Things We Talk About: IT Spending Optimism Comes with Caveats VMware Gets a New CEO DataRobot Acquires Zepl ServiceNow Acquires LightStep ServiceNow Extends OT Reach NetApp Realigns Channel Program U.S. Flexes Ransomware Muscle Report Surfaces Docker API Mess

Things We Talk About: MSPs Need to Lead Observability Charge Splunk Unveils Unified Observability Platform New Relic Open Sources Observability Platform Oracle Revamps Cloud Analytics Service Microsoft Sets Actionable Goals Dell Adds Storage as a Service Civo Launches K3s Cloud Service Red Hat and IBM Launch Konveyor Loft Labs Open Sources Compliance Tool VMware Enlists Partners for Sustainability Aryaka Acquires Secucloud Cisco Partners with Box Survey Illuminates Dark Road to Hybrid Cloud

We chat with Mitel channel chief John Lindsley about the opportunities partners now have to advance collaboration and communications in 2021.

We chat with Chris Lamborn, head of global partner go to market and programs for NetApp, about how the relationship between NetApp and partners is evolving to better reflect where NetApp is now as a provider of IT platforms and services.

Things We Talk About: Channel Looks to the Second Half Red Hat Creates OpenShift Stack IBM Looks to Unify Cloud Services IBM Acquires Turbonomic Strata Identity Focuses on Identity Integration N-able Connects with Microsoft Intune Atlassian Expands Portfolio Reach

Things We Talk About: MSPs Gain Momentum Intel Signals Aggressive Push VMware Makes Digital Workspace Case HubSpot Adds Operations Hub Salesforce Goes Vertical Loft Labs Open Sources K8 Virtualization Software Trend Micro Revamps Channel Program Palo Alto Networks Integrates Asset Discovery WhiteSource Acquires Diffend HackerOne Adds Hackers to Security Workflows

Things We Talk About: Digital Transformations in Doubt Microsoft Acquires Nuance Communications NVIDIA Makes Case for GPUs, CPUs and DPUs Open Grid Alliance Forms Docker, Inc. Adds M1 Support Atrium Raises $13.5M 1Password to Automate Secrets Management The Trouble with DevOps

Things We Talk About: The Primary Target MSPs Double Down on Security Okta Adds Free Dev Edition to Service VMware Adds Container Scanning Tool Kubernetes 1.21 Arrives IBM Rolls Out Financial Services Cloud M-Files Acquires HubShare Digital Workspace Consortium Forms Samsung Revamps Partner Portal End Users Look to Rebel?

We chat with John Curtis, vice president and head of mobile for business to-business at Samsung Electronics America, about recent enhancements to the Samsung channel program at a time when mobile computing has become integral to digital business transformation initiatives.

Things We Talk About: Accenture Survey Surfaces New Channel Era Cisco Goes All in on Subscriptions VMware Goes All in on Subscriptions Too Microsoft Channel Chief Departs AlmaLinux Foundation Formed Free Software Foundation Implodes Oracle Adds Free Cloud Migration Services AWS Adds Mainframe Migration Competency Solvo Automates Cybersecurity Policy Creation CSA Survey Surfaces Cloud Security Confusion

Things We Talk About: SYNNEX Merges with Tech Data Red Hat Extends Alliance with AWS ServiceNow Acquires Intellibot Cisco Extends HashiCorp Alliance OpenJDK Binaries Group Formed Report Surfaces Cloud Native Skills Shortage Sonrai Security Deepens AWS Ties Salesforce Makes Virtual Selling Case Report Sees Rise of Work from Anywhere

Things We Talk About: Oracle Updates Cloud Data Warehouse NetApp Automates Apache Spark Deployments Informatica Deepens Ties to Nvidia JumpCloud Simplifies Mac Deployments Docker, Inc. Raises $23M IT Leaders Demand Security Transparency Sentry Simplifies Mobile App Monitoring Claroty Adds Channel Program

Things We Talk About: Edge Computing Spending to Reach $800B HPE Takes GreenLake to Distribution ServiceNow Gets Low Code Linux Foundation Looks to Secure Software Supply Chains VMware Cozies Up to NVIDIA KPMG Survey Sees AI Spike

We chat with Keith White, senior vice president and general manager for HPE GreenLake Cloud Services, about the role partners and distributors are playing in delivering managed services based on a cloud operating model.

