Articles by Mark Cox

Software

ECi Software President lays out strategy for Macola, including pooled resources, cloud option

April 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ECi Software President lays out strategy for Macola, including pooled resources, cloud option
ECi, to which Macola reports after their acquisition by ECI’s Apax Partners, told Macola customers and partners at their EVOLVE event what the new ownership will mean for them, and how Macola fits into ECI’s strategy for its manufacturing division.

Channel Programs

Gigamon announces ex-Riverbed channels exec Michelle Hodges as new channel chief

April 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Gigamon announces ex-Riverbed channels exec Michelle Hodges as new channel chief
Hodges talks with ChannelBuzz about her new role at Gigamon, what she brings to the table there, and how she expects to increase the opportunities the company provides to partners.

Backup

Rubrik introduces complementary Polaris SaaS platform that creates unified system of record

April 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik introduces complementary Polaris SaaS platform that creates unified system of record
Rubrik Polaris is a separate SaaS platform that provides a new turnkey offering that partners can offer to their existing install base, and which should itself generate new sales of entire Rubrik systems among compliance-minded customers.

Uncategorized

Datrium ships DVX 4.0 Software with new perks added since fall announcement

April 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datrium ships DVX 4.0 Software with new perks added since fall announcement
While Datrium DVX 4.0’s Cloud DVX backup and recovery service and Oracle RAC support have been made public before, other features, and two promotional offers, are being announced now for the first time.

Cloud

Cloud distributor Pax8 adds bill-forward consumption billing option for ConnectWise MSPs

April 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud distributor Pax8 adds bill-forward consumption billing option for ConnectWise MSPs
Pax8 has converted its recommendations that MSPs practice bill-forward consumption-based billing into a console option for ConnectWise, and plans to offer the same for other RMM and PSA vendors.

Storage

Qumulo releases NVMe all-flash P series

April 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Qumulo releases NVMe all-flash P series
The Qumulo P-series NVMe flash offering that was announced last fall now hits the market, initially targeted at the most demanding of use cases of workload-intensive sectors like media and entertainment.

Cloud

Meta Networks emerges from stealth with cloud-native Network-as-a-Service

April 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Meta Networks emerges from stealth with cloud-native Network-as-a-Service
The latest venture from serial entrepreneur Etay Bogner, Meta Networks is a next-gen VPN replacement targeted at the 250-1000 seat market. They are just beginning to develop a channel of resellers and MSSPs.

Financing

Extreme Networks adds former Brocade financing arm as part of its enterprise strategy

April 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks adds former Brocade financing arm as part of its enterprise strategy
Extreme Networks sees the specific subscription model that they offer as unique in the industry, and a real differentiator for them.

Cloud

Elastifile partnership with Google brings their enterprise-grade scalable filer to Google Cloud Launcher

April 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Elastifile partnership with Google brings their enterprise-grade scalable filer to Google Cloud Launcher
Elastifile, which already has a very close relationship with AWS, deepens their partnership with Google in a way that sees them become the first shared file system on the Google Cloud Launcher.

Cloud

JetStream Software launches with cloud data management solution for VMware MSPs and CSPs

April 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on JetStream Software launches with cloud data management solution for VMware MSPs and CSPs
The JetStream technology, which leverages the VMware IO Filter API, has its roots in a company called FlashSoft, which was acquired by SanDisk, was part of the WD acquisition of SanDisk, and has now been spun out into a focused software company.