Year: 2016

Cloud

Asigra expands partner opportunities with free AWS Snapshot Management tool

April 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Asigra expands partner opportunities with free AWS Snapshot Management tool
Asigra looks to fill a void in the marketplace by providing its MSPs with a tool for snapshot management in AWS, which will assist partners with workload migrations to AWS and provide a service for which they can charge.

Notebooks

Dell promises to continue doubling down on PCs

April 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell promises to continue doubling down on PCs
Dell commercial boss Kirk Schell reiterated Dell’s commitment to the space and discussed some ways Dell intends to differentiate itself from the competition.

Cloud

Dell cloud strategy to be enhanced significantly when EMC comes aboard

April 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell cloud strategy to be enhanced significantly when EMC comes aboard
Dell sees the imminent acquisition of EMC as significantly driving its cloud strategy, building on an advantage the company already claims as an early mover in the hybrid cloud, and bringing strong benefits to partners with a stake in the hybrid cloud.

Computers

Dell Canada chief Kevin Peesker rounds up pink fluffy unicorns of Dell-EMC merger

April 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Canada chief Kevin Peesker rounds up pink fluffy unicorns of Dell-EMC merger
Kevin Peesker used his lead keynote at Dell Canada’s large customer event in Toronto to address fact and fiction about the approaching EMC acquisition, with the pink fluffy unicorns of myth taking pride of place in his discussion.

Managed Services

HPE releases hybrid compute managed service for small business/ROBO market

April 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE releases hybrid compute managed service for small business/ROBO market
The HPE ProLiant Easy Connect Managed Hybrid solution is a subscription based offering for small businesses and ROBO environments. But while American partners get access to it in a couple weeks, Canadian ones will have to wait a while – like until Q4.

Greg Onoprijenko, director of cloud at Ingram Micro Canada
Cloud

Ingram Micro appoints first Canadian cloud boss

April 12, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro appoints first Canadian cloud boss
On the eve of its annual Cloud Summit, Ingram Micro Canada names former solution provider Greg Onoprijenko as its first-ever director of cloud.

Alain Monié, CEO of Ingram Micro
Distribution

Ingram CEO touts flexibility in HNA deal

April 12, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram CEO touts flexibility in HNA deal
Ingram Micro CEO Alain Monié tells solution providers the distributor’s integration into HNA Group will allow it to invest more and with greater latitude.

Data Centre

New Nutanix Canada country manager Robert Yelenich promises aggressive expansion

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A month ago, Robert Yelenich moved from country manager of Commvault in Canada over to Nutanix, replacing Anton Granic, who had been promoted. Yelenich recently sat down with ChannelBuzz to discuss Nutanix’s Canadian plans for 2016.

Luc Villeneuve, country manager, Red Hat Canada
Channel Programs

Red Hat Canada reports strong channel growth

April 12, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Red Hat Canada reports strong channel growth
Over the last two years, Red Hat Canada has transformed from a primarily-direct organization to one where the channel increasingly leads the way.

Storage

Qumulo unveils new Qumulo Core 2.0 software, new hybrid storage appliances

April 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Qumulo unveils new Qumulo Core 2.0 software, new hybrid storage appliances
Channel-focused scale-out NAS provider Qumulo, which integrates real-time data analytics directly into storage, expands its hardware appliance line and announces a partnership with Western Digital for its HGST 10TB Hard Drives for its appliances.