Enterprise

Cloud

Forcepoint next-gen firewall becomes their first solution with Advanced Malware Detection

April 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Forcepoint next-gen firewall becomes their first solution with Advanced Malware Detection
Forcepoint plans to integrate its new anti-malware service throughout its other products over the next several months.

Mobility

Orion Labs turns to channel to take their voice platform to the enterprise

March 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Orion Labs turns to channel to take their voice platform to the enterprise
Orion combines its Enterprise Voice Platform with its wearable Onyx smart walkie-talkie to give easy and efficient voice service, and have brought in an experienced channel hand to oversee the go-to-market strategy.

Storage

QNAP refreshes enterprise NAS offering with TS-1685

March 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on QNAP refreshes enterprise NAS offering with TS-1685
QNAP replaces its TS-1080 with a new, beefier model, which will give its channel a more robust offering for customers who want enterprise capacity, but who have space issues.

Big Data

Sensitive data governance provider Dataguise extends support to Google Cloud Storage

March 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sensitive data governance provider Dataguise extends support to Google Cloud Storage
Enterprise player Dataguise adds full integration with another major cloud player, as part of its strategy of broadening out beyond large enterprises.

Tech Data Canada president Rick Reid
Distribution

Tech Data closes Avnet Technology Solutions acquisition

February 28, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data closes Avnet Technology Solutions acquisition
Tech Data closes its distribution mega-merger with Avnet Technology Solutions, but many major decisions on Canadian structure and leadership remain.

Iva Perric-Lightfoot, country manager for ESET Canada
Security

ESET looks to deepen enterprise penetration with new threat intelligence service

February 21, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET looks to deepen enterprise penetration with new threat intelligence service
ESET is taking the intelligence grid that it uses internally in its cloud protection system, and making it available to customers as a service.

Security

Tenable expands technology partner program around new Tenable.io solution

February 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tenable expands technology partner program around new Tenable.io solution
Tenable.io, which is focused on the enterprise, is a new solution they launched at the beginning of the year which adds container security and web application scanning to vulnerability management.

Backup

Cloud data management vendor Rubrik looks to accelerate strong growth with new sales hire

February 10, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud data management vendor Rubrik looks to accelerate strong growth with new sales hire
New Rubrik VP of Sales Mark Smith wants to get a lot more partners bringing in over a million dollars in sales, to help push the company’s already strong sales to new heights.

Channel Programs

Dell EMC provides revenue, rebate specifics for new channel program

February 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC provides revenue, rebate specifics for new channel program
Dell EMC fills in the remaining blanks in what its new unified partner program, which formally rolls out today, will look like.

Cloud

New partner program among channel roadmap plans for Dell Boomi

January 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New partner program among channel roadmap plans for Dell Boomi
Dell Boomi recently appointed David Tavolaro as their channel chief, and he discusses his strategy to expand the amount of business the iPaaS vendor does through partners.