IBM and Microsoft enter the Leaders category in cloud in Canada for the first time, while eight companies classified as Major Players are closely grouped.
Cloud, Data Centre
Amazon, IBM, Microsoft top Canadian cloud provider market
by Mark Cox •
Data Centre
Data Centre
Nutanix adds Canadian channel sales director
by Robert Dutt •
Frank Czyz, new Canadian channel chief at Nutanix, looks to replicate the hyperconverged vendor’s U.S. success in getting closer to top partners.
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Data Centre, Podcasts, Sponsored Content
New Year’s Podcast Series: Anton Granic of Nutanix Canada
by Robert Dutt •
Nutanix Canada director Anton Granic joins the podcast to discuss the year that was 2014 and offer his predictions and thoughts for 2015.
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Data Centre, Storage
Pure Storage enters converged infrastructure market with all-flash FlashStack solutions
by Mark Cox •
Two solutions were announced, both of which use Cisco and VMware as partners, but more converged all-flash solutions are coming from Pure, and these will use additional vendor partners as well.
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HP opens Flexible Capacity to channel in ServiceOne 2.0 launch
by Robert Dutt •
HP announces a revamp of its ServiceOne partner program, including the introduction of Flexible Capacity consumption billing offerings to partners.
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Data Centre, Hardware
Dell unveils next-gen PowerEdge FX2 converged architecture
by Mark Cox •
CEO Michael Dell described this as a really revolutionary product, the ultimate in converged infrastructure for the data centre, and the most ultra-dense architecture in the world.
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Data Centre, Hardware, Software
Nutanix sees massive potential in rollout of Dell XC appliances with Nutanix software
by Mark Cox •
Nutanix, which despite its massive success is still a startup, gets key validation from Dell partnering with them, and also greatly expands their channel and routes to market.
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Data Centre, Distribution, Mobility
Changes in the market benefit Tech Data’s unique model: Quaglia
by Mark Cox •
Monday is the kickoff for both the launch in Canada of the full StreamOne e-business platform in Canada and the internal realignment of Tech Data Canada’s sales division along the same lines as the AIS in the U.S.
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Nutanix announces all-flash appliance, new synchronous replication capability
by Mark Cox •
The company is announcing its first all-flash offering, the NX-9000 appliance. It is also announcing Metro Availability, a new capability which allows a customer to deliver synchronous data replication to two data centres.
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EMC’s Federation debuts joint SDDC solution
by Robert Dutt •
The Federation of EMC, VMware, and Pivotal debuts the first of five planned joint solutions, offering an easier path to the software-defined data centre.
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Overcoming the potential challenges of convergence
by Guest Poster •
Phillip Privett of Avnet Technology Solutions offers solution providers advice on how to deal with challenges in selling data center convergence.
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Computers, Data Centre, Printing and Imaging
Partners: HP split plans must be well-communicated
by Robert Dutt •
Partners say HP’s split can be a positive move, but the vendor must carefully communicate with partners and customers to avoid market confusion.
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Computers, Data Centre
HP: Post-2011 turnaround makes split possible
by Robert Dutt •
HP announces plans to separate its Enterprise and PPS groups, but says this time around is different from the last time a potential split was discussed.
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Channel Programs, Cloud, Data Centre
RackWare unveils first formal channel program
by Mark Cox •
RackWare is not yet using distribution in North America, but distributors growing role as cloud aggregators or brokers means they will likely look at this next year.
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Data Centre, Unified Communications
Plantronics unveils new family of headsets for contact centre market
by Mark Cox •
Plantronics says their new family of lightweight headsets with noise cancelling technology are designed to change what headsets provide to an organization.
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Data Centre, Storage
Permabit unveils appliance to let large storage OEMs strike back at hyperscale upstarts
by Mark Cox •
Permabit’s SANblox appliance is the software vendor’s first hardware product, requested by the big storage OEMs to help them fend off competition from the new hyperscale vendors.
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New A3CUBE hyperconverged system gives in-memory direct acceleration to applications
by Mark Cox •
A3Cube uses enhanced PCIe architecture to provide in-memory direct acceleration to existing applications, is compatible with the big storage OEMs rather than competitive with them. and goes to market entirely through channel partners.
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Data Centre, Managed Services, Solution Provider News
Dimension Data rolls out globally standardized managed services for data centres
by Mark Cox •
The solution provider looks to capitalize on a trend where 70 per cent of private cloud adopters will utilize third parties to manage their environments.
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Cisco sees UCS Mini opening up Canadian market
by Robert Dutt •
Cisco’s new UCS Mini server is designed for the remote office market, but the new entry-level offering opens up the SMB-heavy Canadian market to UCS.
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Dimension Data launches Canadian cloud data centre
by Mark Cox •
In certain sectors, a Canadian cloud data centre is now a de facto requirement, especially in the public sector, health care and financial services, because while it may not be a regulatory requirement, it has become mandatory in many RFPs.
