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Asigra Expands Its Partner Training and Certification Program Asigra, a cloud backup, recovery and restore specialist, has expanded its partner training and certification program. Key improvements to the Asigra Hybrid Partner Training and Certification Program include in-class and virtual instructor-led education and e-learning. The program has several new certifications, including the Asigra Certified Associate (ACA), […]

Promisec Signs Distribution Agreement With Synnex Promisec inked a distribution agreement with Synnex to provide its endpoint security offerings to solution providers in the channel. These offerings include Promisec’s Endpoint Manager and Integrity cloud solution. Endpoint Manager provides a single dashboard to manage all IT and security operations on endpoints, and the Integrity software-as-a-service (SaaS) […]

Synametrics Technologies aims to make it easy for channel partners to sell and use its Syncrify private cloud backup software. The New Jersey-based company typically partners with resellers that purchase the software in bulk licenses and resell to their customers and managed hosting providers that license and use the software to provide backup services to […]

10 Ways Channel Partners Can Up their Game in UC Understand the Business Drivers 45% of businesses do not have an integrated solution for voice, video and data. Among those businesses, only 11% are considering it. To leverage this business opportunity, channel companies need to understand the client’s needs on the business side. Build Relationships […]

Five Business Technology Predictions for 2015 NetEnrich shared five IT predictions that will lead the infrastructure and operations teams of enterprise IT in 2015. These trends “are emerging as a result of disruptive and innovative technologies such as big data, cloud computing, mobility, social and virtualization,” stated Raju Chekuri, CEO of NetEnrich, a provider of […]

xMatters—which recently unveiled the latest release of its On-Demand cloud platform for communications-enabled business processes for monitoring and alerting—is making moves to update its channel strategy to reflect the changing landscape in the monitoring industry, combined with enterprise’s move to hybrid IT environments. As a result, xMatters is finding that it needs to change its […]

CompTIA Adds to Its CertMaster Porfolio CompTIA has expanded its CertMaster portfolio with a new course. The new CompTIA IT Fundamentals certification provides coursework in the basics of computing technology and covers a range of IT topics. The certification targets organizations that want to verify basic fluency in IT terminology and concepts among their employees, as […]

Ciena Platform Sets Up New Business Model for MSPs Ciena introduced a software solution that establishes a new business model for managed services providers (MSPs). The new virtual services software platform, Agility Matrix, gives providers a more profitable strategy for adding and expanding network services and appliance functionality with a simple web interface and a consumption-based […]

Avnet to Offer HP ConvergedSystem 700 Avnet Technology Solutions has been selected as the first distributor in the United States to offer HP ConvergedSystem 700 to its solution provider partners. The product delivers a software-defined environment to help customers adopt an open hybrid model with converged infrastructure, better positioning customers to move to cloud-based models. […]

Synnex Enhances Its Microsoft, Dell Offerings Continuing to expand its lineups in cloud computing and other fast-growing markets, Synnex announced enhancements to its Microsoft and Dell lineups. Synnex will participate in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Program, which is designed to enable solution providers to offer direct billing, sell combined offerings, and manage and support […]

Tech Data’s channel of solution providers in the United States, Canada and Latin America just got an early holiday gift, with access to Cisco’s full portfolio of intelligent cyber-security solutions. The portfolio includes Cisco’s network security appliances and services from its Sourcefire acquisition last year, as well as enforcement and remediation options through the Cisco Solutions Group […]

Avnet Technology Solutions has launched a new tool to help partners in the United States and Canada manage their cloud accounts. Avnet Cloud Toolset (ACT), a component of Avnet Cloud Solutions, helps managed service provider (MSP) and VAR partners consolidate, manage and track cloud accounts across multiple cloud providers. The tool is designed to ensure that […]