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Channel Happy Hour Episode 203 – AI Arms Race

This week we talk about:

  • Juniper Acquires Mist Systems
  • VMware Unveils Service Defined Firewall
  • PagerDuty Creates DevSecOps Ecosystem
  • SonicWall Details SMB Security Strategy
  • Hitachi Ventara Extends Channel Alliance with Cisco
  • Digital Ocean Opens App Store
  • SAP Names Chief Partner Officer
  • ITIL Gets Agile
  • Where the Demand for DevOps Expertise Is
  • Customer Success Platforms Emerge in the Cloud
  • Professional Services Firms Targeting SMB customers with IT services?

The Primary Target (Big Story of the Week)

Juniper Acquires Mist Systems
http://www.futuriom.com/articles/news/juniper-acquisition-of-mist-networks-accelerates-ai-networking-arms-race/2019/03

Lock Down (Security News)

VMware Unveils Service Defined Firewall
https://securityboulevard.com/2019/03/vmware-makes-case-for-service-defined-firewall/

PagerDuty Creates DevSecOps Ecosystem
https://channelhappyhour.com/2019/03/06/pagerduty-looks-to-build-devsecops-partner-ecosystem/


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SonicWall Details SMB Security Strategy
https://securityboulevard.com/2019/03/sonicwall-extends-smb-cybersecurity-ambitions/

Sign Right Up  (Partner Program News)

Hitachi Ventara Extends Channel Alliance with Cisco
https://channelhappyhour.com/2019/03/06/hitachi-ventara-extends-cisco-alliance-to-network-realm/

Digital Ocean Opens App Store
https://channelhappyhour.com/2019/03/05/digital-ocean-opens-app-marketplace/

Rumors, Surprises,  and Musical Chairs

SAP Names Chief Partner Officer
https://channelhappyhour.com/2019/03/08/sap-names-chief-partner-officer/

And then this… (Other stories we want to talk about)

ITIL Gets Agile
https://devops.com/itil-v4-foundation-embraces-the-agile-manifesto-with-teamwork-as-a-core-value/

Where the Demand for DevOps Expertise is High
https://devops.com/report-identifies-devops-skills-in-highest-demand/

Customer Success Platforms Emerge in the Cloud
https://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/strikedeck-makes-customer-success-platform-available-as-cloud-service.html

Debates and Rants

Professional Services Firms Targeting SMB customers with IT services?
https://smartermsp.com/comptia-survey-finds-it-spending-trends-among-smbs-cut-both-ways-for-msps/

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