Partnerships

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.

Networking

DH2i addresses SQL Server for Containers problem with Kubernetes through DxE for Containers

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i addresses SQL Server for Containers problem with Kubernetes through DxE for Containers
Microsoft gets a huge numbers of downloads for SQL Server containers, but its stateful containers have issues with stateless Kubernetes and kept them in DevTest environments. DxE for Containers was built to change that.

Backup

StorMagic, Zerto collaborate on HPE validated joint solution through HPE Complete program

June 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorMagic, Zerto collaborate on HPE validated joint solution through HPE Complete program
HPE brought the two vendors together to design a validated solution on HPE Proliant servers, which combines Zerto’s high resiliency with StorMagic’s lightweight software for edge deployments.

Cloud

Blancco partnership with ServiceNow makes its data erasure software available in ServiceNow store

May 11, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Blancco partnership with ServiceNow makes its data erasure software available in ServiceNow store
Blancco is primarily looking to use the new integration to deepen their relationship with existing mutual customers, but also hopes to add a few new Fortune 1000 companies who are on the ServiceNow platform.

Backup

Rubrik, NetApp extend partnership with Go-to-Market relationship

April 30, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik, NetApp extend partnership with Go-to-Market relationship
The Rubrik Go Foundation Edition, and Rubrik Go Business Edition SKUs will appear on NetApp price lists starting May 17, providing multiple benefits to the companies’ field sales forces and joint channel partners.

Artificial Intelligence

Aunalytics launches first Alliance Partner Program to highlight and support their analytics integrations

April 28, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aunalytics launches first Alliance Partner Program to highlight and support their analytics integrations
Aunalytics’ first program for strategic partners includes major ISVs, but also MSPs and other partners with joint solutions based on deep technical integrations.

Cloud

Redis Labs continues theme that best use of Redis is as a database with second-day partnership marketplace announcements with AWS and Google

April 21, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Redis Labs continues theme that best use of Redis is as a database with second-day partnership marketplace announcements with AWS and Google
The Google announcement was for the private preview availability of Redis Enterprise on Anthos with GKE, and the availability of Redis Enterprise on the GKE Marketplace, while the AWS announcement makes all of the Redis Enterprise Cloud expanded offerings available in the AWS Marketplace.

Artificial Intelligence

Lenovo targets growing AI market in mainstream enterprises with five new ready to deploy AI solutions

April 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo targets growing AI market in mainstream enterprises with five new ready to deploy AI solutions
The emphasis with the five new offerings, using technology from Addfor, Everseen, cnvrg.io, SAS and NetApp, is on the solutions’ ease of deployment, removing a barrier that has stymied many enterprises from getting AI products into production.

Backup

Dell partners with Druva to introduce Dell EMC PowerProtect Backup Service

April 6, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell partners with Druva to introduce Dell EMC PowerProtect Backup Service
In addition to the new offering, which will let Dell partners who were already working with Druva apply that business to the Dell Partner Program, Dell is also announcing the addition of Google Cloud to the Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager cloud ecosystem, and the ability to lower snapshot retention costs with joint availability of PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot Manager and PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition.

Cloud

Equinix Metal includes Toronto in first 18 metros, as its first managed appliance-as-a-service solutions also roll out

March 5, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Equinix Metal includes Toronto in first 18 metros, as its first managed appliance-as-a-service solutions also roll out
Equinix Metal launches with integrations from hardware providers Dell and Pure storage, and with software ones from Mirantis Container Cloud and Cohesity Helios, but they expect many more beyond these early adopters.