The Channel Happy Hour

The Channel Happy Hour

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The Channel Happy Hour episodes

  • Channel Happy Hour Episode 80
    -IT executives are more fired up than ever about using public cloud
    -Microsoft revealed it has increased to a total number of partners participating in its channel program by 33%.
    -A new email client/service
    -Cisco is expanding its hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) appliance ambitions
    -Meg Whitman has a new job, and she’s not in the Tech Channel Anymore
    -Xerox wants to get serious about digital business transformation with help from the channel.
    -Again - the talent shortage
    20 min
  • Channel Happy Hour Episode 79
    Today we have a very special guest: Trey Layton the SVP, Chief Technology Officer of Dell EMC's Converged Platforms & Solutions Division. We discuss the future and the rapid growth of Converged Infrastructure and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure.
    19 min
  • Channel Happy Hour Episode 78
    This week we discuss:
    Rumors that Tianjin Tianhai plans to sell Ingram Micro to Synnex are false
    Tech Data is making the case for solution providers to rely more on distributors to deliver “meat and potatoes” IT services
    Spectre and Meltdown are proving to be a big headache for partners.
    Riverbed has revamped its channel program
    Amazon lost share in the public cloud business
    Rubrik has a channel chief.
    Why aren’t clients loyal to their VARs.
    21 min
  • Channel Happy Hour Episode 77
    This week we talk about:
    Lexmark has hired Lenovo veteran Sammy Kinlaw as VP, worldwide channel and OEM sales.
    Synnex President And CEO Kevin Murai is Retiring and being replaced by COO Dennis Polk.
    VMware has confirmed that it has laid off a small percentage of employees.
    Major restructuring over at IBM.
    A few interesting stories from CES.
    Cisco’s Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) initiative.
    17 min
  • Channel Happy Hour - Episode 76
    Number 1. The IT talent shortage.
    Number 2. Business Leaders to Hold Solution Providers More Accountable for Outcomes
    Number 3. IoT Goes Big(ger)
    Number 4. Real-Time Computing Comes to the Fore
    Number 5.  The Ever-Shrinking Private Cloud
    Number 6. Kubernetes drives rise of true hybrid cloud computing
    Number 7. It's All About the Verticals
    Number 8.  IT security transform into a service
    18 min
  • Channel Happy Hour Episode 75
    CompTIA Buys AITP
    Tech Data Acquires Avnet Technology Solutions
    HPE Expands it Storage Capabilities With Nimble, Simplivity Deals
    Datto Merges with Autotask
    Sirius Buys Forsythe - November
    Rise of Influencer Channel Programs
    Rise of Kubernetes
    Rise of Microsoft Azure
    The resurgence of HP, Inc.
    Avaya entering and exiting Chapter 11
    Merger of Dell and EMC channels
    Cisco Certifications
    Unlocked Phones
    IT Channel Remains Financially Healthy
    23 min
  • Channel Happy Hour - Episode 74
    -Ingram Micro Acquires Cloud Harmonics
    -Tech Data as launched a Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) program.
    -Kaspersky Lab's has Sued U.S. Department Of Homeland Security
    -Yet another security breach
    -Dell is making some partner Program Changes.
    -Microservices and containers are about to transform application integration.
    -After 10 months of operating under bankruptcy Avaya has finally exited from the protection of the courts.
    18 min
  • Channel Happy Hour Episode 73
    We discuss the channel news of the week:
    Reuters reports The White House said Wednesday the U.S. government needs a major overhaul of information technology systems.
    The Linux Foundation is gearing up to make the OpenContrail SDN from Juniper Networks an open source project.
    The Death of Net Neutrality
    BlackBerry is Back
    RSA is updating its Channel Program To Reward Partners That Bring On Net-New Customers.
    EU gets ready to finally implement its General Data Protection Rule (GDPR).
    16 min
  • Channel Happy Hour Episode 72
    We discuss the channel news of the week:
    Thoma Bravo is acquiring Barracuda Networks for $1.6 billion in cash.
    KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2017
    The AWS Reseller Program will now be renamed the AWS Solution Provider Program.
    VMware is trying to drive NSX Everywhere as part of an effort to extend its dominance on-premises into the cloud with help from AWS.
    SolarWinds MSP is rolling out it's Doc Backup to RMM at $1 a Month Per Workstation.
    The bots are coming.
    19 min

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