5 Channel Partner Updates: Wednesday 05 February 2020 -

Here are five (actually, a bit more…) technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Sip up.

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A. What’s Hot Today

1. M&A: Aon, a global professional services firm, has acquired Cytelligence, a Canadian-based cybersecurity firm.

2. M&A - Salesforce Partner: Cognizant has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire the French operations of EI-Technologies, a Salesforce specialist in France.

3. M&A - IT Solutions: Melbourne-based Cisco Premier partner Xlate Group has entered into the U.S. market through a merger with SolarWinds partner Loop1 Systems, ARN reports.

4. MSP - Brand Update: Logicalis US is rallying around the Architects of Change tagline.

5. Data Performance Management: SolarWinds has added Database Performance Monitor (DPM) to its IT operations management (ITOM) portfolio.

6. Countering VDI, VPNs: BlackBerry has launched BlackBerry Digital Workplace, a workspace that provides secure online and offline access to on-premise or cloud content including Microsoft Office 365 resources, the company says.

7. Talent - CTO: Green Cloud Technologies, a custom cloud solutions provider, has named Terry D. Morrison as the company’s chief technology officer (CTO).

B. Partnerships and Strategic Alliances

1. Partner Program - AI and ML: ElectrifAi, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) products, has launched a global alliances program. The program offers practical AI solutions and capabilities to new channel and alliance partners.

2. Partner Program - MSSPs: Cynet has launched a Global MSSP Partner Program.

3. Partner Program: The new Lexmark partner program is called Lexmark Connect.

4. Cisco Black Belt Partner Academy: Cisco has launched a digital learning framework. Details are here...

5. Document Management: Premier, a healthcare improvement company, has signed a group purchasing agreement with Ricoh USA, Inc. to create frameworks for streamlined, pre-negotiated, discounted document management solutions and other services.

6. SD-WAN: CISSDM, a solution provider, is promoting managed services for CloudGenix SD-WANs.