Year: 2016

Channel Programs

D&H Canada enhances successful credit extension program for partners

June 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada enhances successful credit extension program for partners
D&H makes another infusion to an initiative which has operated successfully as part of the Business Assurance Program for years, and which has delivered substantial returns to vendor participants as well.

Storage

Data Dynamics enhances partner opportunities with StorageX 7.8 release

June 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data Dynamics enhances partner opportunities with StorageX 7.8 release
Data Dynamics has enhanced several platform elements, and two new ones have been added, a Data Protection Module and an SDK.

Adtran access point
Managed Services

Adtran introduces network rental for MSPs

June 10, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Adtran introduces network rental for MSPs
Adtran’s ProCloud services aim to take networking sales — including hardware — from CapEx to OpEx, a move that could make the network much more intriguing to MSPs.

Sponsored Content

Video: Appleby College and Epson’s BrightLink Pro

June 10, 2016 Guest Poster Comments Off on Video: Appleby College and Epson’s BrightLink Pro
Ontario’s Appleby College weighs in on how it’s been able to transform the classroom experience with Epson’s BrightLink Pro projectors.

Virtualization

Ex-NetApp Canada head Goldstein outlines Veeam’s plans to grow in Canada

June 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ex-NetApp Canada head Goldstein outlines Veeam’s plans to grow in Canada
The new Veeam VP of Sales in Canada said his appointment to the new role is part of Veeam’s intensified commitment to the Canadian market. He indicated his plans to take the company, which sells entirely through channel partners, to the next level here.

Cloud

New Helion Cloud Suite highlights cloud announcements at HPE Discover

June 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Helion Cloud Suite highlights cloud announcements at HPE Discover
HPE’s cloud announcements at its Discover event had a decidedly multi-cloud texture, as the company announced four new and refreshed cloud solutions.

Partnerships

Next-gen VDI vendor Workspot sees new HPE partnership as match made in heaven

June 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Next-gen VDI vendor Workspot sees new HPE partnership as match made in heaven
Workspot makes a native cloud-based VDI solution which is simple to install and use. Hyper-converged vendors are one of their routes to market, and this new agreement makes available a reference configuration for Workspot VDI on the HPE HyperConverged 380.

Storage

Scality adds Microsoft Active Directory and AWS IAM support in S3 API commitment

June 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality adds Microsoft Active Directory and AWS IAM support in S3 API commitment
Version 6.0 of Scality’s RING software significantly enhances their commitment to the AWS S3 protocol, which the company says will significantly expand their business with their vendor and reseller partners.

Internet of Things

HPE creates new product category with two converged Internet of Things systems

June 8, 2016 Mark Cox 1
In what is likely the most exciting of the announcements so far at HPE Discover, HPE announces two converged EdgeLine devices, as well as the ability to use their Vertica Big Data solution and functionality from their Aruba secure wi-fi system in IoT devices. New IoT partnerships and IoT Innovation Labs were also announced.

Mobility

BlackBerry enhances workflow capabilities, integration into business-critical apps

June 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on BlackBerry enhances workflow capabilities, integration into business-critical apps
BlackBerry leverages the WatchDox security technology it acquired last year into three related offerings, BlackBerry Email Protector, BlackBerry for Salesforce, and an enhanced Outlook plug-in for version management in collaboration.