Year: 2014

Jim Bindon, director of vertical markets for the Americas at Avnet Technology Solutions
Sponsored Content

Flash Storage – Just what the doctor ordered

November 18, 2014 Guest Poster Comments Off on Flash Storage – Just what the doctor ordered
In this sponsored blog, Avnet Technology Solutions’ Jim Bindon shares why flash storage is a hot topic for solution providers in the healthcare vertical.

Small Business

Fourth gen HP MSA Storage adds data tiering, SSD read caching

November 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Fourth gen HP MSA Storage adds data tiering, SSD read caching
The enhanced horsepower in the Gen 4 MSA facilitates needed upgrades like Archive Tiering and Performance Tier options, a new SSD Read Cache feature to better utilize flash, and thin provisioning.

Mobility

Canadian SMBs bullish on economy, mobility

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Canadian SMBs bullish on economy, mobility
An annual study from Sage finds Canadian SMBs are more bullish about the economy, and about how mobility can help their businesses, even though that comes at a cost of being contacted outside of traditional working hours.

Cloud

Cisco announces Project Squared free SaaS collaboration app

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Project Squared, a SaaS business collaboration app for chat, audio, video, multi-party meetings and content sharing, will initially be a free download, but Cisco expects to monetize it as they add more features, and they see it as a strong channel opportunity.

Hardware

Cisco enhances three-screen TelePresence IX5000 video endpoint

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco enhances three-screen TelePresence IX5000 video endpoint
Cisco’s high-end TelePresence triple screen offering has several significant user enhancements, and cuts power, bandwidth and install time to lower the average customer’s TCO by about 50 per cent.

Christoph Schell, senior vice president and managing director of HP’s Printing and Personal Systems business in North America
Printing and Imaging

HP: 3D printing is a channel play

November 17, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP: 3D printing is a channel play
HP’s PPS leader for the Americas tells Varnex that HP considers the 3D printing opportunity a commercial play, and one where partners will be key.

Networking

Extreme Networks expands Software Defined Architecture with new products, enhancements

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks expands Software Defined Architecture with new products, enhancements
The centre of Extreme’s SDN strategy is building an SDN solution that is open, standards based, and comprehensive, leveraging Open Daylight, and the acquisition of vendor partners is key to provide validation and spur innovation.

Mobility

Consumer mobile security vendor Lookout sets sights on enterprise market

November 14, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Consumer mobile security vendor Lookout sets sights on enterprise market
With new venture funding to transition their business to the enterprise, Lookout has hired its first VP of Enterprise Product and its first channel chief, and is looking to the channel to drive its enterprise business

Tim FitzGerald, vice president of cloud solutions at Avnet Technology Solutions
Cloud

Avnet Technology Solutions launches Cloud Toolset [Video]

November 12, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet Technology Solutions launches Cloud Toolset [Video]
The distributor says its Avnet Cloud Toolset will help solution providers offer their customers an enterprise-wide view of their cloud investments.

Cloud

Alert Logic unveils new security suite to manage entire application stack

November 12, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Alert Logic unveils new security suite to manage entire application stack
Cloud Defender combines existing Alert Logic solutions with new analytics and security services to provide a fully managed SIEM solution which addresses the entire stack rather than specific applications.