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Is the future really found in the software-defined data center?
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Data Centre, Software
Nutanix makes ‘biggest announcement ever’ with platform for simpler, cheaper virtualization
by Mark Cox •
Acropolis combines Nutanix’s flagship Distributed Storage Fabric with their own hypervisor and a new app mobility fabric which will decouple apps from their hypervisor, let users use the Nutanix hypervisor, and massively cut their virtualization costs. Prism complements it with simple management. Acropolis and Prism make up the new Xtreme Computing Platform.
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Data Centre, Security, Virtualization
Intel Security launches solution for east-west traffic in VMware datacentres
by Mark Cox •
This solution, using the McAfee Network Security Platform, starts with market leader VMware, but will eventually cover the others in the space. And while this Intrusion Prevention solution is the first to be rolled out, the plan is to extend the platform to cover Intel Security’s other virtual infrastructure products.
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HP updates progress towards The Machine
by Robert Dutt •
A year on from introducing The Machine at HP Discover last year, HP Labs updates its progress in building what it now calls memory-centric computing.
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Cloud, Data Centre
HP Enterprise unveils brand, four-point plan
by Robert Dutt •
At the last HP Discover before the HP/HPE split, Meg Whitman presents Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s logo, brand, and target markets.
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Data Centre, Hardware, Research
Moving beyond hyperscale: Dell DCS looks to embrace smaller customers
by Mark Cox •
Dell’s Data Center Solutions group was created to optimize Dell’s working relationship with its large hyperscale customers, but today, partly as a result of Dell going private, DCS is working with a broader range of customers to design customized solutions that meet their needs.
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Data Centre, Storage
SanDisk targets next-gen CloudSpeed Eco SSD at hyperscale market
by Mark Cox •
The announcement at Computex Taipei 2015 is intended to be SanDisk’s coming out party for the large Taiwanese ODM market, with a product that will sell mainly through the ODMs, but will have some channel pockets.
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Data Centre, Storage, Virtualization
Scale Computing continues its buildout of SMB hyperconverged channel
by Mark Cox •
While building a strong SMB-focused channel to sell hyperconverged is more challenging than a channel selling to larger customers, Scale is counting on the simplicity of its solution to even the odds for its partners, who are the company’s entire sales force.
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Nutanix looks to drive innovation with new Community Edition beta
by Mark Cox •
Response to the news of the free edition has been exceptionally strong among Canadian partners.
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Data Centre, Servers, Storage, Virtualization
Hyperconverged startup Stratoscale gears up for late summer product release
by Mark Cox •
Stratoscale emerged from stealth late last year with some powerful vendor investors, a unique hyperconverged value proposition and a 100 per cent channel strategy. The plan is for the product to be available this summer.
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Big Data, Data Centre, Storage
HDS announces new HANA converged solutions in Big Data analytics push
by Mark Cox •
Hitachi’s Social Innovation strategy is designed to leverage analytics to drive their companies forward, and the new SAP HANA solutions are part of this strategy for HDS.
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Channel Programs, Data Centre, Storage
New EMC Federation deal reg, rules of engagement to be launched
by Mark Cox •
EMC is also announcing several other programmatic moves, including a Federation Ready designation and expanding EMC’s EMC Ready sales transformation initiative to partners. Their EMC True loyalty program pilot is now being publicized and expanded globally.
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Atlantis Computing enters hyperconverged market with low-cost, high performance appliance
by Mark Cox •
Atlantis is adapting its high-performance USX software defined storage platform into a hyperconverged appliance that is easy to deploy and use, and is much less expensive than existing competitive offerings.
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New VCE VxRack designed to bring appliance simplicity to datacentre
by Mark Cox •
EMC sees this as a new category of product, which provides the same benefits as hyperconverged appliances provide, but to the datacentre, where the appliances do not scale well.
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Big Data, Cloud, Data Centre
Canadian channel needs to step up on hybrid cloud: EMC’s Kerr
by Mark Cox •
The rapid rise of mobility, and the user expectations it has created, plus the very real promise of integrated analytics, have changed the universe where solution providers operate, and they need to adjust or lose major opportunities.
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Data Centre, Distribution
CyberPower expands Tech Data relationship to Canada
by Robert Dutt •
Distributor Tech Data will add CyberPower Systems’ power management solutions to its Advanced Infrastructure Systems lineup.
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Why heresy is good business strategy: Dell’s Armughan Ahmad
by Mark Cox •
Digital disruption is intensifying IT democratization, and Dell is responding with a datacentre strategy which some competitors likely consider heresy, but which Dell believes is the wave of the future.
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Big Data, Data Centre, Storage
EMC Federation Business Data Lake to be strong play for top partners
by Mark Cox •
The Federation Business Data Lake greatly expands EMC’s converged Big Data offerings, and while only EMC’s more sophisticated partners will likely be able to sell it, it will be available to them.
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Data Centre, Hardware, Uncategorized, Virtualization
Dell announces next generation of XC series converged appliances with Nutanix software
by Mark Cox •
The new offerings benefit from the thirteenth generation of Dell servers, but also have new configurability and support flexibility options which can bring down the price point significantly.
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Data Centre, Virtualization
Scale Computing enhances hyperconverged platform interface for SMBs in 6.0 release
by Mark Cox •
Scale is placing its bet on the SMB space, and the latest changes to its platform bring more of the simplicity that market wants.
