IaaS

The Buzz: Acronis launches IaaS for MSPs, Citrix rethinks secure access, and Upwind brings agents to cloud security

May 14, 2026 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Acronis debuts a new IaaS platform for MSPs, Citrix rethinks secure application access, and Upwind adds agentic AI to cloud security. Plus: Nerdio’s AI warning, a Boomi and Red Hat collaboration, the Canvas ransomware probe, and Plurilock’s latest contract wins.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.