NetAp expands global partner network

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Cloud ComputingICT services and solutions provider, Dimension Data has launched a global cloud partnership initiative which it says is aimed at assisting its partner companies bring competitive cloud services to market more rapidly in response to a growing worldwide cloud demand.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: SecuritySecurity company Sophos has expanded its global partner program, offering more hands-on programs, partnership tracks, certifications and new incentives to its partner companies.

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Likewise announced today membership in the NetApp Alliance Partner Program as an Advantage Alliance Partner. The collaboration provides NetApp customers with identity management and authentication software for secure access control of NetApp® unified storage systems.

Axcient, which promotes business continuity, backup and cloud storage services via VARs and MSPs, is now working with three key distributors: Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM), Tech Data and Synnex (NYSE: SNX), The VAR Guy confirmed at HP Global Partner Conference in Las Vegas.

It seems everyone’s got their head in the clouds these days — and for good reason. Cloud services can go along way in reducing onsite storage needs and driving down costs, but more than a few VARs are struggling to turn cloud technology into actionable solutions.

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Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: StrategyCommTel Network Solutions has become Ericsson Australia's first channel partner under a new, global, channel program designed to take the company's carrier networking products to non-telco customers such as utilities.

VMware (NYSE: VMW) says that demand from channel partners for its vCenter Operations Management solutions is growing at an impressive clip, prompting the vendor to open a new VMware Partner Network Management Solution Competency, its sixth such proficiency highlighting partner expertise, skills and differentiation. The virtualization kingpin’s rationale for the new Solution Competency is that cust