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Nutanix to add three new developer-focused services as part of enterprise cloud strategy

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix to add three new developer-focused services as part of enterprise cloud strategy
The provision of new object storage, compute and marketplace services to developers is part of a continuing Nutanix strategy to elevate itself from providing HCI infrastructure to providing the whole stack.

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Comtrade to enhance built-for Nutanix HYCU backup with ESX support

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Comtrade to enhance built-for Nutanix HYCU backup with ESX support
Other new elements, which will be formally announced next week, include an early trial for AFS backup and more efficient support for ROBO environments.

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Cohesity looks for select partner channel to do more

November 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity looks for select partner channel to do more
Cohesity has their first-ever partner council coming next week,, part of the process of building out their channel, and generating more value from it.

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Barracuda MSP launches Intronis Backup integration for ConnectWise Automate

November 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda MSP launches Intronis Backup integration for ConnectWise Automate
Barracuda MSP builds on earlier integrations with LabTech/Automate with new automated deployment capabilities, as well as improvements to manageability.

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Ex-NetApp President Rob Salmon looks to extend Cohesity’s early-stage growth

November 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ex-NetApp President Rob Salmon looks to extend Cohesity’s early-stage growth
Rob Salmon, who recently came out of retirement to assume a very senior role with startup secondary storage vendor Cohesity, discusses what his role will be in continuing the company hot growth rate.

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Commvault looks to set data protection gold standard through ScaleProtect with Cisco UCS

October 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault looks to set data protection gold standard through ScaleProtect with Cisco UCS
With ScaleProtect, Commvault looks to create a branding that has been as successful as the FlexPod brand has been for Cisco and NetApp.

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Commvault launches ‘disruptive’ new HyperScale software and appliance

October 18, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault launches ‘disruptive’ new HyperScale software and appliance
HyperScale Software and reference architectures are available for seven different OEMs, while the appliance, on a Commvault-branded server, is aimed at downmarket customers as well as the enterprise.

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Rearchitected Hitachi Data Instance Director likely to have first appeal to channel

October 17, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rearchitected Hitachi Data Instance Director likely to have first appeal to channel
Version 6 of Hitachi Data Instance Director massively increases scalability, and adds role-based access controls and a new interface. Exposing the system with REST API will, however, likely be the factor that makes it more attractive to Hitachi partners.

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NetApp, Veeam extend partnership with first resell agreement

October 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp, Veeam extend partnership with first resell agreement
The deal is aimed at strengthening Veeam in the enterprise, and NetApp in the midmarket and SMB, and follows up several other recent Veeam resale partnerships.

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Rubrik Alta 4.1 brings Azure functionality up to AWS level

September 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik Alta 4.1 brings Azure functionality up to AWS level
Data management vendor Rubrik also adds support for the Google Cloud Platform, extends their AWS support, and improves management security for MSPs.