Internet of Things

Servers

Dell EMC brings AMD back to the enterprise with new servers aimed at edge, IoT and HPC use cases

February 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC brings AMD back to the enterprise with new servers aimed at edge, IoT and HPC use cases
The new AMD EPYC processors, which were announced last June, make their first appearance in three new Dell EMC 14th Gen servers aimed at more demanding use cases.

Channel Programs

New Year’s Podcast Series: Deanna Thomson of Dell EMC Canada

January 22, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Deanna Thomson of Dell EMC Canada
Dell EMC Canada channel chief takes a look back at the company’s busy 2017, and look forward to plans for 2018 in this edition of the podcast.

Cloud

Data cataloguing vendor Alation adds channels exec to build out partnering strategy

January 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data cataloguing vendor Alation adds channels exec to build out partnering strategy
Ken Hoang, best known as the founder and CEO of Siperian, becomes Alation’s first VP of Strategy and Alliances, and is developing a strategy to broaden the Alation go-to-market through a partner ecosystem.

Mobility

Cradlepoint shifts business model and lowers price points with new NetCloud subscription pricing

January 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cradlepoint shifts business model and lowers price points with new NetCloud subscription pricing
The new, simplified solution packages for Cradlepoint Branch, Mobile and IoT solutions are not an option, but will become the sole route to market after May.

Big Data

Looking Ahead to the Business Trends Shaping 2018—And Beyond

December 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Looking Ahead to the Business Trends Shaping 2018—And Beyond
Nancy Teixeira, VP of Scale-up and Enterprise, Sage, discusses some key trends that businesses will have to prepare for in 2018.

Cloud

New AWS services resonate with Canadian customers, channel partners

December 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New AWS services resonate with Canadian customers, channel partners
AWS made such a flurry of announcements at last week’s re:Invent event that it was sometimes difficult to keep track. Canadian partners and customers at the event did, however, have pretty clear ideas about what they liked.

Channel Programs

New Dell EMC global channel chief Mullen sees synergies in integrated channel-OEM-IoT business

December 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Dell EMC global channel chief Mullen sees synergies in integrated channel-OEM-IoT business
Joyce Mullen comes over from the OEM side, but brings her old responsibilities with her. She also indicates that no serves in the Dell EMC partner policy established under John Byrne should be anticipated.

Cloud

AWS looks to make developers as creative as musicians with new services

November 30, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on AWS looks to make developers as creative as musicians with new services
AWS CEO Andy Jassy used his keynote presentation at AWS re:Invent to announce a flood of new services intended to empower developers and make them more creative.

Cloud

AWS poised to capitalize on exponential Internet of Things growth with new services

November 30, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on AWS poised to capitalize on exponential Internet of Things growth with new services
The new AWS services include a service to get started in IoT, one to manage fleets of devices, ones for security and analytics, one for small devices without CPUs, and one to run machine learning at the edge.

Internet of Things

Rebuilding the BlackBerry brand

November 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rebuilding the BlackBerry brand
BlackBerry senior executives discuss the progress of their strategy to rebuild the company and their brand, and where they are going on the road ahead.