McAfee Channel

Letter to McAfee Partners

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…

Tags: Accredited Channel Engineer, ACE, Enhanced Deal Registration, intel, McAfee Channel, McAfee Partner, Mike Decesare, Partner Acceleration Resource Center, Renee James, SMB, SMB Advisor Tool, SMB Extravaganza, SMB Specialization, Todd Gebhart

In the Wake of the Week: Building Channel Momentum

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…

Tags: Alex Thurber, McAfee Channel, McAfee Channel Partner, McAfee Labs, McAfee Labs Q3 Threat Report, McAfee Partner Summit, mobile malware, NitroSecurity, PCI, PCI DSS, SaaS, SMB, SMB Advisor Tool

In The Wake Of The Week: Best Companies To Partner With

In this week’s blog, McAfee makes the coveted CRN partner list, we recognize our top partners in the Americas, McAfee enhances its cloud security platform, we highlight a key event you’ll want to mark your calendar for and we feature the 12 scams of Christmas, as well as photos from the 2011 McAfee Partner Summit. Read more…

Tags: 12 Scams of Christmas, channel partner, cloud security, data center security, McAfee Channel, McAfee Channel Partner, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, next generation data center, Partner Summit

In the Wake of the Week: Blogbatical

Fresh off my one-month blogbatical it is time to get back in the habit of providing channel partners with a weekly update on key McAfee news and information. This week’s highlights include, announcements made at the 2011 McAfee Partner Summit, two key technology announcements made at McAfee FOCUS11, Partner Summit press coverage, our Q4 Quarterly Read more…

Tags: Accredited Channel Engineer, ACE, channel partner, Channel Partner Town Hall, Channel Partners, Channel Program, Commercial and Enterprise Deal Registration, data center security, DeepDefender, ePO DeepCommand, Focus11, McAfee Channel, McAfee Partner Summit, Renee James

In the Wake of the Week: Need Sleep

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…

Tags: Alex Thurber, Annual Partner Survey, Channels Town Hall, cloud security, Database, database security, Focus11, heidi klum, McAfee Channel, McAfee Channel Partner, McAfee Partner Summit, Partner Summit

In the Wake of the Week

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

In the Wake of the Week

I may have to change the blog name to “In The Late of the Week” as I am a bit tardy this week in getting this post out. My apologies as I am committed to getting this blog posted no later than Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know. How does 25% margin sound? Check Read more…

Tags: Commercial and Enterprise Deal Registration, Focus, Joe Sexton, McAfee Channel, SMB, Todd Gebhart

Talking Next Generation Data Center

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, Virtualization

In the Wake of the Week

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

In the Wake of the Week

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. It’s a mutual respect thing, but glad to see The VAR Guy likes Read more…

Tags: Blackhat, channel partner, Channel Partners, CIO Insomnia Project, ePolicy Orchestrator, George Kurtz, intrusion prevention, McAfee Channel, McAfee Rewards, McAfee Security Management, The VARGuy