Cloud

Microsoft Office 365
Cloud

Microsoft’s table stakes for safeguarding Office 365 data

June 5, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft’s table stakes for safeguarding Office 365 data
Microsoft does its part to help ease customers’ minds about trusting the cloud, and particularly its flagship Office 365 hosted applications.

Patrick Eitenbichler, director of PartnerOne strategy at HP
Channel Programs

HP aims to woo would-be Lenovo partners

June 4, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP aims to woo would-be Lenovo partners
HP takes its turn as the disruptor, publicly courting IBM partners and customers that will be sent over when the Lenovo deal closes.

Kaseya CEO Yogesh Gupta
Managed Services

Kaseya ends ‘Alt-Shift-Tab’ motion in VSA 7.0

June 4, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Kaseya ends ‘Alt-Shift-Tab’ motion in VSA 7.0
In placing all of its managed services function in a single dashboard, Kaseya says it’s ending the toggling between screens.

NetSuite channel chief Craig West
Channel Programs

NetSuite looks to improve coverage outside Toronto

June 3, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on NetSuite looks to improve coverage outside Toronto
NetSuite channel chief Craig West looking to add partners across Canada, and particularly in western Canada.

SAP CEO Bill McDermott
Featured Post

SAP targets simplicity

June 3, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on SAP targets simplicity
SAP, once known for the complexity of deploying its ERP products, seeks to make things easier in its products and its processes.

Edison Peres will now lead Cisco's Intercloud partner strategy
Channel Programs

Cisco’s Intercloud gets channel chief, more partners

June 2, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco’s Intercloud gets channel chief, more partners
Cisco announces new partners for its Intercloud effort and assigns channel chief Edison Peres to lead its cloud channel charge.

Is SDN hype holding back networking sales?
Networking

SDN hype weighs on networking sales

June 2, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on SDN hype weighs on networking sales
Service providers may covet the heady promises being made by SDN and NFV purveyors, but their wait and see approach is harming traditional network sales.

Randy Milthorpe, business development manager for HP Cloud at HP Canada.
Channel Programs

HP brings cloud partner programs to Canada

May 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP brings cloud partner programs to Canada
HP Canada introduces new partner programs for cloud builders, and those who seek to resell HP’s public and managed cloud offerings.

Intermedia president Michael Gold
Cloud

Intermedia claims title ‘largest one-stop’ cloud

May 14, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Intermedia claims title ‘largest one-stop’ cloud
Intermedia continues to gain strength, as it now supports one million paid users of its cloud-based office productivity and communications services.

NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson
Cloud

NetSuite to target services with upcoming release

May 13, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on NetSuite to target services with upcoming release
NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson says the company will bring “services resource planning” to its core ERP suite next month.