Articles by Mark Cox

Backup

Office 365 protection enhancements, new blockchain-based service highlight Acronis Data Cloud 7.8 update

November 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Office 365 protection enhancements, new blockchain-based service highlight Acronis Data Cloud 7.8 update
Acronis has also added improved their ransomware protection and added runbooks to their disaster recovery orchestration, democratizing the process so it can be done without professional services. Previously announced Azure and Google Cloud integrations are also part of this release.

Data Centre

VxRail, VxBlock get significant enhancements in Dell EMC VMware-related announcements

November 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on VxRail, VxBlock get significant enhancements in Dell EMC VMware-related announcements
A new VxRail integration with Dell EMC Smart Fabric Services provides VxRail with automated networking configuration, while VxBlock gets major awareness, automation and analytics upgrades to its software.

Security

Okta looks to extend VMware Workspace ONE business with two channel promos

November 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Okta looks to extend VMware Workspace ONE business with two channel promos
The promos for VMware Workspace ONE Advanced and VMware Workspace ONE Enterprise are specifically for joint Okta-VMware channel partners.

Servers

Supermicro releases new entry level UP servers with Intel Xeon E-2100 chips

November 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Supermicro releases new entry level UP servers with Intel Xeon E-2100 chips
Supermicro believes that the new Xeon chips will allow partners to do more with entry level servers than they have in the past.

Networking

DH2i looks to disrupt cloud VPN market with new DxOdyssey software-defined perimeter software

November 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i looks to disrupt cloud VPN market with new DxOdyssey software-defined perimeter software
DH2i has adapted the technology from their core Smart Availabiilty offering for container management to solving a problem experienced by their customers. They are demonstrating it this week at the PASS Summit 2018 in Seattle.

Security

LogRhythm adds more SOAR capabilities into their next-gen SIEM with 7.4 software release

November 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on LogRhythm adds more SOAR capabilities into their next-gen SIEM with 7.4 software release
LogRhythm’s ongoing integration of SOAR automatic and response technology into their SIEM has led to a SOAR adoption rate over 30 times what Gartner had projected would be the industry average for standalone SOAR products by 2018.

Security

Comodo CyberSecurity unveils upgraded DNS-based SaaS service with Comodo Dome Shield Platinum

November 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Comodo CyberSecurity unveils upgraded DNS-based SaaS service with Comodo Dome Shield Platinum
Comodo has offered a free version, Comodo Dome Shield, which will continue as Comodo Dome Shield Gold, but they expect that most of their customers will upgrade to the paid Platinum version because it has more functionality and no monthly limits on DNS requests.

Unified Communications

Jabra extends new Engage franchise to corded phones with Engage 50

November 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Jabra extends new Engage franchise to corded phones with Engage 50
Jabra’s first corded model in their next-gen Engage franchise is aimed at the more price-sensitive part of the market, but still contains some interesting technology innovations.

Networking

Extreme Networks revamps training curriculum, approach with new Extreme Dojo program

November 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks revamps training curriculum, approach with new Extreme Dojo program
The four-level modular online program updates the curriculum to include all Extreme’s newly acquired assets. Sales training is available immediately, with technical training to follow in two months.

Computers

Dell unveils redesigned portfolio of Rugged Latitude laptops

November 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils redesigned portfolio of Rugged Latitude laptops
Rugged laptops are a tiny part of Dell’s portfolio. They are looking to expand that, bringing more functionality from their other PC lines into their ruggeds to give them more feature differentiation in the rugged space.