Month: August 2015

Managed Services

SolarWinds N-able to offer MSPs choice of new IT Services Management Platform

August 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds N-able to offer MSPs choice of new IT Services Management Platform
The company says it acquired a cloud based services management platform to provide a simpler and low cost pure play offering to the partners who want it, and that their partnerships with the major PSA vendors will continue.

Computers

D&H sees value in Chrome beyond education

August 24, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H sees value in Chrome beyond education
D&H Canada adds Chrome Device Management console, says it will focus on SMB opportunities as new platform comes of age.

Opinion/Editorial

Seagate purchase of Dot Hill has minimal channel implications

August 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Seagate purchase of Dot Hill has minimal channel implications
Seagate’s acquisition of Dot Hill last week is intriguing in several ways, but for the channel, it’s pretty much a non-issue. Seagate’s focus is on Dot Hill’s OEM business, and their branded channel business, which had already been outsourced to Quantum, is unlikely to be affected at all.

Data Centre

Dell brings Datacenter Scalable Solutions business out of stealth

August 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell brings Datacenter Scalable Solutions business out of stealth
Dell says there will be incremental opportunities for channel partners in its newly announced DSS business, which targets the area just below the hyperscale vendors and will see branded DSS products on the market later this fall.

Big Data

HP Haven Startup Accelerator program to offer developers upgrade over free Vertica and IDOL

August 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP Haven Startup Accelerator program to offer developers upgrade over free Vertica and IDOL
New HP Big Data announcements also include a new release of HP Vertica optimized for the Internet of Things, and an extension of the HP Haven Big Data platform to provide the building blocks for about 80 per cent of solutions, with HP partners or professional services finishing off the job.

Security

ESET looks to new Toronto office to drive Canadian business

August 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET looks to new Toronto office to drive Canadian business
Iva Peric-Lightfoot, a longtime Symantec veteran who was most recently in charge of Canadian distribution for ESET’s Canadian retail distributor, becomes ESET’s first Canadian country manager.

Data Centre

Lenovo expands hyperconverged portfolio with SimpliVity alliance

August 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo expands hyperconverged portfolio with SimpliVity alliance
Lenovo announces its second hyperconverged partnership this week, which like the first is focused primarily on the SMB space, where Lenovo is initially focusing with its hyperconverged strategy.

Storage

Kaminario breaks sub-$1/GB flash pricing barrier with new array

August 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaminario breaks sub-$1/GB flash pricing barrier with new array
The all-flash vendor also announces the first industry support for 3D TLC Drives, native array-based replication and its Perpetual Array program. Boston-based Kaminario has unveiled its K2 v5.5 all-flash primary storage array, which becomes the
Big Data

Predixion partners with Wind River on IoT analytics

August 19, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Predixion partners with Wind River on IoT analytics
Predixion’s technology is well suited to the IoT because its small footprint can push predictive analytics out to the edge, to sensors and machines with limited connectivity.

Storage

Partners need to sell the foundation of the dream, says EMC Canada’s Kerr

August 19, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Partners need to sell the foundation of the dream, says EMC Canada’s Kerr
EMC’s Canadian channel chief lays out EMC’s value proposition and how partners can best position themselves within it.