IaaS

Lenovo enters consumption-based IaaS market with partner-friendly TruScale Infrastructure Services

February 13, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Lenovo is a relative newcomer to a market that rival OEMs Dell Technologies and HPE have been in for multiple years, but Lenovo thinks they have something to offer customers – and partners – that their competitors do not.

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Ed Galasso, general manager of Tech Data Canada

New Year’s Podcast Series: Ed Galasso of Tech Data Canada

January 24, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Tech Data Canada boss Ed Galasso joins the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast to discuss the distributor’s highlights of the year 2018 and offer his thoughts for what’s to come in 2019.

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New Nutanix announcements flesh out and extend broad strategic vision

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

Nutanix is making three major announcements at their event – Nutanix Flow, Nutanix Beam and Nutanix Era – which are directed to expanding their high-level vision above HCI of making life easy for customers in a multi-cloud world.

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Announcement of McAfee CASB Connect Program highlights cloudy RSA for McAfee

April 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

Building on their cloud momentum after the integration of Skyhigh and their Security Cloud, McAfee also announced container support for their cloud workload security offering, and released a survey tracking trends in cloud usage.

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Tech Data looks to grow Oracle business by adding Oracle universal cloud credits to StreamOne

February 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

Oracle introduced universal cloud credits for their IaaS and PaaS services last fall to both assist on-prem customers transition to the cloud and expand their market. Tech Data making the credits available on their StreamOne marketplace is designed to help here, and is likely to add new partners to Oracle’s channel.

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ITaaS software maker Nerdio enhances Nerdio for Azure with Cost Estimator

November 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The Cost Estimator, which addresses the problem that Azure itself makes it difficult for MSPs to easily estimate costs because it is consumption-based, joins white-labelling as recent enhancements to the Nerdio offering.

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Cloud

Demand for more cloud education a top priority in Oracle Applications User Group survey

April 10, 2017 Mark Cox 1

Oracle users want more information about which particular cloud solution is right for them, and how the Oracle cloud can co-exist with their on-prem deployments.

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Oracle looks to cast broad net with Oracle Cloud Managed Service Provider Program

September 19, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new program lets strictly vetted MSPs package the Oracle platform with both Oracle and non-Oracle apps into a single price, and offers additional sales and marketing support.

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Distribution

Cloud disti Pax8 to bring DataMAPt monitoring service to distribution

July 20, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

DataMAPt offers a cloud-based RMM solution aimed at SMBs which offers flexible coverage, extreme ease of use, and very low pricing for the industry.

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Tim FitzGerald, vice president of cloud solutions at Avnet Technology Solutions

Avnet opens Cloud Marketplace

November 5, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Avnet Technology Solutions makes its debut in the growing field of distribution cloud marketplaces, offering bundled cloud solutions and self-service Web stores for partners.

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Amazon, IBM, Microsoft top Canadian cloud provider market

February 23, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

IBM and Microsoft enter the Leaders category in cloud in Canada for the first time, while eight companies classified as Major Players are closely grouped.

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Dan Allaby, Director of Managed and Cloud Services, Avnet Technology Solutions

Seven questions to ask when choosing a cloud service provider

February 19, 2015 Guest Poster Comments Off

Avnet Technology Solutions’ Dan Allaby offers some guidance to solution providers looking to add to their lineup of cloud-based services.

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Edison Peres, senior vice president of cloud and managed services at Cisco

Cisco launches Intercloud fabric, boosts cloud financing

October 2, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Cisco adds another $1 billion to the pot as it launches its Intercloud Fabric and announces new partners, including distributors, for its cloud strategy.

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Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise Group

Microsoft adds Azure to Open Licensing

July 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft claims great momentum for its Azure cloud offerings. But making it available to partners through open licensing should cause further acceleration.

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Businesses get comfy with cloud, but at what cost?

May 2, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

A new global survey finds that a growing number of organizations are pushing sensitive or confidential data into the cloud with few security protections.

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Luc Villeneuve, country manager, Red Hat Canada

Villeneuve to add Canadian resources for Red Hat

March 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

New Red Hat Canada country manager Luc Villeneuve seeks to add resources to help manage partners in country, with ISVs and OEMs top on his to-do list.

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Dell Sheds VMware, Pushes IaaS To Channel

May 22, 2013 Channelnomics Staff Comments Off

It’s no secret that Dell is actively maturing its cloud presence. And like anything else that grows up, it’s taking a few more self-reliant steps toward independence. After a two-year stint, the Round Rock, Tex.-based […]