Internet of Things

Big Data

Cisco gears up Internet of Things strategy

October 9, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco gears up Internet of Things strategy
Cisco announces several new IoT solutions, and talks about its strategy and partner opportunities in the space.

Software

Cisco extends developer initiatives with new DevNet Labs

October 6, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco extends developer initiatives with new DevNet Labs
Cisco sees its developer community as even more critical as it pushes well beyond its traditional hardware core, and to this end has launched a new collaborative lab environment for their use.

Big Data

Moving Cisco forward from its core

October 6, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Moving Cisco forward from its core
Five months into the job, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins laid out his vision of where the IT economy is headed and what Cisco needs to do to lead the changes. It’s a vision that will fundamentally change Cisco from a hardware-focused maker of networking gear.

Big Data

HP Haven Startup Accelerator program to offer developers upgrade over free Vertica and IDOL

August 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP Haven Startup Accelerator program to offer developers upgrade over free Vertica and IDOL
New HP Big Data announcements also include a new release of HP Vertica optimized for the Internet of Things, and an extension of the HP Haven Big Data platform to provide the building blocks for about 80 per cent of solutions, with HP partners or professional services finishing off the job.

Big Data

Predixion partners with Wind River on IoT analytics

August 19, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Predixion partners with Wind River on IoT analytics
Predixion’s technology is well suited to the IoT because its small footprint can push predictive analytics out to the edge, to sensors and machines with limited connectivity.

Channel Communities

CompTIA’s Canadian community tackles transitions in IT market

August 6, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on CompTIA’s Canadian community tackles transitions in IT market
Key members of CompTIA’s Canadian community sat down with ChannelBuzz at the association’s ChannelCon 15 event in Chicago this week to discuss what they are working on this year.

aid Nick Earle, senior vice president of cloud and managed services at Cisco
Cloud

Cisco expands Intercloud Fabric capabilities, community

June 16, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco expands Intercloud Fabric capabilities, community
Cisco adds new technology to Intercloud Fabric, and introduces new offerings from partners including Calgary’s Long View Systems.

A mockup of The Machine on display at HP Discover
Data Centre

HP updates progress towards The Machine

June 3, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP updates progress towards The Machine
A year on from introducing The Machine at HP Discover last year, HP Labs updates its progress in building what it now calls memory-centric computing.

Hardware

Dell launches Internet of Things initiative with new division, IoT gateway product

June 2, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell launches Internet of Things initiative with new division, IoT gateway product
Dell is looking to define itself as being able to work with the operational technology (OT) necessary for the Internet of Things as well as IT, with the new gateway product customized for the purpose to do both.

Channel Programs

Indian security vendor Quick Heal looks to build select, high margin North America channel

May 18, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Indian security vendor Quick Heal looks to build select, high margin North America channel
Quick Heal, which moved into the North American market last month, announced a partner program with up to 50 per cent margins for the select number of partners they will be initially recruiting here.