Year: 2020

Security

Startup Axis Security looks to redefine private application access

March 17, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Startup Axis Security looks to redefine private application access
While the Axis Application Access Cloud is a long-term VPN replacement, it also lets users connect to apps without touching the network, making it ideal for managing partners and contractors.

Managed Services

ConnectWise improves and adds to security controls throughout software development lifecycle

March 13, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on ConnectWise improves and adds to security controls throughout software development lifecycle
ConnectWise is making enhancements both to the software development lifecycle, and adding new vulnerability testing capability and security bulletins as well.

Greg Onoprijenko, director of cloud at Ingram Micro Canada
Cloud

Ingram Micro Canada adds G Suite

March 13, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro Canada adds G Suite
Google expands its U.S. agreement with the distributor to Canada, putting “the last cloud titan” on Ingram Micro Canada’s cloud linecard.

Backup

Rubrik names ServiceNow CMO Dan Rogers President to scale growth

March 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik names ServiceNow CMO Dan Rogers President to scale growth
Rogers sees strong parallels between ServiceNow and Rubrik in terms of their capability to expand successfully from a single product to a broad platform, and thinks the tactics ServiceNow used successfully to ramp up will port well to Rubrik.

Servers

HPE unveils three new ProLiant Gen10 Plus MicroServer Small Business/ ROBO solutions

March 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE unveils three new ProLiant Gen10 Plus MicroServer Small Business/ ROBO solutions
The new solutions are based on the newly released Microserver Gen10 Plus HPE released in February, which is half the size of its predecessor, with significantly greater performance.

Managed Services

Aptum brings Alert Logic’s MDR offering to Canada

March 11, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aptum brings Alert Logic’s MDR offering to Canada
Alert Logic will rely on Aptum as their primary Canadian partner, while Aptum sees a strong market in the Canadian hybrid cloud space for this type of outsourced SOC service.

Artificial Intelligence

ServiceNow adds Now Intelligence analytics to its platform with Orlando release

March 11, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on ServiceNow adds Now Intelligence analytics to its platform with Orlando release
Now Intelligence consists of both new and enhanced features around the AI and analytics theme, in the same way some past releases have emphasized the enhancement of a related series of capabilities.

Data Centre

VMware looks to modernize applications and infrastructure with portfolio redo

March 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware looks to modernize applications and infrastructure with portfolio redo
Highlights include a major rearchitecture of vSphere to work seamlessly with Kubernetes, and VMware Cloud Foundation 4, with Tanzu, an evolution of the Pivotal Application Service.

Solution Provider News

Citrix vet Todd Hsu joins Ferroque Systems to drive fully hosted desktop services

March 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix vet Todd Hsu joins Ferroque Systems to drive fully hosted desktop services
The plan at Ferroque is to create a fully managed service that will cover digital workspaces and all the apps on top, and sell it to customers on a flat-priced Salesforce model. That’s something Hsu said is widely promised, but not being delivered today.

Cloud

NetApp enhances ROBO capability for Cloud Volumes with Talon Storage acquisition

March 9, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp enhances ROBO capability for Cloud Volumes with Talon Storage acquisition
NetApp and Talon were already strategic partners, but the acquisition and integration of Talon’s technology into NetApp Cloud Volumes will expose it to a much broader audience than the large enterprises who have been buying it.