Month: April 2020

Storage

VAST Data adds feature functionality as they look to expand broadly into the enterprise

April 30, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on VAST Data adds feature functionality as they look to expand broadly into the enterprise
Over 20 new features, including support for Windows and MacOS applications, cloud data replication and native encryption, are intended to give VAST appeal beyond its initial customer base who looked to pure performance to solve their pain points.

Cloud

NetApp looks to expand front-end VDI presence with CloudJumper acquisition

April 30, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp looks to expand front-end VDI presence with CloudJumper acquisition
NetApp sees its acquisition of a Workspace-as-a-Service provider and Citrix competitor as a logical complement to its own back-end presence in the space, which will create new synergies for customers.

Distribution

D&H Canada extends credit terms

April 29, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H Canada extends credit terms
The distributor announces a partnership to offer all customers 90-day terms through the end of June, while also highlighting a variety of flexible programs from vendor partners.

Managed Services

RapidFire Tools adds Work From Home solution to help MSPs cope with home worker support

April 29, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on RapidFire Tools adds Work From Home solution to help MSPs cope with home worker support
The adaptation of the core Network Detective product adds a self-service portal that lets home workers scan their machines, scores them, and lets the MSP block unsafe ones from connecting to the network.

Backup

Clumio adds Microsoft 365 to enterprise backup SaaS offering

April 29, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Clumio adds Microsoft 365 to enterprise backup SaaS offering
While Clumio started doing VMware backup, and has added AWS to that, Microsoft 365 is the first major application they have added, with their long-term vision being a very broad workload support as part of a single service.

Cloud

Malwarebytes unveils their first server protection offerings

April 29, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Malwarebytes unveils their first server protection offerings
Both the basic Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection for Servers, as well as Malwarebytes Endpoint Detection and Response for Servers with advanced EDR capabilities, leverage the Nebula cloud platform and offer integrated support.

Podcasts

Long View Systems accelerating customer experience focus during pandemic

April 28, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Long View Systems accelerating customer experience focus during pandemic
Dave Frederickson of Long View Systems discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the solution provider’s customers and how the organization itself has reacted in this edition of the podcast.

Security

How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training

April 28, 2020 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training
Security is not a game, but learning about it could be – here’s why adding the fun factor can help employees become more cyber-aware, from ESET

Networking

Cumulus Networks adds lifecycle management capabilities to NetQ 3.0

April 28, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cumulus Networks adds lifecycle management capabilities to NetQ 3.0
Cumulus says that the synergies between its core visibility functions and the newly added lifecycle management capabilities will make life much easier for customers, especially ones with more limited IT staffs.

Big Data

Couchbase adds more granularity, automation to 2.0 version of Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes

April 28, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Couchbase adds more granularity, automation to 2.0 version of Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes
The biggest change is Couchbase’s vastly increased automation capabilities, which will be of particular interest to customers with large Kubernetes deployments.