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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.

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.

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.

Tibor Shanto, VARCoach and chief sales officer at Renbor Sales Solutions
Featured Post

SalesBuzz: I, Manager?

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

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