Month: May 2016

Storage

NetApp emphasizes simplicity, flash functionality in ONTAP 9 software

May 31, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp emphasizes simplicity, flash functionality in ONTAP 9 software
NetApp has also strengthened, and is now giving much greater emphasis to, its flash-focused 3-4-5 guarantee to customers.

Cloud

New Panzura CEO Patrick Harr looks to scale up business beyond collaboration

May 31, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Panzura CEO Patrick Harr looks to scale up business beyond collaboration
Panzura’s new CEO talks about where he sees the company being able to ramp up, and reaffirms their commitment to channel partners.

Distribution

D&H Canada again posts growth numbers many times the industry norm

May 30, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada again posts growth numbers many times the industry norm
Storage, video conference, monitors and software and licensing all came in around 40 per cent or more. Greg Tobin, General Manager in Canada, discusses why D&H did much better than the industry average.

Mobility

PowWow looks to revolutionize mobile applications with new platform, CEO, channel focus

May 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on PowWow looks to revolutionize mobile applications with new platform, CEO, channel focus
PowWow’s platform for turning legacy apps into native Mobile ones with relative ease has just been upgraded, and the company is looking to increase its channel business through a select partner channel.

Security

AppSense unites privilege control, discovery solutions in a single suite

May 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppSense unites privilege control, discovery solutions in a single suite
AppSense had this single SKU on the roadmap before their acquisition by LANdesk, but further integration is coming, including bringing LANdesk’s patch management offerings in for an even fuller security solution

Channel Programs

Citrix contemplating unique model for upcoming Cloud Partner Program

May 26, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix contemplating unique model for upcoming Cloud Partner Program
A key part of the Cloud Partner program, now slated to roll out with the new fiscal year in January, will be working out how to best handle joint Citrix-Microsoft partners around Microsoft Azure.

Partnerships

Atlantis Computing, Citrix form strategic alliance around hyper-converged

May 26, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Atlantis Computing, Citrix form strategic alliance around hyper-converged
The two companies have been long-time partners around VDI, but this extension of their relationship makes a very low cost hyper-converged offering, which combines Atlantis’ hyper-converged infrastructure with the full Xen stack, available to any certified Citrix partner.

Virtualization

Dell unveils broadest range of thin client solutions announcements in their history

May 26, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils broadest range of thin client solutions announcements in their history
The new offerings include the Dell Wyse 7040, which becomes Dell’s top of the line thin client, and Wyse ThinLinux, a brand-new thin client-optimized software based on SUSE Linux.

Cloud

Citrix, Microsoft announce major expansion of long-term partnership

May 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix, Microsoft announce major expansion of long-term partnership
Key elements include Azure becoming Citrix’s preferred cloud platform, and Microsoft Skype for Business now being optimized for the Citrix VDI environment, the only one to receive this preferred treatment.

Cloud

Citrix rebound mirrors improved performance in Canada

May 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix rebound mirrors improved performance in Canada
Citrix’s Canadian country manager Michael Murphy talks about the company’s turnaround, what customers in Canada are looking for, and the new opportunities he sees emerging in Canada for the company and its channel partners.