Cloud

HP announces $1B Helion cloud push around OpenStack

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt 1

HP Helion brand will include two OpenStack distributions, its CloudSystem converged infrastructure offering, a development platform and professional services.

Adam Nelson, head of channel sales and partnerships at Dropbox

Dropbox takes partner program international

May 7, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Online storage vendor Dropbox brings its partner program to Canada and other markets, expanding beyond its U.S.-only debut last year.

Yury Larichev, president of backup vendor Acronis

In growth push, Acronis redefines backup

May 6, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Acronis believes its path to growth and success is not in making a better product, but rather redefining what it means to back up data in workloads context.

Businesses get comfy with cloud, but at what cost?

May 2, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

A new global survey finds that a growing number of organizations are pushing sensitive or confidential data into the cloud with few security protections.

Bill Lucchini, general manager of Sophos Cloud Group

Sophos expands cloud security service

May 2, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Security vendor Sophos continues the roll out of its cloud service, expanding support to Windows, Mac and mobile devices through a single console.

Peter Kriparos, channel chief for Hitachi Data Systems Canada

Hitachi looks to align storage with business needs

April 24, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Hitachi Data Systems introduces Continuous Cloud Infrastructure, based on Storage Virtualization Operating System, its new virtual storage OS.

Sage North America channel chief Donald Deshaies

Sage levels playing field for subscription sales

April 24, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Sage North America announces plans for its channel program, including a streamlined tier system and an effort to make subscription sales more attractive.