New Intelisys President, Fortinet SD-WAN Update Among the Week’s Top Stories

…multiple cloud providers and prefer to host services outside of branch locations. Equinix’s senior vice president of core product management said the arrangement could help customers reduce capital expenses.

Learn more about the partnership.

Having the ability to access #Fortinet Secure #SDWAN via the Equinix Network Edge enables customers to improve #multicloud latency without compromising on security. Learn more about the collaboration between Fortinet and Equinix: https://t.co/fjc22IQSU9 via @Channel_Online pic.twitter.com/eEpT6YZ7VB

— Fortinet Partner (@FortinetPartner) February 12, 2020

1. ScanSource Replaces Intelisys President Bradley

The massive master agent’s parent company announced drastic changes following second-quarter financial results.

ScanSource announced that Intelisys president Jay Bradley would step into an advisory role, while Mark Morgan takes his place. ScanSource CEO Mike Baur explained that the company fell short of its sales forecast while trying to reorganize its North American VAR sales team.

“Being president of Intellisys has been a great ride. I’ve been fortunate to work with a wonderful team and the best sales partners in the industry,” Bradley said. “Since the acquisition by ScanSource, we have seen great growth among our partners and an industry that continues to show unbounded opportunity.

Lynn Haber has the scoop.