marketplace

Backup

Cohesity enables customers to run third party apps on Cohesity platform with SDK and App Exchange

February 26, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity enables customers to run third party apps on Cohesity platform with SDK and App Exchange
Cohesity believes that their bringing compute to where the data sits will allow customers to illuminate previously Dark Data and put it to use in generating better business outcomes.

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Channel Programs

CrowdStrike looks to new partner program to expand partner base and aid in market surge

February 5, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on CrowdStrike looks to new partner program to expand partner base and aid in market surge
CrowdStrike has also announced the CrowdStrike Store, which is very similar to the Salesforce AppExchange, and also extended to broaden their routes to market.

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Cloud

Cloudistics looks to drive growth with Lenovo partnership and new tools

December 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudistics looks to drive growth with Lenovo partnership and new tools
Cloud software platform provider Cloudistics has had a strong year, both increasing their own channel significantly and entering into a new partnership with Lenovo. Their software now powers the Lenovo ThinkAgile CP Series, which has a joint go-to-market motion, and Cloudistics expects it will significantly expand their business, outside of North America in particular.

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Cloud

CloudJumper strengthens integration with Microsoft on multiple fronts

November 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on CloudJumper strengthens integration with Microsoft on multiple fronts
CloudJumper announces that their Cloud Workspace Management Suite in now available on the Azure Marketplace. They also spotlighted their integration with Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop at the IT Nation Connect event, and created a new position of VP Strategic Alliances, where the management of the Microsoft relationship is a critical element.

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Cloud

PagerDuty continues to build out go-to-market model with AWS Marketplace availability

July 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on PagerDuty continues to build out go-to-market model with AWS Marketplace availability
The San-Francisco-based company with a strong Canadian connection has been moving beyond their direct model as they expand, introducing a channel program earlier this year, and now making themselves available for sale to AWS customers on that marketplace.

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Data Centre

Cyxtera looks to next-gen data centre colo business with new CXD platform and two on-demand services

April 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cyxtera looks to next-gen data centre colo business with new CXD platform and two on-demand services
The first two services around the new Cyxtera Extensible Data Center Platform are on demand connectivity and compute, with the latter enabled through a partnership with Nutanix.

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Big Data

Hitachi Vantara improves time-to-value for data scientists with new machine learning model management

March 7, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi Vantara improves time-to-value for data scientists with new machine learning model management
Pentaho machine learning capabilities have been extended with new model management functionality that reduces the amount of time data scientists need to spend manually rewriting algorithms.

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Data Centre

Cloudistics formally launches Application Marketplace within Ignite Cloud Controller

March 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudistics formally launches Application Marketplace within Ignite Cloud Controller
Cloudistics is emphasizing its Application Marketplace to highlight its role in accelerating the deployment of complex applications, something that appeals greatly to partners and customers.

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Backup

Veeam discusses why their $42.5 million N2WS acquisition is a very big deal

January 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam discusses why their $42.5 million N2WS acquisition is a very big deal
N2WS, which Veeam has just bought, is a focused AWS cloud backup vendor. While they have gone to market through the AWS Exchange so far, they consider the product very channel-friendly for both resellers and MSPs.

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Channel Programs

Cloudistics launches channel program with separate VAR, MSP and Technology Partner tracks

November 16, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudistics launches channel program with separate VAR, MSP and Technology Partner tracks
On the heels of signing a significant distribution deal with Ingram Micro, Cloudistics has launched a channel program to support their growing partner base.

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Backup

Nutanix to add three new developer-focused services as part of enterprise cloud strategy

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix to add three new developer-focused services as part of enterprise cloud strategy
The provision of new object storage, compute and marketplace services to developers is part of a continuing Nutanix strategy to elevate itself from providing HCI infrastructure to providing the whole stack.

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Backup

Comtrade to enhance built-for Nutanix HYCU backup with ESX support

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Comtrade to enhance built-for Nutanix HYCU backup with ESX support
Other new elements, which will be formally announced next week, include an early trial for AFS backup and more efficient support for ROBO environments.

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Cloud

Salesforce launches completely redesigned AppExchange

October 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce launches completely redesigned AppExchange
Salesforce unveils its new marketplace in tandem with IDC’s updated data on the growing impact of AppExchange apps and their contribution to the growing revenues generated by the ecosystem.

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Channel Programs

ServiceChannel seeks partners to add asset management, IOT to services automation platform

August 30, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ServiceChannel seeks partners to add asset management, IOT to services automation platform
ServiceChannel has sold their SaaS service automation platform for facilities managers and contractors direct for years, but technology-related demands have led them to create a partner program to provide the skillsets to integrate with their platform.

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Cloud

Ingram Micro reworks cloud business unit to make strategy more systematic

August 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ingram Micro reworks cloud business unit to make strategy more systematic
Ingram Micro was the first broadline distributor to make a big push into the cloud. Now, as the cloud opportunity expands, it is fine tuning how it makes that push.

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Security

McAfee stresses human-machine collaboration in Black Hat announcements

July 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on McAfee stresses human-machine collaboration in Black Hat announcements
In addition to multiple product enhancements, McAfee also announced a new portal to host their OpenDXL community, with an app marketplace and a new bootstrap utility.

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Storage

Cohesity broadens go-to-market with HPE, Azure, Lenovo partnerships

May 26, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity broadens go-to-market with HPE, Azure, Lenovo partnerships
The HPE deal, which is the only one that has a reselling component, is likely to have the most immediate impact for Cohesity, but both the others have different types of potential as well.

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Renee Bergeron, senior vice president of global cloud channel at Ingram Micro
Cloud

Ingram Micro opens up Cloud Marketplace with APS Connect

April 20, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro opens up Cloud Marketplace with APS Connect
Service will allow ISVs to connect to Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace quickly, will put growth of apps on Marketplace in “warp speed,” Renee Bergeron says.

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Distribution

ESET Canada signs exclusive broadline distribution agreement with Ingram Micro

April 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET Canada signs exclusive broadline distribution agreement with Ingram Micro
ESET has been investing significantly over the last two years in building up their Canadian presence. Their first distribution deal reflects that growth, and now will let them broaden their channel reach.

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Cloud

AWS loves itself some compute

December 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on AWS loves itself some compute
While AWS made many, many announcements at its re:Invent event, the reworking of its family of instances, and availability of several interesting use case capabilities are likely to turn heads.

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