Both the new StorSecure Encryption and Key Management capability, which removes the need for third party key management products, and the KVM support significantly lower the total cost of a StorMagic deployment, an important consideration considering most of their deployments are small ones.
Datrium has also rebranded their platform from DVX to Automatrix, with the logic being that the platform now has all its core components, with DVX being just one, the primary storage.
HyAlto, formerly known as AirVM, has retooled its business model to simplify and more effectively monetize cloud services management for MSPs, and has announced support for the Veeam cloud as they build out their ecosystem.
The new SwiftStack Software Appliance has a added a 1click Application Profile for Veeam to simplify object storage for Veeam Cloud Tier. It is the second such Application Profile for SwifStack, following another one with Splunk announced earlier this month.
The new program differs from Veeam’s established Alliance programs in having a broader objective of building out a Veeam ecosystem where they are embedded in others’ solutions.
Other enhancements improve documentation, role-based granularity, remote restore capability, and licensing improvements for VCSPs.
Pax8 and Veeam also align strongly in the Office 365 space, and the new North American agreement should help grow Veeam’s business there.
Veeam hits a long-sought milestone as they looks to drive their hybrid cloud strategy with a new strategic partnering initiative.
Colin McIsaac, Lenovo Canada’s executive director and GM, and Chris Fabes, Channel Leader in Canada, discuss Lenovo’s Canadian strategy and the role of the channel in it.
In addition to the SaaS acceleration, an extension of Steelhead technology that can accelerate SaaS app performance by up to 10x, the release also enhances the Riverbed SD-WAN solutions and their Digital Experience Management solution.
Trend Micro both integrates and enhances its developer-focused and container-based protection, to give a fuller protection to DevOps environments.
In addition to a new IT management and monitoring solution integration, IGEL is showcasing their new IGEL UD2 Universal Desktop endpoint solution and their IGEL OS 11.
The new Dell Precision 3540 provides a new low price point for Dell entry level workstations, while the more powerful Dell Precision 3541 becomes what Dell says is a new price-performance leader for the segment.
The growth of digital transformation is stimulating accelerated growth of digital work processes, and WorkFusion thinks its new product release gives it strong momentum to take advantage of this opportunity.
The Lenovo event in Orlando highlighted an intelligent enterprise transformation theme with show floor demos around this integration for both travel planning and IoT Smart warehouse management. Lenovo expects to see partner pickup from smaller vertically-focused boutique firms as well as larger integrators.
FileShadow, which has key strategic partnerships with IBM and Google, has added a B2B component to their business to provide thin provisioned storage for VDI and DaaS systems.
Cybera reboots their cloud-based management poirtal to add new functionality, and provide partners with additional services capabilities.
Lenovo’s IoT strategy is not new, but this year it is being expanded in terms of product commtiment and new channel-focused initiatives.
While the preview of Lenovo’s foldable PC was the big ‘wow’ factor at the Lenovo Accelerate event, the launch of the new ThinkBooks is really the big news for partners this year.
Other products also announced as part of an Intelligent Transformation there were the new SMB-focused ThinkBook sub-brand and the new ThinkPad X1 Extreme Generation 2.
