Month: August 2014

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld 2014.
Cloud

VMware’s Gelsinger: Hybrid is the endgame

August 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware’s Gelsinger: Hybrid is the endgame
Hybrid IT isn’t a waypoint on the way to the cloud, it’s the right long-term approach for enterprises, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says ahead of VMworld.

Hardware

AMD looks to aid small system builders with new Power Packs

August 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on AMD looks to aid small system builders with new Power Packs
AMD is offering the lowest level of its partner tier, which typically does not get discounts, 6 per cent off boxes of six select processors.

Networking

Dell expands its open networking with VMware, Cumulus collaborations

August 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell expands its open networking with VMware, Cumulus collaborations
The new Dell-VMware converged infrastructure solution is aimed at the mid-market, while the offering with Cumulus is targeted more at very large, Linux-savvy organizations.

Virtualization

New Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop releases to take down adoption barriers

August 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop releases to take down adoption barriers
The major focus of the new releases is removing significant barriers to adoption, notably greatly reducing storage costs, and adding FIPS certification.

Cloud

Ingram Micro launches six of their own hosted services in Canada

August 22, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ingram Micro launches six of their own hosted services in Canada
Ingram Micro Cloud has also launched a new Cloud Elevate program, in which Ingram partners who register as a partner in Ingram’s Cloud Marketplace by September 30th will receive free Ingram Micro-hosted solutions with $100 credit a month.

Distribution

ASG Software signs on Promark for data protection distribution

August 21, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on ASG Software signs on Promark for data protection distribution
ASG has seen a significant recent ramp up in the amount of business done through its channel, and expects much more to come.

Big Data

PROMISE Technology launches FileCruiser private cloud solution

August 20, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on PROMISE Technology launches FileCruiser private cloud solution
The long-time maker of RAID controllers and subsystems embarks on its first venture in the cloud, and its first software application venture, with plans to expand it into a hybrid cloud offering.

Channel Programs

New ThreatTrack channel chief looks to distribution for ThreatSecure go-to-market

August 20, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on New ThreatTrack channel chief looks to distribution for ThreatSecure go-to-market
While ThreatTrack has a channel of SMB-focused VIPRE resellers, the new channel chief’s task is to build an enterprise-focused channel for ThreatSecure, and to do that, he is looking to distribution.

Cloud

Nutanix adds hybrid cloud, high performance appliance

August 19, 2014 Mark Cox 1
Nutanix believes the ability to offer public cloud capacity, together with a more powerful appliance, will make them the go-to vendor for any enterprise converged infrastructure project.

Stephen Terlizzi, Xangati’s VP of Global Marketing
Cloud

Xangati adds application-aware infrastructure intelligence to solution

August 19, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Xangati adds application-aware infrastructure intelligence to solution
Xangati, which makes intelligent cloud and workload performance management solutions for virtualized environments, introduces Xangati Product Suite XSR12.