Data Centre

IBM-Lenovo server deal hits security snag

June 5, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

IBM and Lenovo requests extension to give U.S. national security regulators more time to review the proposed sale of the IBM server unit to Lenovo.

Server market poised for a shakeup

June 4, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

New server market share numbers show HP remains in the front position, and will likely stay there after the transition of IBM’s x86 server unit to Lenovo.

John Tonthat, director of business development and marketing for the EMC solutions group at Avnet Technology Solutions

Avnet debuts first made-for-Canada converged offering

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Avnet Technology Solutions’ new A20 pre-configured architecture of EMC and Cisco technology is its first stack designed for SMB and the Canadian market.

Data centres take cue from media: Go small and hyperlocal

May 1, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

The prevalence of the cloud and the shifting way consumers use data could mean a tiny data centre in every neighborhood.

Susan Bailey, vice president of sales and services for the Americas at Stratus Technologies

Stratus signs first distie deal with Arrow

April 22, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Stratus Technologies’ partnership with Arrow to bring fault-tolerant software to x86 servers.

Brian Payne, executive director of server solutions at Dell

Dell unveils enterprise storage, server offerings

April 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

At its Enterprise Forum in Frankfurt, Dell introduces Fluid Cache for SAN, updates the Compellent, EqualLogic, and PowerEdge lineups.

Frances Guida, managed of ConvergedSystems at HP.

HP announces HP ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA

March 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

HP continues its drive towards purpose-built solution stacks with a Converged System for SAP’s popular in-memory database technology.

Andy Rhodes, general manager of Dell's Precision workstations

It’s time for workstations to go virtual: Dell

March 10, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Dell looks to advance the move of professional workstations into the data centre with new reference architectures and a data centre at its headquarters.