Security

WhiteHat CEO explains why being acquired by NTT Security helps both WhiteHat and their channel partners

WhiteHat will operate as an independent subsidiary of NTT Security and retain both its name and its brand. They provide NTT with a capability it did not have in-house before at all, while receiving access to NTT’s broader array of security services. Initial feedback from partners at the RSA event was highly positive.

Sachin Gupta, senior vice president of product management for enterprise networking at Cisco
Networking
Data Centre

Dimension Data sees strong prospects for BPO expansion in Canada with Millennium 1 acquisition

Marc Surplus, vice president of strategy, planning and programs for Cisco’s Global Partner Organization
Channel Programs
Jay Snyder, senior vice president of global alliances at EMC
Cloud
Channel Programs

Nimble adds net-new benefits to partners with first formal partner program

The three new partner tiers all have revenue and certification requirements, and most partners will not qualify, but all partners, including those not in a tier, will receive the benefits Nimble has been providing until now, as all the new benefits to the tiers are net-new.

Edison Peres, senior vice president of cloud and managed services at Cisco
Channel Programs
Data Centre
Cloud

Dimension Data launches Canadian cloud data centre

In certain sectors, a Canadian cloud data centre is now a de facto requirement, especially in the public sector, health care and financial services, because while it may not be a regulatory requirement, it has become mandatory in many RFPs.

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