Tag Archive for Platforms

Distribution, Internet of Things

Senet looks to Arrow distribution deal to assist in creating global IoT network powerhouse

by Mark Cox • February 25, 2019

Senet is looking for Arrow to help amplify the reach of their Low Power Wide Area Virtual Network for the IoT.

Kemp strengthens application delivery and load balancing interconnect with improved analytics, platform support

by Mark Cox • December 12, 2018

Kemp makes enhancements that leverage the load balancer’s position to provide much deeper analytics about applications, including the ability to assess application health and pre-emptively remediate problems.

Dell Boomi seeks to spur more strategic partner solutions with enhanced Technology Partner Program

by Mark Cox • November 6, 2018

Boomi has revamped their program for ISVs, integrators and other developers, to encourage them to build more solutions on top of and connecting to Boomi, and to validate it on third party software. They also want partners to work with the whole Boomi stack, not just its original integration functionality.

Splunk enhances analytics scalability, allows separate scaling of compute and storage and enables LOB users in new platform release

by Mark Cox • October 2, 2018

Splunk’s announcements at the outset of their Spunk .conf18 event include significant new updates of their Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud platforms

ShoreTel influence strong in new Mitel channel program and shift to two-tier distribution

by Mark Cox • March 7, 2018

Specific details on the new Mitel channel program elements, and the distributors involved, will not be announced until April, but the strategic outline of both elements of the go-to-market strategy was made clear.

Ingram Micro reworks cloud business unit to make strategy more systematic

by Mark Cox • August 2, 2017

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.

HPE adding to end-to-end solutions portfolio with HPE Complete program

by Mark Cox • June 12, 2017

HPE created its program to validate other vendor solutions and sell them through HPE late last year, and the program has exceeded expectations so far.

Comodo beefs up endpoint protection solution with enhanced Mac, new Linux support

by Mark Cox • February 3, 2017

Comodo’s endpoint solution is relatively new to the market, but has posted strong adoption rates and has just been added to Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.

Druva deepens channel, business development investments with new hires

by Mark Cox • November 22, 2016

Druva also announced a new partnership with ConnectWise, part of their increased emphasis on building up their platform business.

Cyberbit launches channel program around its mature cybersecurity platforms

by Mark Cox • November 17, 2016

Cyberbit, a subsidiary of Israeli defense electronics giant Elbit Systems, sells entirely through channel partners, and has announced a North American channel program for them.

Pax8 lays out strategy going forward

by Mark Cox • August 22, 2016

The born-in-the-cloud distributor’s new intiatives include a new endpoint solution with Symantec, as that vendor enhances its cloud portfolio. The company also has a unique dual platform strategy to help redefine cloud distribution.

Epicor CEO pledges major company changes to serve customers

by Mark Cox • April 18, 2016

Joe Cowan told Epicor’s Customer Conference in Las Vegas that the company is committed to major changes to its systems and products, to take customers into the cloud and become easier to do business with.

SYNNEX enhances its eCommerce platform for North America

by Mark Cox • April 30, 2015

Consolidating information from multiple pages and microsites onto a single page for ease of use, and a major improvement to the search engine highlight the changes to the site, which will be available to most partners later this year.

Nutanix announces all-flash appliance, new synchronous replication capability

by Mark Cox • October 9, 2014

The company is announcing its first all-flash offering, the NX-9000 appliance. It is also announcing Metro Availability, a new capability which allows a customer to deliver synchronous data replication to two data centres.