Cloud

IBM SoftLayer Elastic Storage
Big Data

IBM unveils new Big Data data management service

July 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM unveils new Big Data data management service
IBM debuts Elastic Storage, a software-defined storage-as-a-service offering built on SoftLayer that can be implemented 100% cloud, or on a hybrid model.

Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise Group
Cloud

Microsoft adds Azure to Open Licensing

July 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft adds Azure to Open Licensing
Microsoft claims great momentum for its Azure cloud offerings. But making it available to partners through open licensing should cause further acceleration.

Microsoft channel chief Phil Sorgen at WPC 2014
Channel Programs

Microsoft: We are a challenger

July 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft: We are a challenger
Microsoft execs kick off Worldwide Partner Conference saying the company sees itself in a new light in the new mobile first, cloud first market.

David Maffei, vice president of global channel sales at Carbonite
Cloud

Carbonite launches first channel-only product

June 19, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Carbonite launches first channel-only product
Carbonite Appliance HT10 first purpose-built for channel product to launch in vendor’s shift from direct to indirect sales.

Steve Dietch, give president of cloud go-to-market at HP.
Channel Programs

HP turns to disties to build Helion Network channel

June 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP turns to disties to build Helion Network channel
HP says distributors will play a key role in making its new Helion Network community of interconnected cloud services accessible to the channel.

Eran Farajun, executive vice president, Asigra
Cloud

Asigra looks to drop hardware costs for MSPs

June 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Asigra looks to drop hardware costs for MSPs
Backup software vendor Asigra builds an open-source stack that it says can cut MSP’s storage costs on backup-as-a-service in half

Seth Bostock, CEO of IndenpdenceIT
Cloud

IndependenceIT puts DaaS on Google Cloud

June 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on IndependenceIT puts DaaS on Google Cloud
Desktop-as-a-Service provider IndependenceIT announces its Cloud Workspace Suite is being integrated with Google Compute Engine infrastructure services.

Aaron Dun, CMO of Intronis
Cloud

Intronis flattens backup price

June 10, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Intronis flattens backup price
Intronis debuts a new pricing model for backup and products, making it a flat rate for MSPs to provide customers a variety of cloud and onsite protection.

David McNicholas, US Director of strategic business development at Comstor.
Cloud

Comstor, Presidio team on managed services

June 10, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Comstor, Presidio team on managed services
Presidio managed services and Peak Colo IaaS offering will speed Cisco partners’ move towards cloud service, Comstor says.

OpenText Tempo Box
Cloud

OpenText launches corporate sharing based on SAP HANA

June 6, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on OpenText launches corporate sharing based on SAP HANA
OpenText introduces DropBox competitor, brings its Archive products over to SAP’s in-memory database.