Year: 2018

Cloud

Ingram Micro brings platform businesses together under CloudBlue brand

May 2, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro brings platform businesses together under CloudBlue brand
Ingram Micro announces CloudBlue, a new brand for its cloud platform business, planning to ramp up its offerings for service providers and Cloud Marketplace customers alike.

Cloud

VMware expands NSX platform into Virtual Cloud Network portfolio

May 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware expands NSX platform into Virtual Cloud Network portfolio
The new portfolio is largely an extension of existing NSX capabilities, but there are some new wrinkles, and VMware’s choice to lead the business unit may be particularly well-timed.

Cloud

Virtustream introduces SaaS option for Viewtrust risk management and compliance monitoring tool

May 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Virtustream introduces SaaS option for Viewtrust risk management and compliance monitoring tool
The SaaS option will strengthen go-to-market options for Virtustream and their strategic partners and channels. Virtustream also recently made an executive alignment to give a higher priority to the indirect channel.

Storage

Dell EMC upgrades VxRail, VxRack in push towards VMware-based Clouds

May 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC upgrades VxRail, VxRack in push towards VMware-based Clouds
Technology from the latest 14th generation PowerEdge servers significantly beefs up both the new Vxrail and VxRack offerings.

Servers

Dell EMC touts analytics breakthrough in new PowerEdge four socket servers

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Dell EMC also previewed their new PowerEdge MX servers – again – due for release some time in the back half of the year.

Storage

Dell EMC introduces PowerMax, the rebranded next generation of VMAX

May 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC introduces PowerMax, the rebranded next generation of VMAX
Dell EMC also announced that native replication has been added to EMC XtremIO, and a ew entry point X-Brick XtremIO system at up to a 55 per cent lower cost than the previous generation.

Cloud

Cloud partners need to build up their awesomeness: Ingram

May 1, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cloud partners need to build up their awesomeness: Ingram
Renée Bergeron kicks off Ingram Micro Cloud Summit with a four-stage “cloud awesomeness roadmap,” but notes most partners are just starting down the road.

Security

RSA 2018: Behind the lines

May 1, 2018 Guest Poster Comments Off on RSA 2018: Behind the lines
ESET’s Senior Security Researcher Stephen Cobb reflects on RSA 2018 and the state of the cybersecurity industry.

Backup

Dell EMC puts stake in the ground for the channel with three strategic imperatives

May 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC puts stake in the ground for the channel with three strategic imperatives
At their Global Partner Summit kicking off their Dell Technologies World, Dell EMC delineated their channel strategy for the year ahead, and a lengthy list of program offerings designed to help execute it.

Storage

Storbyte launches with long-lived SSD flash drive technology and 100 per cent channel model

May 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Storbyte launches with long-lived SSD flash drive technology and 100 per cent channel model
Diamond Lauffin, the founder of Nexsan and its disk-to-disk technology, is the Chief Evangelist and Design Architect at Storbyte, which is offering a 10-year warranty with a 100 per cent write guarantee on their arrays.