Strategy

Digital Signage

ViewSonic Canada drives strong results after return of Canadian autonomy

May 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ViewSonic Canada drives strong results after return of Canadian autonomy
While monitors still make up 70 per cent of their business, falling prices has also led ViewSonic Canada to scale back its retail business and put more emphasis on the B2B market.

Cloud

The consumerization of IT

April 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on The consumerization of IT
Sage’s X3 product manager issues a call to action to channel partners not yet in the cloud to rethink their strategy.

Networking

Riverbed touts its cloud-first commitment at channel event

April 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed touts its cloud-first commitment at channel event
Riverbed delineated the progress it has made in its cloud strategy over the past year – while also giving Cisco a backhanded compliment for providing leads for Riverbed SD-WAN solutions.

Printing and Imaging

With strong go-to-market plan in place, HP ships new A3 printers

April 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on With strong go-to-market plan in place, HP ships new A3 printers
HP is rolling out the strategy announced last fall to penetrate the A3 market, and having put in place a comprehensive go-to-market plan, they are now shipping the new product.

Distribution

ESET Canada signs exclusive broadline distribution agreement with Ingram Micro

April 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET Canada signs exclusive broadline distribution agreement with Ingram Micro
ESET has been investing significantly over the last two years in building up their Canadian presence. Their first distribution deal reflects that growth, and now will let them broaden their channel reach.

Data Centre

Cisco implores partners to capture the digital opportunity

March 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco implores partners to capture the digital opportunity
Cisco execs emphasized to partners that while the digital opportunity is a massive opportunity, especially because it is so critical to customers, partners like Cisco itself, need to make major changes of their own to succeed with it.

Backup

Druva continues strategic relationship focus with Carahsoft deal targeting public sector

March 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Druva continues strategic relationship focus with Carahsoft deal targeting public sector
Carahsoft, which is very strong in the federal government space, is bringing Druva onto its GSA schedule.

Big Data

Salesforce kicks off the Year of Einstein

March 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce kicks off the Year of Einstein
Salesforce highlighted that Einstein, featured at last fall’s Dreamforce, is part of the new spring release, and is in the hands of customers. They also announced a new partnership with IBM that unites IBM’s Watson with Einstein.

Cloud

New Ivanti brand for LANDESK-HEAT union to focus on unified secure workplace message

January 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Ivanti brand for LANDESK-HEAT union to focus on unified secure workplace message
LANDESK had been working on rebranding itself for nine months, and the bringing together of the company with HEAT Software into Ivanti provides an ideal opportunity to create a brand – and a strategy around it – to cross-market and cross-sell all the company’s solutions.

Channel Programs

Dell EMC unveils more details on new partner program

December 19, 2016 Mark Cox 1
The process by which Dell and EMC members will map to tiers in the new program has been laid out, as has the way that EMC partners’ month of January will be handled until the end of the Dell fiscal year.