Open Source

Channel Futures keeps you up to date on trends in open-source software and how they impact the channel.

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8 Top Programs for Open Source Partners: Red Hat, SUSE, MongoDB, More

As partners eye open source software to grow revenue, here are some partner programs to explore.

Online Test

Red Hat Certification Exams Now Available Remotely

The remote exams will be available beyond the pandemic.

Load Balancing

Updated VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Gives Partners Options

It offers cloud-scale networking enhancements and a new architecture for consolidated Kubernetes...

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Potential SolarWinds MSP Spinoff Could Be in the Works

SolarWinds would retain its core IT management business.

Open source on a laptop

8 Top Programs for Open Source Partners: Red Hat, SUSE, MongoDB, More

As partners eye open source software to grow revenue, here are some partner programs to explore.

Online Test

Red Hat Certification Exams Now Available Remotely

The remote exams will be available beyond the pandemic.

New Features

Commvault Hedvig Gets Broader Kubernetes Features, Support

Also new is Commvault’s latest HyperScale X appliance, which includes Hedvig integration for the first time.

Load Balancing

Updated VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Gives Partners Options

It offers cloud-scale networking enhancements and a new architecture for consolidated Kubernetes Ingress services.

Certified, certifications

VMware Partners Get New Cloud Native MSC Competency

The new competency supports VMware’s Tanzu portfolio.

Running on Track

Google Cloud, VMware Cloud Hit Ground Running After COVID-Slowed Q2

MSPs, especially, have a lot of new ways to help customers navigate ongoing uncertainty.

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Azure Stack, AWS Outposts Poised to Impact Colocation

Unlike past versions, new hybrid-cloud frameworks are easier to deploy and do away with the “cloud-vs.-colo” dichotomy.

Google Cloud Adds Confidential VMs to Enable Encryption for Data in Use

Encryption for most sensitive data uses AMD EPYC CPUs with onboard encryption.

Red Alert Siren

Secret Service Alert Provides Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call for MSPs

Cybercriminals are using point-of-sale intrusions, business email compromise (BEC) and ransomware.

Acquisition

SUSE’s Rancher Labs Acquisition Adds Kubernetes Management Depth

The Rancher Labs acquisition bolsters SUSE’s open source and Kubernetes offerings to partners and customers.

Hybrid clouds

SolarWinds Provides More Hybrid IT Support with Updated Portfolio

The portfolio is built to meet the needs of IT pros operating in hybrid IT environments.

Three_3 cogs

Red Hat, IBM, SAP Deepen Their Cloud Collaboration

The three companies are working together to adapt SAP’s Cloud Platform so it can run from a customer’s location.

Endorsed

Revamped App Center Brings New SAP Endorsed Apps with Co-Marketing Benefits

SAP Endorsed Apps are an alternative to Solution Extensions but appear in App Center.

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How Microsoft Insider Programs Give IT Pros a Leg Up

Microsoft Insider programs offer a way to preview, test and assess multiple enterprise-critical software programs.

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