CDN Morning Briefing, July 27, 2020 – Talking channel with Intel, and more Microsoft news
This morning we catch up with Intel and roundup the latest channel news from the past several days.
Canadian companies show out during Intel’s 2020 Americas Partner of the Year Awards
Six Canadian firms were recognized for their business achievements during the Intel Partner Connect 2020 virtual conference…
Intel provides COVID-19 relief for channel partners
Intel this week detailed its relief plan for its channel partners, including points discounts, waiving shipping costs, and extended time for warranty replacements.
Datto announces integration with Intel
Intel today announced that it has picked Datto’s cloud-based remote monitoring management for its latest integration for managed services providers.
Intel processor constraint to continue in 2020, says HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has warned the industry to brace for an Intel processor shortage throughout 2020, specifically…
CES 2020: Intel shows off Tiger Lake processors with ‘double-digit performance gains’ and new graphics
At the Intel CES 2020 conference on Jan. 6th, Intel gave a glimpse of its Tiger Lake processor, the next-gen processor that will succeed Ice Lake launched just last year.
Intel Tiger Lake, NUC, Comet Lake-H sneak peek
At its Performance for the Real World event held in Las Vegas Jan. 5, Intel gave the attending press a sneak peek of what’s to come at its CES briefing the next day.
AMD’s new 64 core Threadripper 3990X processor coming 2020
It looks like AMD has saved the best for last. Following its recent announcement of the third-gen Threadripper processors, AMD yesterday confirmed that its monstrous Threadripper 3990X will arrive in 2020.
Intel buys Smart Edge platform from Canada-based Pivot Technology Solutions for $27M
In the latest move to expand its edge computing business, Intel Corp. has agreed to purchase Smart Edge computing platform, an indirect subsidiary of Pivot, for US$27 million on Oct. 15.
Canadian SMBs incur a potential productivity loss of CA$2 billion using older technology
A recent study commissioned by Microsoft and Intel reported that the cost of using a PC older…
Intel’s Project Athena sets new guidelines for laptops of the future
At the Intel Corp. Blueprint event held in Santa Clara on May 16th, a panel of key Intel spokespeople detailed the vision set for Project Athena, the next evolution for Ultrabooks and thin-and-light notebooks.
Intel’s new Optane memory and storage could bring in-memory analytics to mid-market, says Intel Canada channel chief
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. doubled down on its data-centric strategy message on Tuesday, unveiling seven new…
Intel’s new Xeon processors are made to deliver AI at the edge
Intel announced the general availability of its second generation of Intel Xeon Scalable processors Tuesday, a workhorse of the data centre, and shared details on the many different flavours of the custom processors designed to address many specific challenges, including in artificial intelligence.
Apple updates iMacs with new Intel processors, Radeon Pro Vega graphics
iMacs are getting an upgrade, as Apple Inc. announced that both size variations of its iMac desktop…
HP Reinvent announcements: New HP Probook, Envy, and Reverb VR headset
During the HP Reinvent 2019 event, HP unveiled its updated midrange enterprise and consumer device portfolios, as well as a new enterprise software security solution and the new Reverb VR headset.