Here are five (actually, a bit more…) technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Sip up.Who We Serve: Content for managed services providers (MSPs), cloud services providers (CSPs), IT consulting firms, systems integrators, VARs, independent software vendors (ISVs), and any other partner acronym that further caffeinates our already stellar SEO. Frequency: Every business morning. Reaching the Barista: Send news, tips and rumors to [email protected]. Brad Nichols, senior manager, private label and channel sales. Matthew Curtis, regional sales manager – channel and enterprise for the South region. Erin Creighton, channel support agent. 2. Talent - Value-Added Distribution: Exclusive Networks has hired Blue Coat, Fortinet and IBM veteran Scott Lewis as senior VP of Americas. Extreme has made multiple strategic hires in recent weeks -- including Gerard Allison (SVP, EMEA), Brad Gray (SVP, APAC) and Barrie Desmond (SVP Marketing & Communications).3. Alliance - Data Centers: Ovation Data Services Inc. will leverage Pavilion's Hyperparallel Flash Array (HFA) technology in the company's Seismic Nexus and Technology Centers.4. Partnership - Data Center Services: eStruxture’s MTL-1 data center in Montreal now supports Beanfield Technologies's HYPERroute low-latency, private network service with connectivity to key cloud on-ramp locations in the United States.5. Partnership - SD-WANs: CMC Networks and Neutrona Networks have inked an exclusive partnership to offer SD-WAN services to customers across Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.6. Partnership - IT Services: CBTS and Hawaiian Telcom are partnering to launch a Hawaii office and support enterprise customers across that state. Both companies are subsidiaries of Cincinnati Bell Inc. Private equity firm Brookfield Infrastructure, in turn, owns Cincinnati Bell. Hawaiian Telcom manages Hawaii’s largest next-generation fiber network, and offers communications and networking solutions. CBTS is a an IT services provider to over 3,000 enterprise clients across North America.7. IT Services - Expansion: Microsoft partner Littlefish will add 150 new employees to its headcount with the opening of a new service centre in Sheffield, ChannelWeb UK reports.8. All Partner Programs: Search the comprehensive ChannelE2E Partner Program Database here. Also, submit your company information here and your partner program can be listed in the database.SMB TechFest Q1 (January 22-23, Southern California) Avaya Engage 2020 (February 2-5, Phoenix, Arizona) IoT Evolution (February 12-14, Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Pink20 ITSM 2020 (February 16-19, Las Vegas, Nevada) Seven Figure MSP Live 2020 (February 20-21, Phoenix) Bonus: Top 50 Technology Events in 2020 for Partners Bonus: ChannelE2E’s complete event calendar Got news to share for our morning update? Email me: [email protected].
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