HyAlto automates both front end and back end processes around billing and invoicing for both the VMware and Veeam clouds.
Managed Services
HyAlto brings multi-cloud monetization model to ConnectWise with first RMM partnership
by Mark Cox •
Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Storage
SwiftStack upgrades platform for Big Data and advanced machine learning with SwiftStack 7
by Mark Cox •
Both the enhancements to the core platform and services around it have a strong emphasis on increasing performance and AI at the edge.
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Cloud, Storage
NetApp unveils next evolution of data fabric strategy with Keystone
by Mark Cox •
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.
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Internet of Things, Mobility
SOTI continues path beyond EMM with new analytics, IoT and identity solutions for SOTI ONE platform
by Mark Cox •
SOTI Insight, the new analytics capability, is intended to be just the start of what will provide customers with a broad range of granular use cases.
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Channel Programs, Security
Ubiq ramps up channel go to market with Steve Pataky hire, new partner program
by Mark Cox •
Ubiq believes that its technology, which protects data at scale, will be a disruptive one in the security space.
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Big Data, Security
Core Splunk platform announcements create buzz at .conf19
by Mark Cox •
While Splunk Enterprise 8.0 delivers manageability at scale, Splunk Data Fabric Search provides the ability to search humungous data sets, including ones outside Splunk in stores like AWS and Hadoop. Data Steam Processor will also speed up analysis by doing it in a stream in motion, before it gets to a Splunk Index.
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Big Data, Security
Splunk enhances SOC user experience with Splunk Mission Control
by Mark Cox •
In addition to Mission Control, which integrates Splunk’s SIEM, UEBA and SOAR within a single pane of glass, the 6.4 release of the Phantom SOAR adds a mobile app and changes pricing to be by analyst rather than by event.
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Big Data, Security
Splunk CEO Merritt pledges commitment to ‘smart but experimental’ innovation strategy
by Mark Cox •
Splunk’s CEO talks about with ChannelBuzz about the company’s expansion strategy, where he sees the company going, and the limits to innovation.
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Big Data, Channel Programs, Security
Splunk makes both strategic and tactical enhancements to partner strategy
by Mark Cox •
All partners will see enhancements to the deal registration and CPQ systems, while Technology Alliance Partners get more perks and a clearer progression path.
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Big Data, Security
Splunk introduces next-gen ‘Data to Everything’ vision
by Mark Cox •
Splunk CEO Doug Merritt updated the audience at the company’s .conf19 event on the company’s strategy, and unveiled some important new pricing changes that give customers a lot more choice.
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Channel Programs, Networking
Extreme Networks enables partners with new Broadcom partnership, channel program enhancements
by Mark Cox •
The channel announcements include ExtremeForward, a new MSP program for cloud-driven networking, and a new ExtremeCloud IQ specialization.
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Networking
Aruba expands CX operating system to the campus with new switching portfolio
by Mark Cox •
The three-pronged announcement includes a new version of the AOS-CX operating system, extends it from the data centre to the campus with two new models, and provides an update of Aruba’s NetEdit switch configuration software.
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Networking
Extreme Networks looks to be different and disruptive with ExtremeCloud IQ cloud management
by Mark Cox •
Extreme rolls out a rebranded and enhanced version of the Hive Manager solution they recently acquired with Aerohive, with the addition of a new Co-Pilot automation capability.
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Cloud, Partnerships, Storage
InfiniteIO, SwiftStack partner to cut NAS costs by transparently tiering data to the cloud
by Mark Cox •
The partnership with SwiftStack extends InfiniteIO’s core value proposition of applying network deep packet inspection to NFS traffic, to identify and offload metadata requests and accelerate NAS performance.
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Backup, Cloud, Storage
Aparavi leverages intelligence of archive solution for new backup offering
by Mark Cox •
Aparavi File Protect & Insight is being sold as a separate solution from their original Active Archive, because the use cases are so fundamentally different.
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Backup
Commvault Canada country manager Hemdan bullish on new Commvault offerings
by Mark Cox •
While the Metallic SaaS solution for the midmarket won’t arrive in Canada till the new year, the strengthening of Commvault Activate further enhances a solution that is already doing well in Canada.
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Channel Programs, Servers, Storage
Dell Technologies sees pluses for partners in internal restructuring efforts
by Mark Cox •
Dell’s channel delivered good performance numbers in their now-completed Q2, but the big news for the channel in the quarter may be a pair of management changes at Dell that are related to larger organizational restructuring.
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Backup
Commvault scales up Activate Go-to-Market with licensing changes, product enhancements
by Mark Cox •
Since its formal launch a year ago, Commvault has been strengthening its internal resources behind the offering, and will be doing the same with channel resources going forward.
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Channel Programs, Software
Zendesk emphasizes flexibility in revamp of partner program
by Mark Cox •
The new program provides a way of rewarding partners that reflects the complexity of channel models today, and restructures and improves the training process.
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Backup, Storage
Commvault touts ‘Data Brain’ for unified data management and storage with expanded Hedvig use cases
by Mark Cox •
At their GO 2019 event, Commvault laid out further details about their vision for their Hedvig software-defined storage acquisition, as well as its roadmap going forward.
