Year: 2020

Storage

Dell unveils new midrange offering with Dell EMC PowerStore

May 5, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils new midrange offering with Dell EMC PowerStore
While all current Dell EMC mid-range storage offerings will continue to be sold, the new PowerStore, which is up to seven times faster than the Unity XT midrange offering, becomes their Go-To offering for all-flash in the midrange.

Software

Droplet Computing brings ‘offline DaaS’ containerized solution to Canada

May 4, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Droplet Computing brings ‘offline DaaS’ containerized solution to Canada
Droplet has partnered with Prianto Canada to build its Canadian channel for their cross-platform containerized application delivery offering.

Storage

Pure Storage adds file and object replication to Flashblade with Purity 3.0 release

May 4, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage adds file and object replication to Flashblade with Purity 3.0 release
Purity 3.0 also adds Filesystem Rollback, leverages Pure’s SafeMode functionality to enable the fast recovery of File systems from snapshots.

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.