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Cloud

Dell introduces new multi-cloud services and advisory service subscriptions around Microsoft Azure

July 12, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell introduces new multi-cloud services and advisory service subscriptions around Microsoft Azure
Dell both expands its roster of multi-cloud services around Azure and announces a new category of subscription-based services that provide modern workforce services.

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Cloud

Leaseweb Canada launches Multi-CDN in Canada, expands Leaseweb Cloud Connect

June 30, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Leaseweb Canada launches Multi-CDN in Canada, expands Leaseweb Cloud Connect
Leaseweb Canada, formed earlier this year when Dutch firm Leaseweb bought Montreal hoster iWeb, has been actively investing in IT in their Canadian operation since then.

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Cloud

Equinix looks to expand interconnect business with second Montreal data centre

April 6, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Equinix looks to expand interconnect business with second Montreal data centre
The new MT2 International Business Exchange data centre will also have energy efficiency advantages that will let temperatures be maintained at 27 Celsius, instead of the much cooler temperatures of the past.

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Data Centre

Pure Storage tackles broad sub-$0.20 per GB disk market with FlashBlade//E

March 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage tackles broad sub-$0.20 per GB disk market with FlashBlade//E
Pure says only the lack of a scale-out flash solution that is price compatible with disk has prevented the disruption of disk in the data centres, something the company says that they have now overcome with FlashBlade//E.

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Cloud

Aptum sees strong channel opportunities in new Multi-Tenant Cloud Solution

March 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aptum sees strong channel opportunities in new Multi-Tenant Cloud Solution
Aptum’s new private multi-tenanted cloud service is now available in the US, UK, and Canada, and Aptum is emphasizing how it provides a stronger level of support than their competitors.

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Cloud

OVHCloud combines their bare metal servers with public cloud to drive up deployment speed

January 18, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on OVHCloud combines their bare metal servers with public cloud to drive up deployment speed
The new metal instances fferings are available now in both Canada and Latin America, but the French-headquartered company’s products are not yet available in the U.S, although they are ramping up their presence in Canada, and the U.S. as well as APAC are on the drawing board for future expansion.

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Cloud

Equinix scales up investment in Canadian data centres as part of global strategy

November 29, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Equinix scales up investment in Canadian data centres as part of global strategy
The $US 84 million of new investment will go primarily to expand their data centres in Toronto, Calgary and Kamloops, although their other five Canadian data centres will also be eligible for funds for facility expansion.

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Cloud

VMware reboots legacy VMware vSphere 8 and VMware vSAN 8 solutions into next-gen offerings

August 31, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware reboots legacy VMware vSphere 8 and VMware vSAN 8 solutions into next-gen offerings
VMware’s traditional data centre solutions have been fundamentally redesigned and upgraded to make sure they remain a strong fit within the company’s broader multi-cloud strategy.

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Cloud

Equinix makes major investment in upgrading services for Canadian markets

August 16, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Equinix makes major investment in upgrading services for Canadian markets
The new services, one of which is unique to Canada in North America, will provide new opportunities for Equinix channel partners.

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Cloud

Equinix leverages expanding HPE partnership as part of growing channel initiative

June 30, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Equinix leverages expanding HPE partnership as part of growing channel initiative
The launch of HPE GreenLake in Canada in particular, because it coincided with Equinix’s physical expansion in the purchase of additional Canadian data centres, has been an important factor in Equinix’s growth in Canada.

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Cloud

Addition of Aruba to GreenLake, new cloud services, highlight flurry of HPE GreenLake enhancements

March 22, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Addition of Aruba to GreenLake, new cloud services, highlight flurry of HPE GreenLake enhancements
Twelve new GreenLake services were introduced, eight of which are modular channel-friendly services from HPE Aruba, two of which are brand new GreenLake services, and the final two are upgrades of services announced last year.

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Channel Programs

Solarwinds reorienting Go-to-Market around partners as they expand subscription and move into end-to-end observability

February 22, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Solarwinds reorienting Go-to-Market around partners as they expand subscription and move into end-to-end observability
Solarwinds has not had a full global partner program in the past, but new global channel leader Jeff McCullough is working on one, for the second half of this year.

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Cloud

Vultr formally launches partner program with higher margins than offered by big hyperscalers

February 8, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Vultr formally launches partner program with higher margins than offered by big hyperscalers
Vultr competes with the big cloud providers, focusing on core compute, storage and networking services, and offering customers lower prices and partners higher margins.

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Cloud

Dell unveils new edge, telecom solutions

October 13, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils new edge, telecom solutions
The announcements being made today at this year’s Dell Summit all revolve around the company’s newer edge and telecom businesses.

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Computers

Intel announces detailed process and packaging roadmaps to drive innovation

July 27, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel announces detailed process and packaging roadmaps to drive innovation
Intel presented a roadmap of process and packaging innovations to power their next wave of products through 2025, which they said will get back to process performance parity – and then leadership.

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Artificial Intelligence

HPE CEO Neri ties vision into new product announcements at HPE Discover

June 23, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE CEO Neri ties vision into new product announcements at HPE Discover
HPE’s CEO discussed how the new announcements around HPE Lighthouse, Project Aurora, Silicon on-Demand and compute as-a-service drives HPE’s vision forward, and also commented on their just announced acquisition of DeterminedAI.

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Cloud

HPE GreenLake is focal point for HPE Discover announcements

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE GreenLake is focal point for HPE Discover announcements
HPE kicked off its Discover event with a flurry of announcements around HPE GreenLake, including GreenLake Lighthouse, Project Aurora, Silicon-on-Demand, a new Compute Cloud Console – and eight new services.

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Channel Programs

Place to be is the channel as channel momentum is on fire: Dell channel chief Dagher

June 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Place to be is the channel as channel momentum is on fire: Dell channel chief Dagher
Dell’s global channel chief Rola Dagher talked with ChannelBuzz about the state of the Dell channel today, and the priorities for the rest of the year ahead.

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Channel Programs

Intel articulates new vision and where partners fit in at Intel Partner Forum

June 4, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel articulates new vision and where partners fit in at Intel Partner Forum
Intel recently introduced new CEO Pat Gelsinger to partners at the Intel Partner Forum, together with his vision for bringing partner-centric prosperity to all. Intel also provided updates on channel issues, marketing, and core areas of the business.

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Big Data

Ataccama highlights unparalleled opportunity and ability of its next-gen platform to deliver on it at their Innovate 2021 event

April 12, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ataccama highlights unparalleled opportunity and ability of its next-gen platform to deliver on it at their Innovate 2021 event
Ataccama launched its Ataccama ONE Gen2 Platform into beta in November, and used its flagship customer event to highlight both its general availability and its ability to address customer concerns enumerated in a new study that was also featured at the event.

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