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Pure Storage outlines data-centric storage vision and strategy at Accelerate event

May 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

The model that Pure Storage outlined as their path forward is not a net-new, as it is built on technology like last year’s FlashBlade//X and Gartner’s Shared Accelerated Storage category. It is, however, a differentiated strategy within the industry, that Pure believes will drive it to great heights.

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Enhanced automation, bidirectional integrations highlight DFLabs 4.3 version of IncMan SOAR platform

March 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

DFLabs is moving to an all-channel model from a hybrid one, and the enhancements – all requested by customers – will make it easier for partners to sell the platform.

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McAfee enhances Cloud Security Platform in extending its support to Azure

March 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

The McAfee Skyhigh Security Cloud for Azure provides an enormous opportunity for the channel, with 50 per cent of enterprise customers projected by Gartner to buy their first CASB by 2020.

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Comodo beefs up endpoint protection solution with enhanced Mac, new Linux support

February 3, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Comodo’s endpoint solution is relatively new to the market, but has posted strong adoption rates and has just been added to Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.

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Ex-NetApp Canada head Goldstein outlines Veeam’s plans to grow in Canada

June 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new Veeam VP of Sales in Canada said his appointment to the new role is part of Veeam’s intensified commitment to the Canadian market. He indicated his plans to take the company, which sells entirely through channel partners, to the next level here.

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Seclore signs major deal with Citrix to power Information Rights Management for ShareFile

May 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Seclore, which is India-based, has been making a large push in the North American market, and while they have been selling direct here, are just beginning to build out a channel. The OEM deal with Citrix is their largest to date, and will add significantly to their exposure, while filling what had been a security gap in ShareFile.

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Continued push into enterprise highlights Kaspersky Lab’s strategic focus

March 7, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Kaspersky is counselling its channel to take advantage of the increased market opportunities in the enterprise, both to build new business and expand the company’s brand awareness with major new logos. They are also emphasizing that partners need to be more aggressive in delivering security expertise beyond licenses and support.

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LookingGlass sees new CS-4000E enterprise network security platform as strong channel play

February 24, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

This platform, the CS-4000E, is a version of the CS-4000 the company has been selling to government customers, priced lower for the enterprise. Looking Glass has begun to recruit a channel, and sees the platform’s ability to cover the whole threat intelligence spectrum as a strong incent for partners.

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PC shipments, tablet inventories climb

May 13, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Commercial sales continue to bail out the PC market, notebook sales have stabilized and tablet inventories are increasing, according to research.

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End of Windows XP aiding PC sales

April 10, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Windows XP is doing what Windows 8 couldn’t. Reports indicate adoption of new computers to businesses are slowing the decline in PC sales.

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server sales are up, but revenues are not following

Server shipments up, revenues down in 2013

March 3, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Demand for servers is strong, but value is evaporating for the basic building blocks of data centers.

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HP Launches Big Data as a Service Offering

September 25, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

HP’s new Big Data Discovery Experience as a Service gives partners an option for delivering Big Data capabilities in an on-demand model.

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Big Data a Big Deal: 64% Have Plans

September 23, 2013 Robert Dutt 1

Gartner survey finds a lot of interest around Big Data projects, but most companies are still in early days and in need of help.

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Nirvanix is shutting down its cloud services

No Reason to Panic Over Periodic Cloud Outages

August 21, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

In the last week, three major Web outages have drawn attention to the fragility and frustration that come when a service is unavailable. Get used to it.

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