The promos for VMware Workspace ONE Advanced and VMware Workspace ONE Enterprise are specifically for joint Okta-VMware channel partners.
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Okta looks to extend VMware Workspace ONE business with two channel promos
by Mark Cox •
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Expanded Okta presence in Canada to have positive impact on Canada channel
by Mark Cox •
Okta has ramped up both its commitment to the Canadian market, and the staff and resources available. The enhanced focus should significantly benefit their Canadian channel business as well.
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Okta touts Canada’s new strategic importance with opening of new Toronto office
by Mark Cox •
Identity management vendor Okta officially opened their new Toronto offices Wednesday, a four story facility where many of the employees are part of a large Toronto-based engineering team. Okta used the launch to highlight their commitment to Canada, and a Toronto non-profit that is receiving a grant from their Okta for Good program.
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Managed Services, Security
ID Agent seeing strong MSP response to Dark Web monitoring offering
by Mark Cox •
ID Agent offers a service that terrifies prospects by showing them their corporate data in circulation on the Dark Web, as well as a monitoring service to guard against it. They have Canadian MSP partners, and are in Toronto this week at a Datto show looking for more.
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Channel Programs, Security
First-ever OneLogin global channel chief Hurley increasing enterprise emphasis with channel program, strategy changes
by Mark Cox •
OneLogin, which has been focused more on cloud identity management for SMBs, has gotten more aggressive in the enterprise with the differentiating hybrid capabilities from its introduction of OneLogic Access earlier this year.
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Cloud, Managed Services
BetterCloud sees strong potential in highly complementary Okta integration
by Mark Cox •
BetterCloud believes that its new integration with Okta, which adds significant automation to the Okta solution and eliminates blind spots, will significantly expand their business with larger customers, and with larger channel partners like global SIs.
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Okta adds free solution, and path to password-free future
by Mark Cox •
The OneApp free solution is part of Okta’s long-term plan to be the de facto identity layer in any software. Okta ThreatInsight, available later this year, will replace passwords by using contextual information about users, devices and networks to assess threats.
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Cloud, Managed Services
BetterCloud stepping up channel push around multi-vendor SaaS management platform
by Mark Cox •
BetterCloud just closed a new funding round, with part of the money being used to allow them to ‘step on the gas’ and speed up their channel momentum.
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Cloud, Networking
Meta Networks emerges from stealth with cloud-native Network-as-a-Service
by Mark Cox •
The latest venture from serial entrepreneur Etay Bogner, Meta Networks is a next-gen VPN replacement targeted at the 250-1000 seat market. They are just beginning to develop a channel of resellers and MSSPs.
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Partnerships, Security, Unified Communications
Avaya adds Identity-as-a-Service capability through partnership with Post Quantum
by Mark Cox •
The new technology will roll out later this year in a new service, Avaya Mobile Experience, although Canadians will have to wait a little longer, since it will initially be limited to the U.S.
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One Identity sees Balabit acquisition providing huge boost to channel efforts
by Mark Cox •
One Identity was already using Balabit’s Privileged Session Management capability in their PAM solution, but the acquisition assists them further on several technology fronts. Balabit’s significant channel is also seen as critical to One Identity’s own channel growth.
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Internet of Things, Networking
Tempered Networks announces identity-based industrial IoT gateway
by Mark Cox •
Tempered Networks’ sweet spot for their identity-based networking products has always been the industrial IoT segment, but the new HIPswitch 250 strengthens their presence there.
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Security, Sponsored Content
Cloud security policy: The questions you need to ask
by Robert Dutt •
ESET’s Lysa Myers covers the question you need to ask when crafting a cloud security policy for your clients.
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Channel Programs, Security
One Identity Business looks to energize channel in revived Quest
by Mark Cox •
The IAM business in what will once again become Quest is today about 90 per cent direct. In the last year, they have been working with the SonicWALL channel, but are now investing in a channel of their own, focused more on the mid-market and smaller enterprises.
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Mobility, Security
Vancouver’s Absolute adds audit functionality with Endpoint Data Discovery feature
by Mark Cox •
The new functionality allows organizations to set policies to define sensitive data, know exactly where this data is on specific endpoints, and take remedial action if its security is endangered.
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Mobility, Partner Awards
New Canadian investments, enhanced IOT capabilities, highlight first SOTI SYNC event
by Mark Cox •
Mississauga-based SOTI has announced major new R&D funding and job creation initiatives around its Canadian base, as well as important new Internet of Things and other partnering moves. The company also announced the winners of its Channel Partner awards.
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Cloud, Security, Software
IAM vendor SailPoint looking to scale up channel enablement
by Mark Cox •
Harry Gould, SailPoint’s new worldwide channel chief, is looking to expand the channel business for what he said is a distinct set of offerings which is popular among partners.
