Data Centre

Cloud

Pivot3 fills out HCI cloud strategy for partners by adding new capabilities, plus Azure and Google support

May 22, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pivot3 fills out HCI cloud strategy for partners by adding new capabilities, plus Azure and Google support
Pivot3 is stressing that while other HCI vendors have intelligent hybrid cloud strategies, they have one that is in production today.

Backup

Veritas looking to expand partner business with Nutanix

May 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veritas looking to expand partner business with Nutanix
Veritas wants their mutual partners with Nutanix to ramp up their joint business, including Nutanix’s cloud offerings, and they are considering making channel program changes as one way to accomplish this.

Cloud

Nutanix pleased with business growth, channel progress in Canada

May 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix pleased with business growth, channel progress in Canada
Nutanix’s Canadian country manager Robert Yelenich talked with ChannelBuzz at .NEXT and provided an update on the company’s Canadian business, and the progress of their channel in selling and deploying Nutanix’s cloud offerings beyond the HCI foundation.

Backup

Nutanix-focused HYCU extends total backup coverage message with added non-Nutanix support

May 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix-focused HYCU extends total backup coverage message with added non-Nutanix support
HYCU strengthens its case to be perceived as a one-stop shop for data protection within Nutanix environments, by adding an integration with VMware VADP that enhances HYCU’s protection of VMware data in those environments.

Cloud

Bitdefender launches first cloud workload security platform integration with Nutanix Prism

May 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Bitdefender launches first cloud workload security platform integration with Nutanix Prism
Bitdefender and Nutanix expand their earlier integration with one at an API level which deepens Bitdefender’s capabilities in the Nutanix cloud.

Channel Programs

Nutanix raises channel program into the cloud with new charter, tiering, programs and certifications

May 10, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix raises channel program into the cloud with new charter, tiering, programs and certifications
Nutanix, which sells entirely through channel partners, is moving away from emphasizing pure volume of sales to allow them to reward smaller partners with deep Nutanix practices.

Data Centre

Dell EMC adds new XC models for additional use cases, plus new automated BIOS and firmware updates

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC adds new XC models for additional use cases, plus new automated BIOS and firmware updates
The two new models include the first quad-processor environments for Nutanix environments, and a new edge appliance that can be as small as 1U. The new Life Cycle Management capability may, however, be what excites customers most about the new announcements.

Cloud

New Nutanix announcements flesh out and extend broad strategic vision

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Nutanix announcements flesh out and extend broad strategic vision
Nutanix is making three major announcements at their event – Nutanix Flow, Nutanix Beam and Nutanix Era – which are directed to expanding their high-level vision above HCI of making life easy for customers in a multi-cloud world.

Cloud

Nutanix introduces native networking capability to Acropolis with Nutanix Flow

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix introduces native networking capability to Acropolis with Nutanix Flow
The plan is to enhance the organically-developed Nutanix Flow later this year by integrating technology from the Netsil acquisition, which will add a critical cloud element by facilitating application visibility across multiple clouds.

Data Centre

Nutanix to introduce new Era PaaS offering to simplify database provisioning

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix to introduce new Era PaaS offering to simplify database provisioning
Nutanix Era leverages Nutanix snapshotting technology to allow easy management of multiple copies of databases, easily provision fully configured database services, and select specific point-in-time copies they want. Developers are a prime target.