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Security

Veritas introduces new technology to identify personally identifiable information

July 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veritas introduces new technology to identify personally identifiable information
Veritas new Integrated Classification Engine, designed to address broad regulatory legislation like the GDPR, will be available quickly on two governance solutions, and over time will be extended to all their products.

Software

Why Small Businesses Need to Focus on Human Resources

June 1, 2017 Mark Cox 1
Sage Canada’s Managing Director outlines the significance of human resources management for small businesses.

Cloud

Epicor sees new Epicor ERP as game-changer

May 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Epicor sees new Epicor ERP as game-changer
Enhancements to the new release feature the option of a dedicated tenancy cloud deployment model, and enhanced visibility and control from January’s DocStar acquisition.

Backup

Cohesity adds object storage, NAS support in fourth gen secondary storage platform

April 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity adds object storage, NAS support in fourth gen secondary storage platform
Cohesity also announced its oversubscribed $90 million Series C funding round – which has a couple of interesting partner angles built in.

Security

Channel-focused Mailprotector gets cash infusion to fund growth

March 21, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Channel-focused Mailprotector gets cash infusion to fund growth
MailProtector has seen a recent spurt of growth following a doubling down on its commitment to the channel, which has led to securing capital to enhance sales, marketing and R&D capabilities.

Cloud

New FinancialForce CMO sees channel as one of keys to rapid growth

March 16, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New FinancialForce CMO sees channel as one of keys to rapid growth
Fred Studer joins FinancialForce, which has close ties with Salesforce, but is a separate company. Studer thinks the company is now poised for its explosive growth stage.

Sukh Randhawa, vice president of business operations for Tech Data Canada
Distribution

Tech Data Canada upgrades ISO certification

February 27, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data Canada upgrades ISO certification
Canada is the first market for Tech Data to upgrade its certification, which can spell benefits for solution providers selling to government and enterprise.

IBM CEO Gini Rometty at PartnerWorld
Big Data

IBM chief sees architectural battle looming

February 14, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM chief sees architectural battle looming
At the company’s PartnerWorld event, IBM CEO Gini Rometty outlines the three platforms of the company’s architecture for supporting business decisions.

Backup

Acronis extends Office 365 backup functionality to on-prem Backup 12 solution

February 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acronis extends Office 365 backup functionality to on-prem Backup 12 solution
Acronis’ on-prem product in their hybrid cloud architecture now has the same feature set as their cloud offering.

Channel Programs

SmartFile enhances channel program in push to expand enterprise channel business

August 23, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on SmartFile enhances channel program in push to expand enterprise channel business
Tyler Snetselaar has been named Director of Strategic Alliances and Channel Partnerships, as SmartFile looks to expand its channel presence, especially among systems integrators serving the enterprise.