A recent survey of HR professionals finds 67% report placing more emphasis on reskilling and upskilling efforts, according to CompTIA, a technology trade association based in suburban Chicago. The association’s “Workforce and Learning Trends 2021” report also shows that the need is even more pressing for large organizations, with 79% [...]
Check Point Software Technologies has announced four new initiatives in its global partner program aimed at accelerating partner revenues and profitability. Under the revised plan partners registering deals with new customers will receive an additional 25% margin. Sales of new technologies, such as Check Point CloudGuard and Check Point Harmony [...]
Trend Micro, a Dallas-based cybersecurity company, has announced a major refresh of its partner program to provide more cloud services resources and rewards. "Our new program increases partner profits, provides platforms and tools for partners to build their cloud services, and adds new, streamlined procurement options to help partners meet [...]
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.1 trillion in 2021, an increase of 8.4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. The source of funds for new digital business initiatives will more frequently come from business departments outside IT and charged as a cost of revenue [...]
Otava, an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company focused on secure hybrid cloud solutions, has announced new enhancements to its partner program. The updates include a new partner portal featuring deal registration and management, 150 co-brandable enablement tools, and dedicated marketing campaign assistance and trainers. The new benefits complement Otava’s existing white [...]
Avant Communications, a Chicago-based master agent, has rolled out a new education platform for its sub-agent community. The so-called, “Trusted Advisor Academy” is intended to help channel partners adjust to competing in a world of next-generation technologies by fostering the knowledge and skills necessary to agnostically evaluate a customer’s business [...]
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide IT Spending to Reach $4 Trillion in 2021 Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.1 trillion in 2021, an increase of 8.4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. The source of funds for new digital business initiatives will more frequently come from [...]
Report: Ransomware Attacks on the Rise Bitdefender, a Romanian cybersecurity company, has released its latest Consumer Threat Landscape Report, revealing top cybersecurity threats, frequency of threats and cybercrime trends of 2020. “Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant assault from cybercriminals looking to capitalize on fear and societal uncertainty accompanying [...]
Bitdefender, a Romanian cybersecurity company, has released its latest Consumer Threat Landscape Report, revealing top cybersecurity threats, frequency of threats and cybercrime trends of 2020. “Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant assault from cybercriminals looking to capitalize on fear and societal uncertainty accompanying the global pandemic,” said Bogdan Botezatu, [...]
Amazon Web Services has rolled out its new WS Mainframe Migration category within the AWS Migration Competency. These validations are intended to give customers confidence in choosing AWS Partner solutions by validating the partners’ methodologies, tools, and best practices to execute successful migrations. The company claims that more than 70 [...]
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