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Dell EMC adds data management, scale-out capabilities to data protection with new PowerProtect line

May 1, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Dell EMC unveils a new scale-out offering, available as both a software-defined platform and an appliance, that is particularly aimed at hyperconverged startups like Cohesity and Rubrik.

Acronis opens up APIs to rebranded Acronis Cyber Platform

April 25, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Acronis looks to build on the presence of its platform by opening it up to developers, something they say will materially assist their large number of channel partners.

Unitrends upgrades entry-level offerings for MSPs and distributed locations with Recovery MAX appliances

April 4, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

The Unitrends MAX appliances are targeted at the lower end of the market, providing it with failover capabilities and other capabilities which have not been available previously to these customers.

New Axcient channel chief emphasizes commitment to 100 per cent channel model

April 1, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Axcient has named Gina Thompson as Vice President of Channel and Worldwide Distribution.

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Canadian businesses doing more with their data: Dell EMC study

March 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Since the last time this study was done in 2016, data has grown globally by 569 per cent – but this pales besides the Canadian data growth rate of 941 per cent over the same period.

CTERA unveils new hyperconverged Edge X Series for large office environments

March 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

CTERA’s Edge X series weds the CTERA global file system with the HPE SimpliVity enterprise-grade hyperconverged platform

Cohesity ups investment in Canada and looks to drive deeper into midmarket

March 18, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Cohesity hopes to outgrow its new offices in the GTA, which will be filled both with new engineers for the company’s R&D operations, and new sales people working with the partners who are their sole route to market.

Rubrik to offer lower prices and more customer flexibility with new Rubrik Go subscription licensing

March 15, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Rubrik Go is being presented as an option for customers, but the company thinks there’s no reason why a net-new customer who hasn’t already invested in perpetual licenses would want to buy any other way.

Datto Channel Ransomware Report for Canada has some warning signs for MSPs

March 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Canada leads the countries surveyed in both the average ransom paid to ransomware creators and the amount of money lost to downtime from ransomware, which is hardly ideal, and something that Canadian MSPs need to work smarter to prevent.