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Channel Programs

Salesforce to target 20-30 cloud partners with new $50 million Salesforce Ventures fund

June 1, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce to target 20-30 cloud partners with new $50 million Salesforce Ventures fund
A pair of announcements creates both a new fund to stimulate Salesforce cloud consultant partners, and a new programmatic initiative to work with this group and provide further assistance like MDF funding.

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Storage

Nutanix unveils rigorous multi-hypervisor hyper-converged certification program

March 17, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix unveils rigorous multi-hypervisor hyper-converged certification program
Nutanix aims to create the equivalent of a Cisco CCIE certification for the hyperconverged world, that will establish its thought leadership, with a demanding certification program that tests the ability to design solutions on multiple hypervisors.

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CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux (left) chats with Samantha Ciaccia (center) and Brittani von Roden (right) at ChannelCon.
Channel Communities

ChannelCon 2014: Getting ready for the next generation channel

August 6, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ChannelCon 2014: Getting ready for the next generation channel
At ChannelCon, CompTIA warns members to embrace the next generation in the face of an upcoming wave of retirements expected amongst solution providers.

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Tibor Shanto, VARCoach and chief sales officer at Renbor Sales Solutions
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SalesBuzz: I, Manager?

June 18, 2012 Tibor Shanto Comments Off on SalesBuzz: I, Manager?
Great sales professionals don’t necessarily make great managers

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Donna Wittmann, new executive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada
Channel Programs

Cisco offering four Made-in-Canada partner initiatives

December 1, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco offering four Made-in-Canada partner initiatives
Canada is leading the way for innovation in the vendor’s worldwide channel programs

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