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Fred Kohout, vice president of worldwide channel marketing at EMC
Channel Programs

EMC debuts unified partner program

May 7, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on EMC debuts unified partner program
A year after announcing the impending end of its Velocity partner brand, EMC debuts its new Business Partner Program.

Chris Sullivan, vice president of channel and investor alliances for VCE
Channel Programs

Cisco, EMC close ranks for new VCE partner program

May 1, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco, EMC close ranks for new VCE partner program
VCE, Cisco, and EMC come together for their first joint partner program, aiming to get partners to elevate the conversation around converged infrastructure.

Peter Kriparos, channel chief for Hitachi Data Systems Canada
Cloud

Hitachi looks to align storage with business needs

April 24, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Hitachi looks to align storage with business needs
Hitachi Data Systems introduces Continuous Cloud Infrastructure, based on Storage Virtualization Operating System, its new virtual storage OS.

Derek Dal Ponte, senior director of Channel marketing at Tintri
Channel Programs

Virtual and cloud storage vendor Tintri revamps partner program

April 24, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Virtual and cloud storage vendor Tintri revamps partner program
Tintri expands its channel program, introduces new mobile app for partners.

Brian Payne, executive director of server solutions at Dell
Data Centre

Dell unveils enterprise storage, server offerings

April 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils enterprise storage, server offerings
At its Enterprise Forum in Frankfurt, Dell introduces Fluid Cache for SAN, updates the Compellent, EqualLogic, and PowerEdge lineups.

HP Enterprise Group channel chief Sue Barsamian
Channel Programs

HP points partners towards SMB, services

April 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP points partners towards SMB, services
HP’s Sue Barsamian calls SMB the biggest untapped opportunity for the company’s channel, touts how far partners have come in HP’s services business.

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger
Featured Post

VMware targets Citrix with Horizon 6 virtual desktop

April 10, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware targets Citrix with Horizon 6 virtual desktop
VMware CEO calls desktop virtualization a two-horse race, says his horse is gaining on the lead

Michael Grant, director of product marketing, data protection, Dell Software
Featured Post

Dell Software launches major upgrade of AppAssure

April 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Software launches major upgrade of AppAssure
Dell continues to consolidate its backup and recovery offerings with AppAssure 5.4 release.

Rob Emsley, Senior Director of Marketing for EMC’s Data Protection and Availability Division
Featured Post

EMC refreshes data protection for software-defined environments

April 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC refreshes data protection for software-defined environments
EMC refreshes its Data Domain operating system, introduces a new release of VPLEX.

Luc Villeneuve, country manager, Red Hat Canada
Channel Programs

Villeneuve to add Canadian resources for Red Hat

March 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Villeneuve to add Canadian resources for Red Hat
New Red Hat Canada country manager Luc Villeneuve seeks to add resources to help manage partners in country, with ISVs and OEMs top on his to-do list.