Things We Talk About: Surveys Surfaces Channel Automation Divide Okta Acquires Auth0 Precisely Gets Acquired Airbyte Raises $5.2 million Yugabyte Raises $48M John McAfee Indicted Microsoft Expands Cloud Portfolio Value Stream Management Consortium Bows Microsoft Exchange Servers Under Attack Reblaze Unfurls Managed Reverse Proxy Service Scarf Tracks Open Source Software Consumption

Things We Talk About: VC Funds Pour into Channel Google and MongoDB Extend Partnership Siemens and IBM Extend Alliance Red Hat Extends VM Support SolarWinds Revamps APM Platform Sysdig Contributes Code to Secure Linux Google Underwrites Linux Security Laceworks Gets New CEO AppNeta Launches Channel Program AppDynamics Survey Finds IT in Distress

Things We Talk About: Docker Container Pulls Rise in Q4 CTO.ai Adds Development Platform for Kubernetes Solo.io Delivers Service Mesh Management Tool Python Turns 30 Calligo Acquires Decisive Data Apptio Acquires Targetprocess OutSystems Raises $150M Microsoft Makes Case for Secure Power BI Camunda Expands Channel Program LinearB Aligns with Clubhouse on Project Management

We chat with Tony Beller, senior vice president of the worldwide partner ecosystem at TIBCO Software, to determine what it takes to drive an integration deal in the age of the cloud.

Things We Talk About: Vivun Raises $35M for Pre-Sales Platform Microsoft Details Channel Contributions EraDB Launches Elastic Alternative IBM Revamps Storage Lineup Rewind Acquires BackHub Sauce Labs Acquires AutonomIQ Comparitech Details Credentials Value

We chat with Rolf Heimes, global head of business development at Talend, a provider of a data integration platform, about why the need to integrate data is creating bigger opportunities for channel partners in 2021.

Things We Talk About: Accenture Study Sees IT Driving Growth ConnectWise Acquires Service Leadership Rapid7 Acquires Alcide Vendia Raises $15M to Disrupt Transaction Processing CloudBees Names New CEO CloudBolt Software Bridges DevOps and IT Divide vFunction Automates Microservices Conversions Linux Foundation Takes Control of Magma AppDynamics Partners with Cisco on Cybersecurity CNCF Graduates OPA HappyFox Brings AI to Slack

Things We Talk About: SAP Launches Digital Transformation Service Emotet Botnet Taken Down Demand for Managed Security Services Rises Exabeam Joins Snowflake Ecosystem ARMO to Simplify Microservices Security TetherView Launches Digital Bunker NVIDIA Launches Certification Program JFrog Partners with Docker, Inc.

Things We Talk About: GOP Criticizes Stimulus Plan Quali Picks Up $54M to Automate App Deployment Rewind Picks Up $15M for SaaS Data Protection Versa Networks Unfurls Channel Program Hitachi Vantara Launches Kubernetes Platform Red Hat Revamps Subscription for Developers Rookout Debugs Third-Party Code Stealthbits Adds Data Privacy Engine Fugue Adds Support for Container Runtimes

Things We Talk About: Managed Services Spending Recovers IBM Acquires Taos Veritas Acquires HubStor Intel Names Gelsinger CEO SAP Sales Chief Exits SurveyMonkey Allies with ServiceNow ThreatLocker Adds PAM Tool Akamai Revamps Channel Program Grafana Adds Free Monitoring Tool Slim.ai Streamlines Containers Sysdig Surfaces Container Usage

Things We Talk About: PC Sales Explode Red Hat Acquires StackRox F5 Networks Acquires Volterra Pax8 Raises $96M TIBCO Closes IBI Acquisition BMC Injects AI into Mainframe Management Tool Commvault Names Global Channel Chief Report Identifies $2T in Software Costs