Cloud

Cloud distributor Pax8 expands vendor base with Vision Solutions, Cloudjumper

Greg Peterson, vice president of Avnet’s HPE solutions business in the Americas
Data Centre
Cloud

Symantec sees Blue Coat acquisition as revolutionizing company and whole industry

In addition to portfolios that the companies say are highly synergistic and with little overlap, the deal also brings Blue Coat CEO Greg Clark into the vacant Symantec CEO position, which has positive vibes given Clark’s highly successful turn-around of Blue Coat.

Dave Mason, vice president of advanced solutions at Ingram Micro Canada
Cloud
Virtualization

Ex-NetApp Canada head Goldstein outlines Veeam’s plans to grow in Canada

The new Veeam VP of Sales in Canada said his appointment to the new role is part of Veeam’s intensified commitment to the Canadian market. He indicated his plans to take the company, which sells entirely through channel partners, to the next level here.

Cloud
Partnerships

Next-gen VDI vendor Workspot sees new HPE partnership as match made in heaven

Workspot makes a native cloud-based VDI solution which is simple to install and use. Hyper-converged vendors are one of their routes to market, and this new agreement makes available a reference configuration for Workspot VDI on the HPE HyperConverged 380.

Channel Programs

Salesforce deepens partner training, specializations

New partner initiatives the company is working on include deepening technical and product training in their face-to-face training programs, and developing the concept of being trusted advisors together with partners to their joint clients.

Channel Programs
Cloud