Tag Archive for Financing

EXCLUSIVE: Maxta to offer pre-configured HCI appliances through Arrow

In a related announcement, Maxta announces a new relationship with large account reseller Connection, which will be able to leverage these new pre-configured appliances.

ESET looks to financing program with Hitachi Capital America to support bigger deals

ESET’s first financing program for customers in North America has a low entry point for eligibility, and includes all components of the deal, not just the ESET software.

Opportunity, risk for channel in new Dell EMC Cloud Flex flexible consumption model for HCI

New flexible consumption models were front and centre this week at Dell EMC World. They may attract new customers, but will they attract partners?

Westcon-Comstor becomes first AWS Value Added Distributor in Canada

Westcon-Comstor will leverage its BlueSky cloud and service management platform and its previous experience as an AWS Value Added Distributor in Asia Pacific to help its resellers build strong practices around AWS.

Ingram Micro CEO Alain Monié addresses topic of evolving distribution

The Ingram Micro boss outlined what he believes the distributor needs to do to address today’s challenges, and how their partners can realize new benefits from the process.

Ingram Americas leader Paul Bay pledges next-gen distribution

Pau Bay, group president, Ingram Micro North America

Paul Bay kicked off the Ingram Micro One event not by unveiling any new programs or initiatives, but by emphasizing the distributor’s commitment to be on the vanguard of change in a rapidly transforming IT world.

Dell cloud strategy to be enhanced significantly when EMC comes aboard

Dell sees the imminent acquisition of EMC as significantly driving its cloud strategy, building on an advantage the company already claims as an early mover in the hybrid cloud, and bringing strong benefits to partners with a stake in the hybrid cloud.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise stresses SMB, channel commitment with new releases

For partners, the most interesting thing here may be the Small Business Marketplace e-commerce platform, an explicitly channel-focused online site, rather than a direct-to-customer site that competes with partners. It’s in pilot now in the U.S., but when it will be in Canada is not yet clear.