Nearly half of companies have applied intelligent automation according to an Appian study carried out by conducted by IDG and LTM Research.
Less than half (46 percent) of organisations have deployed intelligent automation. This is even though a large majority of IT leaders agree that effective intelligent automation holds enormous potential for their businesses, the report said.
HPE has rolled out its HPE Tech Pro Community – a technical community for architects and HPE presales professionals to work as one team.
This team will offer ongoing support, and exclusive access to insider training, tools, resources and expertise for partners and HPE alike.
Juniper Network’s new head of EMEA channels, Sander Groot has overhauled Juniper’s coverage model in the region to help achieve his “number one goal” of growing the channel business.
Groot, who stepped into the role five months ago, says he has made immediate changes that see Juniper go all-in with the company’s managed partners. From now on account managers and directors will focus on their managed partners, because that focus will drive growth.
The eleventh version of the G-Cloud framework is set to be awarded in July this year.
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) said that number 11 would run for a year with an option to extend it for another year.
Despite a strong fourth quarter, mega distributor Tech data sales didn’t meet analysts’ expectations, and the company saw its shares fall by six percent.
Tech Data CEO Rich Hume described his company’s latest financial report as extremely strong, adding to what he called an excellent year.
Avaya Holdings has opened a new “Customer Experience Centre” (CEC) in Guildford.
The facility will act as the UK’s leading showcase of the latest contact centre, communication and collaboration technology that is enabling the digital workplace and digital customer experiences, the company claimed.
Cloud Data Management Company, Rubrik, announced the appointment of Brett Shirk as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer. In his new role, Shirk will be responsible for driving Rubrik’s global go-to-market strategy. He will report directly to Rubrik Co-founder and CEO Bipul Sinha.
Shirk joins Rubrik from VMware, where as senior vice president and general manager, Americas, he was responsible for strategic planning, business operations, “go-to-market” strategy, and management of VMware’s business in Latin America, the United States, and Canada.
“Brett has been the architect behind a number of the industry’s most successful sales organisations”, said Bipul Sinha, Rubrik Co-founder and CEO. “His unparalleled expertise scaling world-class teams, ability to capitalise on changing market dynamics, dedication to partners, and customer-first mentality will be invaluable to Rubrik as we continue our global expansion.”
Shirk has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Prior to VMware, Shirk spent 14 years at Symantec and its spin-out Veritas Technologies, rising from a district manager in the Great Lakes region at Symantec, to Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Veritas Technologies.
“Over the course of my career I’ve had the opportunity to scale a number of global sales organisations”, said Brett Shirk, Chief Revenue Officer at Rubrik. “Rubrik has achieved in its first five years of business what most companies achieve in twice the time, if at all – a diverse and loyal customer base. I’m excited to join Rubrik and help drive its next phase of growth.”
This appointment comes at a time of record customer growth and expansion for Rubrik. In January, the company announced that it raised a $261 million Series E round at a $3.3 billion valuation from new investor Bain Capital Ventures and existing investors Lightspeed Ventures, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures and IVP.
Rubrik also expanded its executive team in 2018 with several high profile hires from leading technology companies, including: Chief Financial Officer Murray Demo (Atlassian), CIO Avon Puri (VMware), Chief Legal Officer Peter McGoff (Box), Chief People Officer Jeff Vijungco (Adobe), and SVP of Product & Strategy Shay Mowlem (Splunk).
Maker of SmartNodeTM voice-over-IP gear Patton has appointed Marian Torkar and Michael Schwidder, to expand business operations and drive revenue growth throughout Europe.
Marjan Torkar, former Mobik CEO and Dialogic VP, has joined Patton as President of EMEA. Torkar is responsible for Patton’s European business unit with the mission to grow revenue and deliver strong EBITDA performance. He leads business development activities with a special focus on multi-national telecom service providers based in Europe with operations in international markets.
Finance automation outfit V1 has announced it will be a Gold Partner at the Sage Summit in Dubai on 2-4 April. The event’s overarching theme is ‘drive to thrive’, and V1 will demonstrate how the benefits of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has
Businesses across Europe are spending more than ever on mobiles for their workforce.
Finance automation company V1 has announced it will be a Gold Partner at the Sage Summit in Dubai on 2-4 April
The event’s overarching theme is ‘drive to thrive’, and V1 will demonstrate how the benefits of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has boosted sales for the thriving business, especially around its partnership with Sage. The company achieved ‘Rockstar’ status within the Sage partner community in 2017 and has seen 28 per cent growth in channel bookings, year on year.
Computacenter has bought €13 million turnover Swiss VAR PathWorks, adding a reseller arm to its operations in Switzerland as part of what has been a significant worldwide spend.
Distributor Cogent has been appointed a specialist wireless distributor for the UK and Ireland by Proxim Wireless and will begin carrying its range of solutions with immediate effect.
The appointment comes as Cogent embarks on an expansion strategy that will see it actively seek to increase its reseller base and strengthen its product lines.
Juniper Networks has written a $405 million cheque for AI-powered networking startup Mist Systems.Mist has built what it calls the world’s first AI-driven wireless platform, which it says makes Wi-Fi more “predictable, reliable and measurable”.
Mist developed what it says is the networking industry’s only AI-driven virtual assistant, Marvis, to simplify wireless troubleshooting and give a detailed look into client and network behaviour.
Juniper said that the acquisition would expand Juniper’s presence in the rapidly growing cloud-managed segment of the wireless networking market.
Writing in his bog, Mist Systems CEO said that “by integrating Mist’s cloud-management and advanced AI engine into the balance of Juniper’s enterprise portfolio, we are setting ourselves up to continue to lead the transition to the software-defined enterprise.”
“Mist Systems is a great fit for Juniper and our enterprise customers,” said Rami Rahim, CEO of Juniper Networks in a statement. “Juniper and Mist share a common strategic goal. We believe in the Software-Defined Enterprise, and Mist’s focus on bringing AI to IT is consistent with our core belief that we need to simplify operations and improve the customer experience while lowering costs. With Mist, we are adding a market leading solution to complement our portfolio, drive the cloud transition within the enterprise and accelerate our enterprise growth.”
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