Channel Brief: Salesforce Launches Tableau Einstein Alliance, Reltio Intros New Partner Program

Monday, October 7, is the deadline to update Windows against CVE-2024-43461, the MSHTML vulnerability, which pushed the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency to add to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as Forbes reported.

“Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform contains a user interface (UI) misrepresentation of critical information vulnerability that allows an attacker to spoof a web page,” CISA warns, adding that “this vulnerability was exploited in conjunction with CVE-2024-38112.”

CISA urged the updates with its usual instructions that users need to “apply mitigations or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.” That directive is mandatory for federal employees, but many other public and private organizations follow CISA’s suit, Forbes said.

The clock is ticking!

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Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News

1. Salesforce introduces Tableau Einstein Alliance: Salesforce announced this week the Tableau Einstein Alliance — a new partner community with the likes of Atrium, Capgemini, Deloitte, IBM, and Slalom that empowers partners with AI and analytics through Tableau Einstein, which is built on the Salesforce platform and integrated with Agentforce. Members will have early access to the Tableau Einstein platform as well as: special visibility into everything Salesforce delivers around data and AI, such as new investments in emerging technologies like Agentforce; marketing activations and promotions; co-selling opportunities; and access to Tableau Einstein product roadmap and experts. Solutions that emerge from the Alliance are expected to be generally available on the Salesforce AppExchange and upcoming Tableau Marketplace, which will allow developers to create, share, and monetize apps and analytical assets.

2. Reltio launches new partner program: Data management solutions provider Reltio announced a new partner program this week that includes greater access to incentives, comprehensive training, and resources to drive business growth. Partners can access expanded services and personalized support through alliance managers, executive sponsors and availability to Reltio’s Partner Advisory Council; new customer incentives including referral fees, marketing development funds (MDFs), and professional services credits and multiple partnership programs based on level of support needs.

3. Sonar adds new AI-driven clean code features: Clean code solutions provider Sonar is releasing new features -- Sonar AI Code Assurance and Sonar AI CodeFix -- to improve the quality of code produced by generative AI and enhance Sonar’s offering with AI to deliver a better developer experience, respectively, the company said in a statement. AI Code Assurance helps organizations ensure the quality of AI-generated code by thoroughly analyzing the codebase for issues, and AI CodeFix allows developers to resolve issues detected by Sonar's code analysis engine with a single click, directly within their workflow.

4. NVIDIA hires inventor JP Vasseur to fuel AI innovation: NVIDIA has hired 25-year Cisco Systems engineering veteran JP Vasseur to lead the company's development of AI and networking architecture, CRN reported. His official title will be senior distinguished engineer and chief architect of AI and networking. Vasseur, a recently departed Cisco fellow who was most recently vice president of engineering of machine learning and AI for networking, announced the news Wednesday in a LinkedIn post. Congratulations!

5. CACI buys Applied Insight for cloud solutions boost: CACI International has bought fellow solution provider Applied Insight in an all-cash deal that should boost its capabilities in Amazon Web Services, cloud migration, cybersecurity and productivity for government agency customers, CRN reported. CACI bought Applied Insight from Acacia Group, a Fulton, Maryland-based specialist investment firm. Both solution providers are based in Reston, Virginia.