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Cloud

Equinix leverages AWS relationship in ambitious strategy to link data centres

December 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Equinix leverages AWS relationship in ambitious strategy to link data centres
Last week’s announcements of an expanded relationship between AWS and Equinix are fundamental to a new strategy announcement that will [eventually] enable organizations to make connections between Equinix IBX data centres.

Channel Programs

AWS partners need to choose whose side they are on: CEO Jassy

November 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on AWS partners need to choose whose side they are on: CEO Jassy
AWS’ Global Partner Summit was chock full of news, including a redo of the partner program, new competencies in machine learning and networking, with more on the way, and major changes to AWS Marketplace.

Bob Stegner, senior vice president of North American marketing at Synnex
Channel Communities

Varnex celebrates 10 years

November 14, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Varnex celebrates 10 years
As its Varnex reseller community turns ten, Synnex looks back at its history and forward to what comes next for partner members.

Wendy Bahr, senior vice president of Cisco's Global Partner Organization
Channel Programs

Simpler is better: Cisco pares programs

November 7, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Simpler is better: Cisco pares programs
Cisco announces a reduction in the complexity of its partner programs, while pivoting profitability towards software and recurring revenues.

Mark Hill, vice president of digitization, Cisco
Networking

Cisco eyes lower enterprise agreement limit

November 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco eyes lower enterprise agreement limit
Cisco will soon lower limits on its Enterprise Agreement software sales as it “looks to move more enterprise and commercial business to the new structure.

Networking

Improved integration of components highlights new Riverbed SteelCentral release

November 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Improved integration of components highlights new Riverbed SteelCentral release
The improvements strengthen SteelCentral’s digital experience management capabilities, improved its Dev/Ops performance management, and enhance network performance management in Big Data environments.

Cloud

Riverbed announces automated integration between ZScaler and SteelConnect SD-WAN

November 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed announces automated integration between ZScaler and SteelConnect SD-WAN
Riverbed and ZScaler partner again, this time on an integration around SteelConnect SD-WAN cloud networking that increases customer agility by automating ZScaler’s security capabilities within.

Internet of Things

Tempered Networks announces identity-based industrial IoT gateway

October 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tempered Networks announces identity-based industrial IoT gateway
Tempered Networks’ sweet spot for their identity-based networking products has always been the industrial IoT segment, but the new HIPswitch 250 strengthens their presence there.

Rola Dagher, president of Cisco Canada
Channel Programs

Cisco Canada head looking for “next big disruptor” as partner

October 12, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Canada head looking for “next big disruptor” as partner
Cisco Canada president Rola Dagher says the next great disruptor may be the next great partner. And there’s an growing chance that partner may be homegrown.

Security

Cloud security policy: The questions you need to ask

October 4, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cloud security policy: The questions you need to ask
ESET’s Lysa Myers covers the question you need to ask when crafting a cloud security policy for your clients.