HYCU’s new offering utilizes Claude, Anthropics’s AI assistant, to integrate AI into the HYCU backup platform.
Artificial Intelligence, As-a-Service, Backup, Partnerships
HYCU partners with Anthropic around new HYCU Generative AI Issue
by Mark Cox •
As-a-Service
Artificial Intelligence, As-a-Service, Security, Storage
NetApp introduces ASA C-Series family with capacity flash for top performance at near disk cost
by Mark Cox •
Other enhancements to the NetApp storage portfolio include enhancements to NetApp Keystone Storage-as-a-Service.
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As-a-Service, Storage
Pure Storage commits to pay customers’ power and rack space costs as part of upgrades to Evergreen portfolio
by Mark Cox •
Other new offerings include Pure Protect, a new resilience and DRaaS product line and improvements to the service experience.
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As-a-Service, Channel Programs
Simon Ewington lays out vision as new HPE VP of Worldwide Channel and Partner Ecosystem
by Mark Cox •
Ewington won’t exactly be a new face, having been at HP and then HPE for 27 years, including many channel facing roles, and having been acting in this position on an interim basis since February, but his past experience provides him with views how partners can be made more effective.
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As-a-Service, Security
Grip Security raises $41 million in new funding round as they strengthen focus on channel strategy
by Mark Cox •
Grip’s SaaS identity risk management is a hot one, which has helped their growth, as has the continued evolution of their channel-centric strategy.
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As-a-Service, Cloud
HPE announces new Diversity Startup Program to provide GreenLake Cloud Services to women-owned and minority businesses
by Mark Cox •
The HPE Diversity Startup Program launches with one publicly named customer and a single partner, but HPE expects both will expand significantly as awareness of the program increases.
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Artificial Intelligence, As-a-Service, Partnerships
HPE announces new offerings, cloud services and AI capabilities around GreenLake, private cloud portfolio and strategic partnerships
by Mark Cox •
HPE made several major announcements in their opening keynote, but the one that clearly excited CEO Antonio Neri the most was entering the Artificial Intelligence public cloud market.
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As-a-Service, Channel Programs
HPE further fleshes out Partner Ready Vantage program with new competencies, Centers of Expertise
by Mark Cox •
Vantage combines both the HPE hybrid cloud and HPE Aruba offerings into a program focused on partner business outcomes, that complements the existing Partner Ready program, and while the Aruba side has the advantage of past work in this area, the HPE side is still being built out, with several elements coming in November or early next year.
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As-a-Service, Channel Programs, Networking
HPE Aruba names Lene Skov as new Aruba worldwide channel chief
by Mark Cox •
Skov, who is Danish and has been running Aruba’s channel business in northern Europe, replaces Donna Grothjan, who retired this year.
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As-a-Service, Storage
Pure CEO Giancarlo lays out vision to leave disk in the dust
by Mark Cox •
Giancarlo emphasized that the long-awaited time has finally arrived when flash is now price-competitive with HDDs in the lower reaches of the data centre, and that Pure in particular enjoys competitive advantages in the market that will let them take advantage of this opportunity to the fullest.
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As-a-Service, Channel Programs, Storage
Pure exhorts partners to leverage expanded portfolio and expand services capabilities
by Mark Cox •
With Pure’s portfolio expanded down to the lower reaches of the data centre, and flash reaching that long-sought price parity in that environment, both Pure and their partners think the potential for significant growth has arrived.
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As-a-Service, Cloud, Data Management, Software
Morpheus Data excited by collaborative potential in Dell Technologies hybrid cloud announcements
by Mark Cox •
Morpheus makes a hybrid cloud management automation engine, and the development of infrastructure as-a-service offerings has led to them doing more business in the last six months than in the previous six years.
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Artificial Intelligence, As-a-Service, Channel Programs, Cloud, Edge, Partnerships, Security, Storage
Dell looks to expand partner services with Project Harmony
by Mark Cox •
Project Harmony was the one new initiative specifically for partners announced at this year’s Dell Technologies World, within the context of a news-rich event which will create many other partner opportunities.
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As-a-Service, Backup, Cloud, Partnerships, Storage
Dell expands APEX portfolio with major new offerings and partnerships
by Mark Cox •
Dell makes some major announcements around their as-a-service portfolio, including bringing their Project Alpine previews from last year out as projects, in what they are saying brings the whole APEX strategy to fruition.
