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Druva CloudRanger leverages AWS automation capabilities with enhanced DR, search and compliance functionality

November 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Druva CloudRanger leverages AWS automation capabilities with enhanced DR, search and compliance functionality
Just in time for AWS Re:Invent next week, Druva CloudRanger, the AWS-focused component within the Druva data protection portfolio, has unveiled new enhancements, which they will be displaying at the event.

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Axcient reborn with new brand and focus as eFolder name hits the shredder

November 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Axcient reborn with new brand and focus as eFolder name hits the shredder
The new Axcient retains its 100 per cent channel commitment, something that old Axcient didn’t have before its 2017 acquisition by eFolder.

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Veritas brings new predictive analytics to appliances

November 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veritas brings new predictive analytics to appliances
Veritas Predictive Insights will be a core, free feature of their appliances, beginning initially with NetBackup Appliances and extending to Access and Flex appliances next year.

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Rubrik enhances hybrid cloud capabilities with Andes 5.0 platform release

November 14, 2018 Mark Cox 1
Enhancements in Rubrik’s latest release include certification for SAP HANA, instant recovery capabilities for Oracle database instant recovery and improved Microsoft Office 365 protection on the Rubrik Polaris SaaS platform.

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Pax8 adds five new vendors to linecard

November 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 adds five new vendors to linecard
Cloud distributor Pax8 continues to expand and grow its vendor roster, adding Acronis and Dropsuite in the business continuity space, and IRONSCALES, Passportal and Proofpoint for different things within security.

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Office 365 protection enhancements, new blockchain-based service highlight Acronis Data Cloud 7.8 update

November 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Office 365 protection enhancements, new blockchain-based service highlight Acronis Data Cloud 7.8 update
Acronis has also added improved their ransomware protection and added runbooks to their disaster recovery orchestration, democratizing the process so it can be done without professional services. Previously announced Azure and Google Cloud integrations are also part of this release.

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Druva expands AWS partnership with availability of Druva on AWS Snowball Edge

November 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Druva expands AWS partnership with availability of Druva on AWS Snowball Edge
A new collaboration between Druva and AWS combines data protection and cloud migration abilities in these devices, which back up and restore directly to them, and allow easy petabyte-scale workload transfer to the cloud.

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HYCU unveils new sub-program to provide additional benefits to Nutanix Velocity partners selling HYCU

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HYCU unveils new sub-program to provide additional benefits to Nutanix Velocity partners selling HYCU
HYCU was created to develop and sell a custom-built backup solution for Nutanix, and this new program is designed to parallel the go-to-market strategy for the upper SMB and midmarket that Nutanix launched with their Velocity program in June.

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Pax8 strengthens backup portfolio with addition of Singapore-based Dropsuite to line card

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 strengthens backup portfolio with addition of Singapore-based Dropsuite to line card
Pax8 bolsters MSP choices in email archiving and Office 365 backup with Dropsuite, while emphasizing that they have some technology and pricing features that partners should find attractive.

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Dell EMC adds Cyber Recovery software and services to data protection portfolio

October 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC adds Cyber Recovery software and services to data protection portfolio
The new Cyber Recovery software is an orchestration add-on to Data Domain software, and is offered at no cost with it. While the main interest is from the high end of the customer pyramid, Dell EMC expects there will be a significant channel play.