Month: October 2019

Managed Services

Acquisition of Continuum highlights four-pronged set of ConnectWise initiatives

October 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acquisition of Continuum highlights four-pronged set of ConnectWise initiatives
The others include another acquisition, IT Glue competitor ITBoost, as well as a partnership with a PRM tool provider designed to save MSPs time.

Cloud

Komprise deepens integration in both cloud and on-prem NetApp environments

October 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Komprise deepens integration in both cloud and on-prem NetApp environments
The cloud integration is a beta that enables easy migration between S3 and NetApp StorageGrid, while the on-prem one extends Komprise’s new Deep analytics to NetApp CloudVolumes ONTAP.

Distribution

Ingram Micro Canada appoints Bill Steed to lead sales

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New Ingram Micro Canada sales chief Bill Steed discusses his role, the opportunity he sees at Ingram, and how he plans to realize those opportunities in this edition of the podcast.

Storage

NetApp Insight 2019 show all about Keystone and the Products

October 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp Insight 2019 show all about Keystone and the Products
At an event dominated by NetApp’s Keystone model to extend their data fabric strategy, the company did make some important product announcements. But if you blinked, you may have missed them.

Managed Services

HyAlto brings multi-cloud monetization model to ConnectWise with first RMM partnership

October 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on HyAlto brings multi-cloud monetization model to ConnectWise with first RMM partnership
HyAlto automates both front end and back end processes around billing and invoicing for both the VMware and Veeam clouds.

Artificial Intelligence

SwiftStack upgrades platform for Big Data and advanced machine learning with SwiftStack 7

October 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on SwiftStack upgrades platform for Big Data and advanced machine learning with SwiftStack 7
Both the enhancements to the core platform and services around it have a strong emphasis on increasing performance and AI at the edge.

Distribution

Digital transformation will power IT strength even if economy should weaken, Synnex chief says

October 29, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Digital transformation will power IT strength even if economy should weaken, Synnex chief says
Even if the economy turns sour, the strength of the potential for digital transformation will power IT investment that will keep the channel successful, says Synnex North America chief Peter Larocque.

Cloud

NetApp unveils next evolution of data fabric strategy with Keystone

October 29, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp unveils next evolution of data fabric strategy with Keystone
Keystone is a strategy around providing a seamless public cloud experience across public and private clouds and on-prem data centres, which contains attached offerings and services.

Distribution

Inside Tech Data’s new endpoint strategy

October 29, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Inside Tech Data’s new endpoint strategy
Tech Data’s Linda Rendleman and Mana Guirguis discuss the revolution in the distributor’s endpoint business focusing on solutions rather than transactions, in this edition of the podcast.

Computers

HP debuts recycled plastic in notebooks with thin-and-light Dragonfly

October 28, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP debuts recycled plastic in notebooks with thin-and-light Dragonfly
The new Elite Dragonfly is HP’s first notebook to include recycled plastics, part of an HP-wide pledge to use recycled goods for 30 percent of its plastic by 2025.