Channel Programs
North American model nets VMware Canada partners more resources
VMware’s new North American structure will mean access to new resources to help Canadian partners evolve their services play, Donna Wittmann says.
Software
Cloud
Canadian small businesses getting more mobile, spending more on software
Intuit’s 2015 Small Business App Study also finds Canadians are spending more on software to run their businesses than Americans, and plan to boost this in the future.
Software
New Akumina Chief Revenue Officer Maffei looks to strengthen channel
Akumina’s six-month old InterChange is designed to make SharePoint a pleasant experience for the business user, and newly-appointed David Maffei wants to make partnering with Akumina a pleasant experience for the channel.
Channel Programs
Sage says new ISV program shows changed attitude to partnering
Sage has announced a new global program for its independent software partners, which replaces multiple previous product, region and company-based initiatives, and which the company pledges will be the first of a series of initiatives which will make partners of all types much more central than before.
Cloud
HP Enterprise unveils brand, four-point plan
At the last HP Discover before the HP/HPE split, Meg Whitman presents Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s logo, brand, and target markets.
Distribution
Video: Recapping Cisco Partner Summit with Avnet
Avnet Technology Solutions’ Phillip Privett recaps the highlights of Cisco’s Partner Summit 2015 and discusses the distributor’s relationship with Cisco.
Channel Programs
Cisco looks to cement software rep with new partner program
With a growing software portfolio and a new partner program on the way, the networking giant calls on partners to get serious about software lifecycle.
Data Centre
Dell announces next generation of XC series converged appliances with Nutanix software
The new offerings benefit from the thirteenth generation of Dell servers, but also have new configurability and support flexibility options which can bring down the price point significantly.
Big Data
SAP reinvents Business Suite with HANA in biggest launch in company history
SAP Business Suite is reinvented in SAP S/4HANA, where the S stands for Simple and the 4 for the fourth generation.
Channel Programs
Startup Infinio looks to channel to take on flash vendors with new I/O optimization solution
Infinio is announcing a partner program, looking to sign up and support a significant number of partners to sell an innovative software-based I/O optimization solution.