News

February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19
Commvault looks to Puppet for new leader

The new Commvault boss says it's time for well-funded data management upstarts to 'take the training wheels off' if they want to compete in the enterprise.
February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19
From Microsoft Azure partners to ISVs, deeper partnerships emerge

Microsoft is pursing partnerships with an expanded range of channel companies across a set of initiatives such as Microsoft co-selling and Microsoft Azure Expert MSPs.
February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19
Dell EMC appliances gain speed, public cloud support

Dell EMC backup appliances get a software update that improves speed and expands public cloud support, showing a conscious push for multi-cloud and midsize customers.
February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19
WANdisco's patented blockchain tech juices multi-cloud DR

WANdisco slips patented blockchain DConE technology into LiveData for MultiCloud, promising to deliver LAN-like speeds across clouds to improve disaster recovery.
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Cisco IoT platform gets partner authorization program

Cisco has launched an IoT partner authorization program and associated training to help channel companies establish their credibility as providers of this emerging technology.
February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19
Userful taps partners to manage digital signage systems

Userful is courting channel partners to sell and deploy its AV-over-IP technology, contending integrators can wrap services around Userful software; other news from the week.
January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19
CompTIA reveals the trends the channel must track

The industry organization has pulled together its thoughts about what the rest of the year will hold.
January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19
Asigra introduces unlimited use licensing model

The 'all-you-can-eat' licensing model is meant to help Asigra backup customers by providing a predictable cost and potential savings. However, it is not the best fit for everyone.
January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19
Backup upstarts get fresh funds, challenge old guard

New rounds of Rubrik, Veeam, Actifio and Cohesity funding have given these vendors resources to challenge established backup vendors such as Veritas and Dell EMC.
January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19
Broadcom reiterates faith in viability of CA deal

Broadcom explains why its surprising acquisition of CA Technologies can work, citing complementary portfolios and the long-term viability of mainframe software.
January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19
Avaya partners at forefront of vendor's cloud transformation

According to Avaya, the business communications vendor will reward partners that help build out Avaya cloud business; other channel news from the week.
January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19
IT Priorities survey highlights multifactor authentication

TechTarget's IT Priorities survey revealed key security initiatives companies plan to implement in 2019. Experts weigh in on best practices to be adopted.
January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19
Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 upgrades cloud protection

The Veeam cloud backup platform becomes more comprehensive as backed up data continues to shift to the cloud. Updates allow users to move data around easier.
January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19
Citrix partners play role in vendor's cloud push

Citrix partners are contributing to the company's push beyond its traditional virtualization products and into cloud and subscription-based services.
January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19
VMware divulges plans for Heptio post-acquisition

Heptio founder Craig McLuckie, now VP of R&D at VMware following a 2018 merger, anticipates hard work ahead to get enterprises to adopt Kubernetes in their production environments.