Virtualization

Dell’s Wyse purchase to extend channel reach

April 2, 2012

By Robert Dutt

Wyse partners excited about end-to-end solution offering, CEO says
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Citrix announces details of SMB partner program

March 18, 2012

By Robert Dutt

Citrix Americas channel chief Mike Fouts.

Virtualization vendor seeks partners familiar and new for VDI-in-a-box products
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Cisco updates CCNA/CCNP Security certifications

March 2, 2012

By Chris Talbot

IPv6 and access control lists debut on networking vendor's security curriculum
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Kaspersky integrates with VMware on virtual machine security

February 21, 2012

By Robert Dutt

Security vendor eyes channels new and familiar for new product
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Partners to drive transition to cloud

February 15, 2012

By Chris Talbot

The company's partners give VMware efforts to move towards to the cloud high grades
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VMware announces new partner programs, solution competencies

February 14, 2012

By Chris Talbot

The virtualization giant kicks off its Partner Exchange event with a slew of channel announcements
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New Citrix Americas channel chief eyes building SMB channel

December 5, 2011

By Robert Dutt

Mike Fouts’ priorities also include better profitability for and more collaboration with channel partners.
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WAN optimization and virtualization grow up together

October 5, 2011

By Chris Talbot

Tweaking the WAN for virtualization a necessary step for optimal performance, solution provider says
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VMworld: Channel opportunity in virtualization huge and growing

August 31, 2011

By Chris Talbot

Carl Eschenbach, co-president of customer operations at VMware

Executives hint at bundling to make VMware solutions more accessible to smaller customers
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VMworld: Journey to cloud not easy, starts with virtualization

August 30, 2011

By Chris Talbot

"Infrastructure, at the end of the day, is not interesting to business. It's kind of like plumbing in your house," executive argues
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VMware provides foundation for enterprise hybrid cloud

August 29, 2011

By Chris Talbot

VMware provides foundation for enterprise hybrid cloud

VMware‘s key message this week at its annual VMworld conference is making the shift to the hybrid cloud. The company announced new and enhanced products around helping customers migrate to hybrid cloud environments so they can get all the benefits associated with such an operating platform. The new products are being introduced to meet the...
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HP introduces VirtualSystem for VMware vSphere 5

August 29, 2011

By Chris Talbot

HP introduces VirtualSystem for VMware vSphere 5

HP is extending the Microsoft- and Citrix-based VirtualSystems announced at HP Discover to VMware’s upcoming vSphere 5, the company announced at VMworld in Las Vegas. VirtualSystem for vSphere 5 is shipping in three versions, one aimed at mid-sized businesses that will be mostly sold through the channel, a higher tier product for businesses with a...
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Tech Data introduced as Microsoft’s exclusive virtualization VAD

August 3, 2011

By Robert Dutt

Distributor to identify 100 Canadian partners to grow Microsoft’s virtualization business
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QuickVid: Virtualization at Bell Canada

July 18, 2011

By Robert Dutt

Bell Canada has been on a virtualization path for five years now, and despite seeing significant impacts on its data centre space and energy costs, it’s still got a long way to go in the estimation of James Beer, director of data centre strategy and operations.

ChannelBuzz.ca caught up with Beer at the recent VMware Forum in Toronto to talk about Bell’s virtual strategy, where it’s been, where it’s going and what it’s learned along the way.

Check out what Beer had to say in this QuickVid video.

QuickVid: Top opportunities for VMware partners

June 28, 2011

By Robert Dutt

ChannelBuzz.ca caught up with VMware Canada chief Grant Aitken at the company’s recent VMware Forum in Toronto to discuss all things virtualization. In this QuickVid, Aitken outlines two of what he feels are the most untapped opportunities for VMware partners: cross-selling and desktop virtualization.