Internet of Things

Artificial Intelligence

Tech Data adds Robotic Process Automation solutions to line card in U.S. and Canada with Automation Anywhere partnership

March 29, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tech Data adds Robotic Process Automation solutions to line card in U.S. and Canada with Automation Anywhere partnership
Automation Anywhere’s software robotics will allow partners involved in business process automation to scale it up more rapidly and at lower cost.

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Networking

Extreme Networks technology chief lays out vision at Toronto event

March 26, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks technology chief lays out vision at Toronto event
Extreme sees the edge as the most exciting part of the network – like much of their competition. They also believe however, that their design philosophy will give them a different kind of edge over the competition moving forward.

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Security

SonicWall 2019 Cyber Threat Report says Canadian malware up more than 100 per cent

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SonicWall also highlighted the most pernicious threats of 2018, as well as another they expect to cause problems going forward.

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Distribution

Senet looks to Arrow distribution deal to assist in creating global IoT network powerhouse

February 25, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Senet looks to Arrow distribution deal to assist in creating global IoT network powerhouse
Senet is looking for Arrow to help amplify the reach of their Low Power Wide Area Virtual Network for the IoT.

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Mobility

Pulse Secure extends Zero Trust capabilities adding SDP integration to VPN

February 22, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure extends Zero Trust capabilities adding SDP integration to VPN
Pulse Secure believes that the less familiar Software Defined Perimeter architecture market has reached a critical point in market acceptance.

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Data Centre

Pivot3 creates new U.S. sales head position to expand leadership team

February 12, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pivot3 creates new U.S. sales head position to expand leadership team
While undergoing the hiring process for a new head of sales that landed Rance Poehler, Pivot3 found they also liked the skillset of Dan Flood, so they made an additional hire, and created the position of VP of U.S. sales for him, as part of a more aggressive strategy to expand in the enterprise.

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Networking

Netsurion announces BranchSDO ‘branch network in a box’ for sub-150 seat market

February 5, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Netsurion announces BranchSDO ‘branch network in a box’ for sub-150 seat market
BranchSDO becomes Netsurion’s new flagship product, although the company emphasizes that it won’t lose focus on its managed firewall business and larger customers.

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Internet of Things

Cradlepoint, Microsoft partner on Internet of Things networking collaboration with Azure IoT Central

January 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cradlepoint, Microsoft partner on Internet of Things networking collaboration with Azure IoT Central
The Internet of Things is already about half of Cradlepoint’s business, and this integration, which makes it relatively easy for customers to design IoT applications, will boost that – as well as opportunities for channel partners.

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Cloud

Armughan Ahmad to drive digital transformation as Canadian Managing Partner of digital and technology solutions at KPMG in Canada

January 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Armughan Ahmad to drive digital transformation as Canadian Managing Partner of digital and technology solutions at KPMG in Canada
Dell EMC and HP alumnus Armughan Ahmad talks about his move to KPMG in Canada, and how he intends to accelerate their digital transformation business, which will include increasing the work KPMG does with the IT channel.

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Internet of Things

Trend Micro makes IoT Security solution more useful for partners with new SDK capabilities and better integration

January 18, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Trend Micro makes IoT Security solution more useful for partners with new SDK capabilities and better integration
Trend Micro IoT Security 2.0 responds to an ask from Trend’s traditional channel partners to make the solution more flexible and easier for them to integrate, in order to improve their ability to monetize IoT opportunities.

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Internet of Things

Nozomi Networks continues to address IT/OT convergence issues with Schneider Electric partnership

January 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nozomi Networks continues to address IT/OT convergence issues with Schneider Electric partnership
This global deal, which is a very significant one for both companies, also has implications for Nozomi Networks’ strategy of bridging the gap between IT and OT, and for their IT vendor partners like Cisco and Fortinet and their joint channel partners.

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Partnerships

Untangle strengthens security suite with Malwarebytes partnership, looking to drive channel growth in 2019

December 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Untangle strengthens security suite with Malwarebytes partnership, looking to drive channel growth in 2019
Untangle recently announced their inaugural “Voice of the Channel” survey to determine the state and desires of their small business customers, as well as the priorities of their partners.

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Cloud

Blockchain, Flow enhancements and security highlight new Dell Boomi platform release

December 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Blockchain, Flow enhancements and security highlight new Dell Boomi platform release
Other features that expand the release theme of enhancing the platform’s usability for developers include the addition of additional open capabilities, and newly announced free certifications.

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Internet of Things

Network performance management vendor Martello one of seven Canadian startups picked for BlackBerry L-SPARK Accelerator Program

December 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Network performance management vendor Martello one of seven Canadian startups picked for BlackBerry L-SPARK Accelerator Program
Martello will develop a solution for the BlackBerry QNX smart car environment that ensures network performance management will work well in the challenging environment of an automobile travelling at speed.

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Internet of Things

Pulse Secure adds Industrial IoT capabilities to Pulse Policy Secure

December 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure adds Industrial IoT capabilities to Pulse Policy Secure
Pulse Secure’s NAC solution has addressed the IoT market before, but for the first time they have added functionality specifically designed for Industrial IoT environments.

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Internet of Things

AWS-focused Onica unveils pre-integrated IoTanium solution for Internet of Things solution builders

November 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on AWS-focused Onica unveils pre-integrated IoTanium solution for Internet of Things solution builders
Onica, which acquired Vancouver-based TriNimbus this year as part of a strategy to create a very large AWS consultancy, has launched a solution which combines a reference hardware platform, a software package for building IoT applications and analytics, and professional services that greatly shortens the time needed for IoT deployments.

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Uncategorized

Dell Technologies lays out AI strategy to unlock the power of data

November 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies lays out AI strategy to unlock the power of data
Dell CEO Michael Dell and Dell EMC Global CTO John Roese laid out the Dell view of AI and the IoT, and the company’s strategy to lead the market in addressing them.

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Mobility

Blackberry deepens dive into IoT with $1.4 billion Cylance acquisition

November 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Blackberry deepens dive into IoT with $1.4 billion Cylance acquisition
BlackBerry and Cylance also said that they expect synergies to their channel business on both sides, as well as to the business overall.

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Networking

Aruba brings its first 802.11ax access points and new switches to their Edge portfolio

November 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba brings its first 802.11ax access points and new switches to their Edge portfolio
Advances from both the 802.11ax technology and Aruba’s own IP add new power management and IoT capabilities to the new APs.

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Cloud

Dell Boomi looks to future with similar strategies around IoT and Blockchain

November 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Boomi looks to future with similar strategies around IoT and Blockchain
Boomi partner Hathority discussed how they use Boomi in both IoT and Blockchain solutions, using the multiple components of the Boomi platform beyond its core integration capabilities.

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