Topic: Partner Programs - Page 52

The on-premises customer edition of SAP’s ERP solution can now be hosted on Lenovo’s usage-priced TruScale infrastructure platform, according to Data Center Group President Kirk Skaugen (pictured), speaking at Lenovo’s Tech World conference.

The company will phase out work on Acronis Cyber Backup and train all of its development efforts on Acronis Cyber Protect, its combination security and BDR solution, according to CEO Serguei Beloussov (pictured).

Sure, you haven’t been swarmed by hordes of rabid raccoons yet, people, but give it time. 2020 isn’t over yet. While you wait, listen in as Matt, Rich, and guest host Lawrence Cruciana, of Corporate Information Technologies, discuss Intel’s new partner program, SkyKick’s new cloud management solution, Datto’s new IPO, and SolarWinds MSP’s likely forthcoming IPO.

Called Project APEX and introduced at this week’s Dell Technologies World conference, the long-term initiative debuted alongside new storage-as-a-service solutions and pre-configured purchasing and Flex On Demand financing options.

Strong demand for managed security help from businesses with work-from-home employees has MSPs reporting growth, according to Sophos, which has seen membership in its MSP partner program grow 30% since April and MSP billings rise 56%.

During a virtual partner conference today, Eric Thompson (pictured) and others offered details on the new Intel Partner Alliance and extolled the advantages it will offer over previously separate programs for solution providers, OEMs, and ISVs, among others.

Endpoint protection products from Panda Security, which WatchGuard bought in March, are now available to all of the company’s partners while membership in the WatchGuardONE partner program is now open to former Panda resellers.

One new offering walks partners through the process of creating NetSuite-based solutions for customers in narrowly defined industries. The other gives resellers of products like NetSuite’s email marketing system and PSA solution an easier route into the vendor’s channel.

The new offering, which features just two membership tiers and a simplified discount structure, is designed to be both easier for partners to understand and more profitable for them to join.

The tech giant’s sales climbed at the start of its current fiscal year and dipped more recently, resulting in essentially unchanged results for the last six months. Vertical industry solutions and work-from-home upgrades are among bright spots for what’s next.