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The on-premises customer edition of SAP’s ERP solution can now be hosted on Lenovo’s usage-priced TruScale infrastructure platform, according to Data Center Group President Kirk Skaugen (pictured), speaking at Lenovo’s Tech World conference.

All three products are the latest manifestation of the company’s transition from storage hardware maker to cloud-first data management vendor.

A bevy of new products from Acer, a new alliance agreement for Microsoft and Salesforce, a new CRO for Axcient, and an official apology for the impending addition of one more hour to this endless year are all among the stories just now coming your way.

Version 6.7 of the product also includes geo-fencing functionality, the ability to enforce automated defensive measures on potentially compromised MacOS endpoints, and compliance reporting for both Macs and USB storage devices.

Called Project APEX and introduced at this week’s Dell Technologies World conference, the long-term initiative debuted alongside new storage-as-a-service solutions and pre-configured purchasing and Flex On Demand financing options.

During a virtual partner conference today, Eric Thompson (pictured) and others offered details on the new Intel Partner Alliance and extolled the advantages it will offer over previously separate programs for solution providers, OEMs, and ISVs, among others.

At its Intel Partner Connect event today and in conversations with ChannelPro, company executives discussed the ups and downs of an unpredictable year, the easing of supply chain problems, and more.

That product and Veeam’s plans for recently acquired container backup specialist Kasten figure prominently in the agenda for the data protection vendor’s Veeam Live conference today.

The vendor’s new SkyKick Cloud Manager product is designed to provide a comprehensive platform for automating administrative tasks that would otherwise require dozens of clicks or deep scripting skills to execute.

Shiny new phones from Apple, shiny new security tech from Untangle, McAfee, and Palo Alto, and a shiny new baby boy who delivered himself without medical assistance are among the stories we’re belatedly sneaking in before the weekend.