Cloud

Cloud

Sage looks to disruptive product strategy to leapfrog competition

July 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage looks to disruptive product strategy to leapfrog competition
At Sage Summit, Sage has outlined to partners a much more detailed roadmap than it has ever done before, in order to get the partners to understand fully where things are going, to buy into the changes, and engage closely with Sage on them.

Big Data

Stratoscale boosts channel opportunities with Version 2 of Symphony software

July 26, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Stratoscale boosts channel opportunities with Version 2 of Symphony software
Stratoscale also announced that distribution through Ingram Micro, which has been available in the U.S. for several months, is now available in Canada.

Distribution

Cloud disti Pax8 to bring DataMAPt monitoring service to distribution

July 20, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud disti Pax8 to bring DataMAPt monitoring service to distribution
DataMAPt offers a cloud-based RMM solution aimed at SMBs which offers flexible coverage, extreme ease of use, and very low pricing for the industry.

Cloud

Momentum, opportunity highlight Microsoft Office 365 messaging at WPC

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Office 365 business continues to show impressive growth, although Microsoft is impressing upon partners that the real money here doesn’t come from selling subscriptions, but in integrating it into other solutions and building their own custom offerings on top.

Windows 10 screen
Software

Microsoft makes Windows 10 Enterprise available as a service

July 13, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft makes Windows 10 Enterprise available as a service
Making the top edition of Windows 10 available for $7 per user per month opens the doors to small businesses and the channels with which they work.

Cloud

AppRiver addition of Skype dial-in conferencing reflects company’s reinvention in digital era

July 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppRiver addition of Skype dial-in conferencing reflects company’s reinvention in digital era
AppRiver has announced the availability of unlimited dial-in conferencing to Skype for Business at an affordable rate, as a new optional feature of their Skye for Business service.

Cloud

ConnectWise expands Microsoft relationship with Azure support in Cloud Management Tool

July 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on ConnectWise expands Microsoft relationship with Azure support in Cloud Management Tool
ConnectWise has built its Microsoft practice up massively in a very short time, and the full support for Azure should continue that trend.

Networking

Sonus Networks expands support for Skype for Business

July 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sonus Networks expands support for Skype for Business
Sonus sees significant opportunities here for partners, who are their sole go-to-market in the enterprise space. They also announced their SBC portfolio has been certified for Skype for Business.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at WPC 2016.
Channel Programs

Digital transformation focus creates larger opportunity: Nadella

July 11, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Digital transformation focus creates larger opportunity: Nadella
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.

Cloud

Datadog responds to Azure momentum with new support for Azure Resource Manager

July 11, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datadog responds to Azure momentum with new support for Azure Resource Manager
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.