August 2, 2017Mark CoxComments Off on Ingram Micro unveils new Cloud Intelligence Program to help partners increase cloud business
The program’s main element is an online tool that lets partners benchmark their cloud readiness against their peers and provides insights on increasing their cloud business.
August 2, 2017Mark CoxComments Off on SAP makes structural changes around channel business to double down on SMBs
SAP turned some heads with their presence at the CompTIA channel event this week, a presence motivated by an increased new emphasis on recruiting the right type of partner covering SMB customers, in order to double their cloud business by 2020.
August 1, 2017Mark CoxComments Off on Cohesity moves beyond backup with 5.0 platform release
There are four main enhancements, one of which is the addition of file and object storage support to give the Cohesity platform an archiving capability as well as backup.
July 31, 2017Mark CoxComments Off on Agiloft channel investment produces its first Platinum partners
Agiloft still has no partners in Canada, but they are hoping that their just-announced capacity to offer Canada-based hosting of their business process automation offerings will change that.
July 28, 2017Mark CoxComments Off on UPDATED: Mitel accelerates move to cloud with ShoreTel acquisition
The plan is to rationalize and simplify the portfolio, although there is no rush to settle on a common platform. There is also relatively little channel overlap, so no need to rationalize the number of partners.