Year: 2014

Dell global channel chief Cheryl Cook
Channel Programs

Dell’s distribution push starting to pay off

August 26, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Dell’s distribution push starting to pay off
Dell is seeing significant growth through distribution as it ramps up its activity with disties, including a return to working with Ingram Micro Canada.

VMware president and COO Carl Eschenbach
Channel Programs

VMware adds $10B to expected TAM

August 26, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware adds $10B to expected TAM
VMware sees growth in cloud and end user computing, and tells partners it has to shift its sales motion as it becomes much more than a one-product company.

Storage

EMC adds RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

August 26, 2014 Mark Cox 1
The biggest attraction for the channel here is likely to be its integration with VSPEX, when that is available in Q4.

Software

Scality adds VM storage capabilities to software-based, software-defined storage

August 26, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality adds VM storage capabilities to software-based, software-defined storage
Scality began by selling direct, but is evolving this year to a two-tier model, which they see as the key to their future.

Supermicro EVO Rail hardware with VMware
Data Centre

VMware introduces first hyper-converged infrastructure

August 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware introduces first hyper-converged infrastructure
VMware works with hardware partners to introduce Evo:Rail, a “hyper-converged infrastucture” offering that aims to make hybrid IT easier for enterprises.

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.