Tag Archive for Cisco

Pure Storage targets high end of AI market with Hyperscale AIRI

In addition to these new hyperconverged models produced with partners NVIDIA and Mellanox, Pure Storage announced FlashStack for AI, an AI-optimized version of their Cisco-focused converged offering.

Hitachi Vantara, Cisco extend partnership around converged infrastructure

The new Cisco and Hitachi Adaptive Solutions for Converged Infrastructure will go to market through a select number of channel partners, building on the channel focus of the recent VSP Pro solutions.

The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast Live at Activate Digital 2019

The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcatst comes to you from Activiate Digital 2019, a digital transformation conference held by Long View Systems. We talk to Dave Frederickson, Rola Dagher, Paula Hodgins, and Paolo Del Nibletto.

VisibilityOne nears entry into videoconferencing monitoring market with public beta launch

VisibilityOne provides a cloud-based videoconferencing service, designed to support multi-vendor environments, and be very simple to install and use. It is slated for general release in early summer, and will be sold through UCC-focused partners.

SwiftStack sees big pluses in partnering with Veeam around new Veeam Cloud Tier

The SwiftStack integration, their first ever with Veeam, lets local data on Veeam servers be automatically moved between performance and capacity tiers created in SwiftStack, defined by an organization’s management and retention policies.

New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada

Mark Collins, vice president of the partner organization at Cisco Canada

Mark Collins, vice president of the partner organization at Cisco Canada, talks about the year that was 2018 and offers thoughts for the year that will be 2019 in this edition of the New Year’s Podcast Series.

Nozomi Networks continues to address IT/OT convergence issues with Schneider Electric partnership

This global deal, which is a very significant one for both companies, also has implications for Nozomi Networks’ strategy of bridging the gap between IT and OT, and for their IT vendor partners like Cisco and Fortinet and their joint channel partners.

Commvault, Cisco extend partnership with integration around Cisco HyperFlex HCI systems

The new integration extends ScaleProtect with Cisco UCS to Cisco’s HyperFlex hyperconverged products, and validates Commvault’s IntelliSnap snapshot technology with them.

Brian Grainger moves from Spectra Logic to StorMagic as CRO with plans to grow presence in hyperconverged market

Grainger talks with ChannelBuzz about his plans to build StorMagic’s brand, its channel and its business and become a major player in the HCI space.

Tech Data, Cisco celebrate revamped ATSC [Podcast]

Cisco Canada president Rola Dagher and Tech Data Canada general manager Ed Galasso discuss their joint investment in the distributor’s newly-refreshed Advanced Technology Solutions Centre.

Toronto-headquartered Converge Technology Solutions launches on TSXV Exchange with ambitious strategy

Converge has acquired five solution providers over the last year, including Ottawa’s Northern Micro, and three in the U.S. They have secured a listing on the Toronto Venture Exchange through amalgamation with a shell company, and have an ambitious plan to expand, which includes many more acquisitions.

ConnectWise lays out key business issues for MSPs, with roadmap of portal and platform changes to address them

At IT Nation Connect, ConnectWise Chief Product Officer Craig Fulton discussed metrics MSPs need to better understand and use, as well as changes that ConnectWise will be making in its platform to help them do that.

IGEL adds new integrations, functionality to their IGEL OS

They include earlier integrations with Lakeside Software and PrinterLogic, which have been available as custom orders, but which are now part of the basic IGEL OS.

Commvault continues to build out strategic go-to-market relationships with major expansion of NetApp partnership

Commvault’s head of Worldwide Partners and Market Development comments on the significance of the new NetApp relationship as part of Commvault’s broader strategy, and indicated customers and partners can look for more such relationships.

OT security vendor Nozomi Networks looks to deepen IT, channel relationships

Nozomi Networks is an ICS startup with a lot of momentum, and in a world where IT and OT are increasingly converging, is deepening its IT strategic and channel partnerships to wind up on what they think will inevitably be the winning side.

IT Glue announces multiple new integrations, new IT Glue Academy at GlueCon

New features include GlueFiles, and Flags, while new integrations include Office 365, and ones with vendors Cisco Meraki, Auvik and Syncro. A contest was also announced to spur automation ideas.

New Equinix President and CEO Charles Meyers talks strategy going forward

Equinix names company veteran Meyers, most recently their President of Strategy, Services and Innovation, as President and CEO. He talks with ChannelBuzz about the opportunities he sees in the market, and how the company can best leverage them, including how their channel fits in.

Rubrik Datos IO adds new Docker functionality, Azure support in major 3.0 release

The first release since Rubrik acquired Datos IO earlier his year also makes major enhancements to the platform’s scale-out architecture and performance.

D&H Canada looks to connect more small VARs with Cisco Meraki though “Driven” program

Randy Churchill, director of marketing and business development for D&H Canada

The “Driven” program for Cisco Meraki is the first program D&H has offered specifically for Cisco Meraki, and includes measures to make it easier for small VARs to become certified on Meraki, and make more money once they are.