Data Management

Hitachi Vantara introduces Hitachi EverFlex AI Data Hub as a Service

The new as a service offering combines the Vantara Virtual Storage Platform One with technology from Cisco and software firm Zetaris to provide customers with smarter AI.

SMB-focused HornetSecurity adds two new cybersecurity tools

HornetSecurity has launched its AI Cyber Assistant that powers two new tools as part of its new 365 Total Protection Plan 4 solution, Email Security Analyst, which eases the workload on IT security teams while upskilling end users, and Teams Protection, which helps protect Microsoft Teams users against malicious messages and impersonation attacks.

MSPs increase macOS support with new Addigy Prebuilt App Catalogue

Mac specialist Addigy has increased their support for MSPs in the Mac market with the announcement of their new Prebuilt App Catalogue, a real-time solution that reduces difficulty for any MSP to manage popular macOS apps across all clients’ devices while protecting against zero-day vulnerabilities and third-party app patching security concerns.

Open device management firm Fleet raises $27 series B billion funding  following 6x revenue growth

ServiceNow details vision of how platform will remake work processes

ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott and Amit Zavery, their President CPO and COO, laid out how their technology is reshaping AI and traditional work processes, and the changes they are announcing or recently announced to bring this about.

HPE to strengthen full suite of hybrid capabilities through GreenLake with Morpheus Data acquisition

Hewlett Packard Enterprise [HPE] has again enhanced its GreenLake hybrid cloud through the announcement of a definite agreement to acquire hybrid cloud software vendor Morpheus Data. The deal, which is slated to close in Q4 of HPE’s fiscal year, is intended to make HPE the first vendor to be able to offer a full hybrid cloud suite.

Riverbed trims channel, simplifies channel program, to meet new demands

Riverbed has intensified its focus on AI while simultaneously simplifying its partner program, and reducing its partner program members by over 90 percent.

Riverbed unveils advanced new AI-powered observability platform

Designed to overcome visibility blind spots around public cloud, remote work environments, and Zero Trust and SD-WAN architectures, the new platform, the first major initiative from new CEO Dave Donatelli, also adds modules like NPM+ and the Aternity Mobile monitoring solution.

Conga CEO Goggin outlines strategy for reshaping company

Conga has made a series of major strategic initiatives since their merger with Apptus, with the idea of making the two companies work better together, improving the culture and increasing customer revenue opportunities.

More mature Conga channel strategy having success

Conga discussed the evolution of their channel strategy with ChannelBuzz, while some channel partners indicated what they were looking to see around the Conga event.

Ivanti lays out product road map and strategy

Srinivas Mukkamala, Ivanti’s Chief Product Officer, provided a detailed layout of what is changing on the Ivanti product front and when it will be happening.

Ivanti CEO emphasizes new findings from Ivanti’s research on the Everywhere Workplace

Respondents to a survey conducted by Ivanti found that work flexibility was popular, but also made them more likely to do things that increased risk, and made it a lot harder to get IT support or access to a manager.

Ivanti updates its progress on major channel program changes

After some major and not overly successful channel changes, Ivanti brought in Michelle Hodges from outside in late 2022. The changes since then have seen a major revitalization of the channel, and a significant growth in channel sales.

ServiceNow adds new generative AI leadership with new Washington, D.C. platform release

A major add is Now Assist for ITOM AIOps, which enhances ServiceNow’s IT OM AIOps solution by using generative AI to speed up issue resolution.

 Morpheus Data announces new suite of data services to help assess VMware usage going forward

This provides an alternative that will let enterprises migrate off VMware Aria,   and also introduces the Morpheus Plugin Framework to let companies build their own integrations, which Morpheus will certify, and a new 7.0 version of Morpheus.

Oracle Java partners seeing major gains from moving to Azul

Significant increases to Oracle’s Java pricing, including their recent move to employee based pricing, have led to customer concerns, and Azul has been a key beneficiary of this.

RackWare launches new PartnerConnect channel program, names new channel leader

Colby Calonica, who had been VP of Sales, is a major channel advocate, and has been promoted to Vice President of Global Sales, Channels and Alliances, to give him responsibility for all the sales efforts.

Moovila sees strong opportunity for MSPs with their automated project and resource management solution

Moovila showed off their automated Perfect Project solution at the recent IT Nation Connect event, offering MSPs a project management solution that overcomes the traditional limitations of such solutions that require significant human intervention.