Dear Valued McAfee Channel Partner, As I take a moment to pause and reflect on 2011 I can’t help but think what a year! The past 12 months were filled with momentous occasions and while I’d like to write about all of them, I know it isn’t practical, so let me highlight a few: Intel Read more…
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In this week’s blog we continue our channel recognition momentum, showcase an outstanding new SMB tool, talk about the short quarter, and provide resources to learn more about McAfee’s acquisition of Nitro Security, a new certification service, where to find free-trials of McAfee SaaS, get access to Partner Summit keynotes, and highlights from our Q3 Read more…
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As I write this, it is one week from Thanksgiving, here in the United States. This is our kick-off to the holiday season, which got me thinking about our year-end and the realization that while there may be 36 shopping days till Christmas there are far fewer selling days before we reach our Dec. 28, Read more…
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McAfee once again honored a number of its top partners with its annual Partner of the Year Awards for the Americas. I am pleased to recognize these partners who have invested in McAfee solutions and are engaging with customers in a manner that goes above and beyond. The 2011 winners are: SOLUTION PROVIDER OF THE Read more…
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They are keeping me busy here at McAfee. Beginning to think that “Safe” isn’t the only thing that “Never Sleeps” around here. This weeks highlights include, our re-designed channel partner website, a blog recap of the Sept. 12 Global Channel Partner Town Hall Meeting, staying focused while attending the McAfee Partner Summit, a new market Read more…
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On September 12, I hosted a Global Channel Partner Town Hall. In case you missed it, here is the replay. During the opening of this Town Hall, I mentioned that many of you, our partners from around the world, have told me when it comes to partnering, communications is the number one area we need Read more…
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Last week McAfee was recognized as a company “that came to win;” Alex Thurber invites partners to attend global webcast; we issued a new security threat report; we prepare to talk cloud security; we protect our intellectual property; and similar to the New York Times Best Seller List, I unveil the McAfee Channel Partner Must Read more…
Tags: Alex Thurber, cloud, cloud security, data center, data center security, Deal Registration, IPv6, malware, McAfee Channel, Mobile, mobile security, Smart Grid, smartphones, SMB, Todd Gebhart, VMworld 2011
Last week was very busy. We provided a bit more detail on the first Intel/McAfee product, we earned a 5-Star product rating, we enhanced our channel partner incentives, we talked about the next generation data center opportunity and we were recognized as a “leader” for a very key security opportunity. Intel Inside, according to Renee James, Read more…
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According to Forrester Research the global cloud market is poised for massive growth, jumping from $40.7B in 2011 to more than $241B 2020. This move to cloud is driving significant spend in next generation data centers as customers look to support their private cloud initiatives. I recently had the privilege of talking with Brett Kelsey, Read more…
Tags: Alex Thurber, channel partner, Channel Partners, cloud, data center, McAfee Channel, next generation data center, thurber, Virtualization
This is a new weekly blog post focused on providing our channel partners with easy access to key news and information. The blog includes a collection of short statements/thoughts designed to make it easy to read, informative and if lucky occasionally humorous. I smell a RAT, last week McAfee revealed Operation Shady RAT, an investigation Read more…
Tags: Alex Thurber, channel partner, Channel Partners, Dave Marcus, Dmitri Alperovitch, Gartner, IT as a Service, McAfee Channel, Operation Shady RAT, SaaS, Vanity Fair
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