Cloud

Nirav Sheth, vice president of global sales in Cisco’s Global Partner Organization
Communications

Cisco unifies collaboration line under WebEx brand

April 18, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco unifies collaboration line under WebEx brand
Cisco will bring its collaboration lineup into one package, with a common backend and under the WebEx brand.

Cloud

DataStax makes major enhancements to Apache Cassandra with DataStax Enterprise 6

April 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on DataStax makes major enhancements to Apache Cassandra with DataStax Enterprise 6
DataStax, which was the driver in building Apache Cassandra, makes major changes to the platform for the first time in their commercial product, to make it more enterprise-friendly by dramatically upgrading performance and removing manual work.

Cloud

Inside the Ingram Micro Partner Experience tour [Podcast]

April 13, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Inside the Ingram Micro Partner Experience tour [Podcast]
The ChannelBuzz.ca brings you a series of interviews with the main players from Ingram Micro Canada’s kickoff of its Partner Experience tour for 2018.

Cloud

New Capture Cloud Platform highlights broad range of new SonicWall announcements

April 10, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Capture Cloud Platform highlights broad range of new SonicWall announcements
A surge in ransomware attacks in Q1 re-emphasizes the value proposition of the SonicWall integrated portfolio of solutions, which now combines the Capture Cloud Platform working in concert with other devices in the data centre.

Security

Infocyte adds asset discovery, vulnerability reporting to threat hunting platform

April 10, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Infocyte adds asset discovery, vulnerability reporting to threat hunting platform
Infocyte, which brought in ex-Dell Security GM Curtis Hutcheson as CEO early this year, and which offers a variant of traditional threat hunting based on USAF cybersecurity techniques, is adding new services that complement their core value proposition.

Software

ECi Software President lays out strategy for Macola, including pooled resources, cloud option

April 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ECi Software President lays out strategy for Macola, including pooled resources, cloud option
ECi, to which Macola reports after their acquisition by ECI’s Apax Partners, told Macola customers and partners at their EVOLVE event what the new ownership will mean for them, and how Macola fits into ECI’s strategy for its manufacturing division.

Cloud

Meta Networks emerges from stealth with cloud-native Network-as-a-Service

April 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Meta Networks emerges from stealth with cloud-native Network-as-a-Service
The latest venture from serial entrepreneur Etay Bogner, Meta Networks is a next-gen VPN replacement targeted at the 250-1000 seat market. They are just beginning to develop a channel of resellers and MSSPs.

Cloud

Elastifile partnership with Google brings their enterprise-grade scalable filer to Google Cloud Launcher

April 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Elastifile partnership with Google brings their enterprise-grade scalable filer to Google Cloud Launcher
Elastifile, which already has a very close relationship with AWS, deepens their partnership with Google in a way that sees them become the first shared file system on the Google Cloud Launcher.

Channel Programs

SAP launches new cloud packaging initiative for partners

March 28, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP launches new cloud packaging initiative for partners
The new SAP initiative provides partners with packaged cloud solutions, with the partner adding their own IP. It also contains go-to-market and marketing initiatives to help the partners sell the packages.

Channel Programs

Carbon Black announces formal Cb Integration Network technology partner program

March 28, 2018 Mark Cox 1
The formalization of the community-based integration network Carbon Black has always had is tied to the development of their new Predictive Security Cloud.