Hardware

Big Data

Dell introduces first purpose-built Internet of Things gateway

October 26, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell introduces first purpose-built Internet of Things gateway
Dell also announced its Statistica data analytics package has been expanded to include middleware on gateways, and announced a contest for IoT solutions built on Dell gateways, which will have 16 winners, and runs until March 31, 2016.

Cloud

Reading the EMC tea leaves at Dell World

October 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Reading the EMC tea leaves at Dell World
While everyone at Dell World this year wants to know all about the upcoming integration with EMC, there are significant limitations on what the company can say at this point. That being said, here’s an interpretation of what they are willing to put on the record.

Data Centre

Dell lays out aggressive strategy to partners for North America expansion

October 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell lays out aggressive strategy to partners for North America expansion
Dell’s North American head Bill Rodrigues laid out Dell’s plans for growth to partners at Dell’s PartnerDirect Summit at Dell World.

Hardware

HP unveils new Z2 entry-level workstations

September 29, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP unveils new Z2 entry-level workstations
While HP is emphasizing the new Z240s’ utility as a PC replacement for workstation tasks at a PC price, they also contain several distinct HP engineering enhancements.

Hardware

Curvature, DataCore announce disruptive partnership

August 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Curvature, DataCore announce disruptive partnership
DataCore’s software disaggregates software from the underlying hardware, letting Curvature provide customers with cheaper hardware and maintenance contracts, and freeing customers from the need to have short hardware refresh cycles to be compliant with maintenance contracts that provide software upgrades.

Hardware

Diablo launches all flash DDR4 memory modules to replicate DRAM performance for much less

August 5, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Diablo launches all flash DDR4 memory modules to replicate DRAM performance for much less
Diablo’s Memory1 technology leverage its unique memory-channel architecture, to get DRAM performance out of NAND flash and reduce server CAPEX costs by up to 75 per cent.

Hardware

Savage IO relaunches with new converged hardware storage solution

July 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Savage IO relaunches with new converged hardware storage solution
The company’s new SavageStor architecture features 12 SAS lanes with 25 GB/s throughput, part of a design intended to completely remove bottlenecks inside the server and address needs of customers who require high performance and throughput.

Hardware

‘Okay for Resale’ eval program for its hardened servers highlights Skyport partner program

July 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on ‘Okay for Resale’ eval program for its hardened servers highlights Skyport partner program
Skyport, which came out of stealth in May, has announced a channel program designed to support partners who sell its unique infrastructure solution.

Channel Programs

Logitech unveils Logitech Collaboration Program for vendors

July 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Logitech unveils Logitech Collaboration Program for vendors
The Logitech Collaboration program is aimed at improving integration and planning with vendor partners, but the collaboration also has direct impact on Logitech’s reseller channel.

Hardware

Heckler Design releases dual-screen iPad stand for interactive PoS

July 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Heckler Design releases dual-screen iPad stand for interactive PoS
Available to the Canadian channel through BlueStar, the new WindFall Duo provides hardware support for the new dual display checkouts which have begun to hit the market.