Month: June 2016

Channel Programs

With EMC integration pending, Dell channel business still trending

June 30, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on With EMC integration pending, Dell channel business still trending
Dell’s channel business did very well in the first quarter of their new year. At this stage though, there is still no definite clarity on the channel implications of assets entering Dell – and exiting it, with the SonicWALL divestiture.

Storage

Hyper-converged secondary storage vendor Cohesity enhances platform, software

June 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hyper-converged secondary storage vendor Cohesity enhances platform, software
The enhancements include a major improvement to the platform’s performance as well as the ability to now handle physical protection as well as virtual.

Mobility

Xirrus expands Wave 2 portfolio with new high-density four and eight radio devices

June 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Xirrus expands Wave 2 portfolio with new high-density four and eight radio devices
802.11ac Wave 2 is still in early adopter phase, but more medium and large sized customers are asking about it, so Xirrus has unveiled two new dense solutions aimed at use cases like conference centres which have large numbers of Wi-Fi users.

Distribution

Scale-out storage accelerator PernixData signs first Canadian disti deal with Ingram Micro

June 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale-out storage accelerator PernixData signs first Canadian disti deal with Ingram Micro
PernixData’s flagship storage product uses high-speed server media to take read and write out of storage and into the server tier, making VM performance much faster and scalable. It’s a highly complementary solution to existing storage arrays.

Cloud

Cloud contact centre vendor Five9 signs first disti deal with Westcon to add new partners

June 28, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud contact centre vendor Five9 signs first disti deal with Westcon to add new partners
Cloud-focused contact centre software vendor Five9 continues its channel expansion by signing its first distribution deal, a global one with Westcon-Comstor. Westcon will help Five9 build out its solution provider channel

Cloud

Security vendor Quick Heal enhances scalability, mobile device management functionality

June 28, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Security vendor Quick Heal enhances scalability, mobile device management functionality
The Indian-based vendor, which entered the North American market a little over a year ago, is also planning to roll out a cloud-based model for MSPs, likely later this year.

Cloud

Barracuda adds subscription firewall offering to Intronis MSP Solutions in North America

June 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda adds subscription firewall offering to Intronis MSP Solutions in North America
Available previously to MSPs in Europe, this customization of Barracuda’s next-gen firewall for the MSP market is now being offered in North America as a best-in-class offering for Intronis’ SMB-focused MSPs.

Data Centre

Nutanix unveils proof-of-concept drone at .NEXT event

June 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix unveils proof-of-concept drone at .NEXT event
Nutanix sees the drone as an extension of its core webscale philosophy of using software on commodity hardware to make it much more extensible. Down the line, they see this as having application to use cases which will interest channel partners.

Cloud

Archive360 moves beyond mailboxes with Azure archive solution to migrate gray data

June 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Archive360 moves beyond mailboxes with Azure archive solution to migrate gray data
Archive2Azure leverages technology from the company’s flagship solution to migrate Office 365 mailbox archives, but is a fundamentally different type of solution, designed for the rest of the data beyond the mailboxes, so companies can get rid of their legacy on-prem storage completely.

Cloud

Sureline Systems looks to Nutanix partnership for growth

June 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sureline Systems looks to Nutanix partnership for growth
The cloud migration and DR vendor is leveraging its partnership with Nutanix and support for Nutanix’s AHV supervisor to add new customers, including ones in Canada.