Apollo Global Management acquires Tech Data for $5.4 billion
Distributor Tech Data has agreed to sell its outstanding shares to Apollo Global Management, totaling approximately US$5.4 billion in an all-cash deal.
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Dell updates its as-a-service offerings, debuts Dell Technologies On Demand
Dell Technologies is doubling down on the pay-per-use pricing model, and this morning, announced a set of as-a-service offerings across its infrastructure portfolio.
Dell combines its hardware into a single autonomous infrastructure called PowerOne
*This story was updated Nov. 13 to include additional information and quotes from John Roese and Scalar,…
Cisco Partner Summit 2019 – Canadian partner awards
Twelve partners walked away with some hardware this week during Cisco’s Canada Partner Award celebrations.
Cisco announces DevNet certification for partners
Cisco is serious about its push into software, and it wants partners to take it seriously too.
Distributors like Synnex are becoming solution aggregators, and it’s paying off big time in the IoT space, says Microsoft
Microsoft has discovered a successful formula for introducing a broad range of Internet-of-Things solutions to different verticals,…
Commvault appoints new global head of channel and strategic market advisor
DENVER, CO – At its annual user and partner conference, Commvault GO, Commvault announced that industry veteran Mercer Rowe has joined it as vice-president, global channels and alliances, and Edison Peres, who led the Cisco global channel for fifteen years, has come on board as a strategic go-to-market advisor.
Canadian expansion woes haven’t stopped OVHcloud from betting big on the Great White North
OVHcloud has come a long way since its early days as a web hosting provider in 1999, and so has its Canadian presence in the past several years despite significant challenges.
Trend Micro acquires Cloud Conformity
Trend Micro has expanded its cloud security portfolio by acquiring cloud security posture management (CSPM) firm Cloud…
Ingram Micro welcomes a new vice-president
Ingram Micro Canada has a new vice-president.
Nominet launches partner program with DNS security solution at its centre
Roughly six months after opening an office in Washington and expanding its business across the U.S. and Canada, Nominet, the .uk domain name registry in the United Kingdom, today announced its global cyber security partner program, Velocity.
Hashtag Trending – Oracle’s Hurd dies, Zuckerberg talks free speech, Air Force ditches floppy disks
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd passes away, Facebook’s CEO gives a talk about how Facebook promotes and regulates…
Datto report says average cost of downtime due to ransomware highest in Canada
The world’s most prominent malware threat is alive and well, and its devastating financial impact on businesses has only increased, especially in Canada, according to Datto Inc.’s fourth annual Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report.
McAfee to launch new channel program in the New Year
On January 1, 2020, it will kick off its new partner program, MPact, which will let partners define who they want to be, indicated the company’s head of channel sales and operations, Americas, Ken McCray,
Time for channel partners to ride the XaaS wave, says Deloitte
A new Deloitte study is providing some insight into how OEMs and channel partners can help each ride the Everything-as-a-Service wave.
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