Data Centre
HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI
HP continues to shoot for the moon with its power- and space-thrifty Moonshot servers, this week rolling out a line based on Opteron processors from AMD.
Data Centre
Computers
HP Promotes Bryant to Canadian Leadership
PPS chief steps up as current HP Canada leader Peter Galanis moves into an Americas role in the company’s Enterprise Group.
Data Centre
Cisco, NetApp Up the FlexPod Ante
FlexPod enhancements include improved automation of integrated infrastructure, new business continuity solutions, reference architectures including Citrix.
Cloud
Managed Service Demand Drives New Canadian Data Center
Sungard break ground on a new data center in Markham, one that will be focused on its growing managed services business.
Cloud
Dell Goes Private
With its go-private deal done, now it’s time for Dell to buckle down and accelerate its new solutions-focused strategy.
Data Centre
Avnet Debuts HP Converged Infrastructure Stacks
With pre-configured stacks of HP servers, storage, and networking, Avnet Technology Solutions says partners can more easily target customers data centers.
Cloud
Avnet Introduces Ruggedized Mobile Data Center
Distributor hopes VSPEX-based Converged Infrastructure Anywhere will capture channel’s imagination
Data Centre
Intel EPSD simplifies options, ups incentives
Chipmaker introduces new Focus SKUs, eyes a move into Big Data with Hadoop bundle
Data Centre
Cisco opens UCS C-Class to CTO by Canadian disties
Agreements with Ingram Micro, Tech Data could reduce lead times for servers from weeks to days
Channel Programs
Red Hat eyes path to 100 per cent partner-touched
Open source vendor wants partners involved with its broader portfolio, but isn’t going to force it
Data Centre
HP adds eDiscovery system to AppSystem lineup
Vendor also revises AppSystem solutions around Vertica and Autonomy offerings
Data Centre
HP sees channel gold in them there PODs
Portable data centre modules present opportunities for infrastructure partners and service providers alike, HP says
Data Centre
Dell targets HP and Cisco with Active Infrastructure play
Converged compute, storage, networking and management play runs the gamut from SMB to enterprise, vendor says
Cloud
HP opens Canadian Centre of Excellence to partners
Facility at company’s Mississauga, Ont. Headquarters aims to educate customers on high-priority solutions
Data Centre
QuickVid: VMware and the Software-Defined Data Centre
VMware Canada chief Grant Aitken discusses the company’s strategy for furthering the virtualization market and what it will mean for solution providers
Cloud
New VMware CEO pledges to stay the course
Pat Gelsinger may come from EMC, but he says his appointment as VMware CEO doesn’t mean a loss of autonomy for the virtualization software giant
Data Centre
HP looks to drive Hadoop for enterprise
AppSystem offering provides partners “Trojan Horse” into Big Data discussion
Cloud
IBM makes PureSystems more channel friendly
Developers’ sandbox, more patterns of expertise among new announcements
Cloud
HP drives efficiency and automation with ProLiant Generation 8
New ProLiant servers aim to reduce admin workload through automation
Data Centre
Cisco celebrates 10,000 UCS customers worldwide, 350 in Canada
Server strategy gaining momentum with both partners and customers, networking vendor says