Hello, today we talk with Jeff McCullough, vice president of partner sales for NetApp, about where the storage opportunities for channel partners are coming from next.

Things we talk about:

Deal Flows Increases in the Channel Again

Another Docker Vulnerability

RapidFire Tools Monitors Cyber Insurance Compliance

ReFirm Labs Launches Channel Program

Solace Unveils IoT Channel Program

Palo Alto Networks Acquires Twistlock

Salesforce to Integrate Blockchain

Pivotal Software Embraces OpenJDK

Cybersecurity War: Winning or Losing?

Things We Talk About

Citrix Promises to Simplify Integration

Court Case Based on Federal False Claims Act Moves Ahead

Salesforce to Promote Consultants

HPE Acquires Cray

CloudBees Picks Up Another $10M

Chef to Automate Cloud Migrations

Zendesk Extends Customer Experience Platform

Tableau Adds Vector Engine to Analytics Platform

Mirantis Launches BYOD Kubernetes Initiative

Happy GDPR Anniversary

Hello, today we talk with Wendy Bahr, the new chief commercial officer for Rubrik, about what it really means to be 100 percent channel.

Things we talk about:

·        End of Life for Windows 7

·        White Hat Security Allies with Rural Sourcing Inc.

·        Akamai Extends Managed Security Services Reach

·        More Intel Security Patch Nightmares

·         Arctic Wolf Networks Goes All Channel

·        Commvault Names a CRO

·        VMware Acquires Bitnami

·        Qlick Software Embraces Kubernetes

·        Adobe Looks to Build Developer Ecosystem

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Things We Talk About

SAP Addresses Integration Issues

Kaseya Acquires ID Agent

Ingram Micro Adds Xilinx for FPGA Cards

Symantec Adds New CEO

Docker, Inc. Adds a New CEO

Red Hat Lays Claim to $10 Trillion Ecosystem

Microsoft Makes Promises at Build Conference

Pager Duty Looks to Drive Hybrid Ops

Reference Selling in Keynotes Needs to Stop

Hello, today we talk with Jenee Davis, principal product marketing manager for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, otherwise known as RHEL, about a new IDC report that estimates the business value of the RHEL ecosystem to be worth more than $10 trillion.

What We Talk About Dell Technologies Rebrands Channel ProgramDell PCs Hit by Malware AgainTech Data Expands Cradlepoint PartnershipKaseya Raises a Half Billion DollarsFormer Cisco Channel Chief Wendy Bahr Joins RubrikDocker Aims for the Middle Via Forthcoming SaaS PlatformRancher Labs Adds OS for KubernetesGerman MSP CITYCOMP Refuses to Pay Ransomware

Hello, today we talk with Michael Fino, COO, IBM Partner Ecosystem, Alan J. Zwiren, Cognitive & AI Transformation Manager, IBM Partner Ecosystem and Oznur Alkan, an IBM research scientist, about how AI is being applied to deliver better sales leads to channel partners faster via a SCORES initiative.

Today we talk to Corey Cohen, Vice President of Marketing at TBI.  We talk about the BIG SHOW and the partner distributor relationship.