Servers

Hardware

Dell hardware sales through partners help propel record setting Q4 and 2021

April 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell hardware sales through partners help propel record setting Q4 and 2021
Dell’s hardware business benefited greatly from organizations, at this stage of their tech rebuild, needing to refresh a hardware base in data centres that was at least two years old, and generally older than that.

Computers

Dell rides channel to exceptionally strong quarter

January 14, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell rides channel to exceptionally strong quarter
Dell’s third quarter improved on its already strong first half, with its channel business doing particularly well in core legacy areas like its server and client businesses.

Podcasts

Windows Server Explained Power by Intel® Xeon® Series: ROKing Windows Server with Lenovo

October 28, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Windows Server Explained Power by Intel® Xeon® Series: ROKing Windows Server with Lenovo
In this edition of the podcast, Kirk and Devlin are joined by Louis Brunetto and Aaron Rothfuss of Lenovo to discuss how Windows Server, Xeon processors and Lenovo servers bring opportunity to partners.

Hardware

Lenovo expands TruScale as-a-Service to encompass entire portfolio

September 9, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo expands TruScale as-a-Service to encompass entire portfolio
The expansion of TruScale into a company-wide offering was part of a major series of announcements, that included the related Hitachi Brain AI service and the Project Unity wireless connectivity framework.

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.

Artificial Intelligence

Western Digital unveils new Ultrastar Edge server family

June 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Western Digital unveils new Ultrastar Edge server family
Two versions of the new AI and machine learning-heavy servers for edge environments were announced, a balanced commercial version and a more rugged military spec version, but different versions for more specific use cases are likely going forward.

Cloud

Dell Technologies builds out edge strategy with new and enhanced edge solutions

May 5, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies builds out edge strategy with new and enhanced edge solutions
The new offering is the first of what will be a family of Dell Technologies manufacturing edge solutions, while the upgraded one is a new version of the Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform.

Cloud

New HPE Canada President Mike Hilton sees Canada ripe for GreenLake as-a-service offerings

April 8, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on New HPE Canada President Mike Hilton sees Canada ripe for GreenLake as-a-service offerings
Almost everything in HPE’s portfolio is already available as a service, and while Canadian customers have been somewhat slow to warm to the new model, Hilton says that’s changing in a big way.

Servers

Intel emphasizes AI capabilities of new 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable ‘Ice Lake’ processors

April 6, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel emphasizes AI capabilities of new 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable ‘Ice Lake’ processors
Intel touts the superiority of its processors over the competition in many AI-related applications, and also introduces a plethora of related product.

Servers

Lenovo announces ThinkSystem servers with new Intel processors

April 6, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo announces ThinkSystem servers with new Intel processors
Lenovo is unveiling eight new servers using the just-announced Intel Ice Lake processors, with four of them representing specialized use cases, and expanding the portfolio of Lenovo servers with Neptune liquid cooling.