systems and software by outsourcing to partners, including a pair of distributors.