digital transformation

Networking

New Masergy CEO looks to double down on channel

February 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Masergy CEO looks to double down on channel
Masergy has been expanding its efforts with IT-based partners as well as traditional telco ones over the last year, and new CEO James Parker wants to intensify both, while also getting a higher percentage of partners to be very highly engaged.

Security

Symantec extends their Zero Trust portfolio to corporate application access with Luminate Security acquisition

February 12, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Symantec extends their Zero Trust portfolio to corporate application access with Luminate Security acquisition
Symantec had already been partnered with the Israeli-based startup, which has only been selling for a couple of quarters, and following the signing of some very large deals, they decided to acquire them.

Software

Box Canada leader Adam Drew reworks sales team, reaches out to Canadian channel

February 11, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Box Canada leader Adam Drew reworks sales team, reaches out to Canadian channel
Adam Drew, who recently was named Box country VP for Canada, has reworked Box’s internal sales teams to improve vertical focus, and is looking to add high-value partners to further the company’s enterprise strategy.

Managed Services

ServiceNow looks to continue channel momentum in Canada as company business surges

February 1, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on ServiceNow looks to continue channel momentum in Canada as company business surges
ServiceNow’s Canadian general manager Marc LeCuyer talked with ChannelBuzz about the company’s momentum in Canada, broadening its offerings to digitize workflows and enhance customer experience, with the growth in their channel business playing a critical role.

Partnerships

Outsourcing tech development in the digital economy driving OEM business growth

February 1, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Outsourcing tech development in the digital economy driving OEM business growth
A new study commissioned by Dell EMC and Intel found that 93 per cent of enterprise customers surveyed believe that OEM partnerships accelerate product and services innovation, with the numbers being highest in banking and finance, and in media and technology.

Cloud

Armughan Ahmad to drive digital transformation as Canadian Managing Partner of digital and technology solutions at KPMG in Canada

January 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Armughan Ahmad to drive digital transformation as Canadian Managing Partner of digital and technology solutions at KPMG in Canada
Dell EMC and HP alumnus Armughan Ahmad talks about his move to KPMG in Canada, and how he intends to accelerate their digital transformation business, which will include increasing the work KPMG does with the IT channel.

Data Centre

Canadian data in Dell Digital Transformation Index improves in context of just-released global numbers

January 29, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Canadian data in Dell Digital Transformation Index improves in context of just-released global numbers
Canadian organizations are progressing fairly slowly at the higher levels of digital adaptation, but there has been significant movement from the less advanced ranks, and compared to global numbers being released today, the Canadian numbers released last fall look better in comparison.

Cloud

HPE extends hybrid cloud composable strategy with HPE Composable Cloud

November 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE extends hybrid cloud composable strategy with HPE Composable Cloud
The big announcement is that the composable capabilities of HPE Synergy has now been extended to rack server environments, but there are several other related goodies, including the expansion of the InfoSight predictive analytics from HPE Nimble beyond storage to all of the infrastructure.

Uncategorized

Dell Technologies lays out AI strategy to unlock the power of data

November 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies lays out AI strategy to unlock the power of data
Dell CEO Michael Dell and Dell EMC Global CTO John Roese laid out the Dell view of AI and the IoT, and the company’s strategy to lead the market in addressing them.

Cloud

‘We want to be your transformation partner’: Boomi CEO Chris McNabb

November 7, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ‘We want to be your transformation partner’: Boomi CEO Chris McNabb
On the first day of the main Boomi World event, the CEO laid out the company’s vision, and, joined by Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, laid out how Boomi customers can both expand beyond integration on the Boomi platform, and leverage the other Dell Technologies companies.