8x8, a San Jose-based cloud provider of voice, video, collaboration and contact center solutions, has formally launched “PartnerXchange,” a new online portal that enables channel partners to manage their 8x8-related business from a single pane of glass. The platform supports partner registration, case registration, deal registration, training/certification management, sales/support status, [...]
Kemp, a New York-based load balancing vendor, has updated its channel program and added new resources for technology alliance partners, system integrators, distributors, value-added resellers, cloud service providers, managed service providers, and solution consultants. Updated partner benefits include perpetual, subscription and metered licensing pricing options; access to a TCO calculator; [...]
ConnectWise to be Acquired by Thoma Bravo ConnectWise has announced its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, LLC, a private equity investment firm based in Chicago and San Francisco. ConnectWise founder and CEO Arnie Bellini will transition into an advisory role, and Jason Magee, will become CEO. Magee, who has been with [...]
ConnectWise has announced its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, LLC, a private equity investment firm based in Chicago and San Francisco. ConnectWise founder and CEO Arnie Bellini will transition into an advisory role, and Jason Magee, will become CEO. Magee, who has been with ConnectWise since 2011, was named COO in [...]
Continuum has launched “Empower for MSPs,” a subscription-based service intended to provide MSPs the expertise, support and solutions they need to fully understand their clients’ security gaps and deliver the service they need. The structure includes client-facing assessment reports that combine dark web scanning, endpoint and user data, allowing MSPs [...]
Lenovo, of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, has unveiled “TruScale Infrastructure Services,” a consumption-based subscription that allows customers to use and pay for data center hardware and services, on-premise or at a customer-preferred location, without having to purchase the equipment. Lenovo’s ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile product portfolios are available through this [...]
Amazon Raises Stakes for MSPs Amazon has increased requirements for its allied managed service providers, aiming to increase partner value and overall customer satisfaction. According to the new validation checklist, which goes into effect in April, Amazon will place an elevated emphasis upon the Plan & Design, Build & Migrate, [...]
Amazon has increased requirements for its allied managed service providers, aiming to increase partner value and overall customer satisfaction. According to the new validation checklist, which goes into effect in April, Amazon will place an elevated emphasis upon the Plan & Design, Build & Migrate, Run & Operate, and Optimize [...]
The Internet of Things has the potential to deliver cost savings and generate new revenues for organizations that can handle IoT’s complexity, build new workforce skills and address heightened security demands, according to a new report by CompTIA, a technology trade association based in suburban Chicago. According to “2019 Trends [...]
Tech Data has announced the launch of its “Cloud Solutions Factory,” a new global portfolio of click-to-run solutions developed by allied vendors delivering core infrastructure, data protection, IoT, and analytics. “In launching Cloud Solutions Factory, our focus has been on enabling our partners to deliver business outcomes with solutions that [...]
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