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Channel-focused next-gen storage vendor Reduxio receives large funding boost

March 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Channel-focused next-gen storage vendor Reduxio receives large funding boost
Expansion into Canada is among the objectives from the new cash infusion from Reduxio’s Series C funding.

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Ransomware detection highlights enhancements to Unitrends flagship backup solutions

March 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ransomware detection highlights enhancements to Unitrends flagship backup solutions
Unitrends sees both the new anti-ransomware capability, and two enhancements which make Unitrends more attractive to enterprises, as important differentiators for partners.

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Zerto unveils different type of vendor alliances program

March 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto unveils different type of vendor alliances program
While IT vendor alliance programs typically emphasize API sharing, Zerto’s program involves much more including active building of joint solutions and joint investments in field marketing.

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Commvault extends Pure Storage partnership to Cisco FlashStack

March 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault extends Pure Storage partnership to Cisco FlashStack
Commvault sees the new converged collaboration between themselves, Cisco and Pure Storage as offering an excellent opportunity for joint channel partners of all three vendors.

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Backup provider Storage Guardian deepens ConnectWise integration

March 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Backup provider Storage Guardian deepens ConnectWise integration
The enhanced integration introduces self healing tickets, and also makes Storage Guardian the first ConnectWise ecosystem partner that can be accessed directly from ConnectWise software, which in turn makes things easier for MSPs.

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Veeam expands Cisco relationship with unique snapshot integration with Cisco HyperFlex

March 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam expands Cisco relationship with unique snapshot integration with Cisco HyperFlex
Veeam is the first availability vendor to be deeply integrated with the new 2.0 version of Cisco’s HyperFlex hyper-converged platform, which will be good news for joint Veeam and Cisco partners.

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Cohesity announces virtual version of its unified secondary storage platform

February 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity announces virtual version of its unified secondary storage platform
The Cohesity DataPlatform Virtual Edition is intended for remote and branch office use cases, as is a new hardware alternative, the C2100, also being announced.

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Cloud data management vendor Rubrik looks to accelerate strong growth with new sales hire

February 10, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud data management vendor Rubrik looks to accelerate strong growth with new sales hire
New Rubrik VP of Sales Mark Smith wants to get a lot more partners bringing in over a million dollars in sales, to help push the company’s already strong sales to new heights.

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Acronis extends Office 365 backup functionality to on-prem Backup 12 solution

February 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acronis extends Office 365 backup functionality to on-prem Backup 12 solution
Acronis’ on-prem product in their hybrid cloud architecture now has the same feature set as their cloud offering.

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Barracuda refreshes its entire lineup of backup appliances

February 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda refreshes its entire lineup of backup appliances
Memory, performance and capacity have been increased, with capacity on the physical models going up from 100 per cent in the entry level appliances, to between 15-30 per cent in the high end ones.