May 1, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Dell EMC adds data management, scale-out capabilities to data protection with new PowerProtect line
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.
April 25, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Acronis opens up APIs to rebranded Acronis Cyber Platform
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.
April 4, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Unitrends upgrades entry-level offerings for MSPs and distributed locations with Recovery MAX appliances
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.
March 21, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Canadian businesses doing more with their data: Dell EMC study
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.
March 18, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Cohesity ups investment in Canada and looks to drive deeper into midmarket
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.
March 15, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Rubrik to offer lower prices and more customer flexibility with new Rubrik Go subscription licensing
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.
March 14, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Datto Channel Ransomware Report for Canada has some warning signs for MSPs
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.