The object storage platform provider looks to expand their video use cases and push deeper into the media and entertainment vertical.
Storage
Caringo adds digital workflow capabilities in Swarm 11 platform release
by Mark Cox •
Storage
Cloud, Data Centre, Storage
Dell Technologies adds end-to-end NVMe, Storage Class Memory to PowerMax
by Mark Cox •
Dell becomes the first storage vendor to ship the Intel Optane SCM drives, and their synergies with the newly-enabled NVMe-over-Fabric up performance by 50 per cent and let the company tout it as the fastest storage array in the world.
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Komprise extends data management capability with comprehensive file search that creates virtual data lakes
by Mark Cox •
The new Deep Analytics feature in the Komprise 2.11 release expands its data search and indexing, to allow for quick searches of massive amount of data across multiple sources.
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Zadara introduces NVMe-as-a-Service to hybrid cloud storage service
by Mark Cox •
The new NVMe capability is priced 25 per cent under Zadara’s standard flash storage, and customers’ ability to upgrade on-demand for free will let them both increase performance and reduce costs.
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NetApp announces fifth generation product with new EF600 array
by Mark Cox •
The NetApp EF600 is a replacement for the EF570, and is a price-performance play aimed at HPC and other markets, where pure performance rather than some of the software features of the AFF line are required.
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Channel Programs, Software, Storage
Rancher Labs creates Platinum Partner tier in response to growth of Kubernetes
by Mark Cox •
Four initial partners were invited to the program, and were required to take additional certifications and commit to co-hosting free Kubernetes training classes. In return, they will engage in joint sales and marketing opportunities with Rancher.
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Backup, Cloud, Storage
Druva deepens AWS solution set with multi-tier intelligent storage, enhanced DRaaS
by Mark Cox •
The multi-tiered storage tiering system for the AWS cloud covers all layers of AWS storage, including S3, Glacier and Glacier Deep Archive, with Druva moving the data either by its own policies or ones set by the customer.
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Pure Storage wets whistles for fall Accelerate event with Toronto Summer Splash
by Mark Cox •
Brent Allen, Pure’s Canadian country manager, thanked Pure’s customers and partners for their partnership, and talked with ChannelBuzz about the company’s progress in Canada.
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NetApp global channel chief Lamborn takes stock of partner transformation
by Mark Cox •
NetApp’s focus over the last two years has been to encourage partners to adapt their business models to add more services, cloud, and breadth within NetApp’s growing portfolio. Global Channel Chief Chris Lamborn provides an update.
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Burlywood enhances novel approach to drive optimization with TrueFlash Insight
by Mark Cox •
TrueFlash Insight enhances the SSD drive optimization solution that Burlywood quietly brought to market last year, by adding the ability to analyze traffic at the drive controller level in a productized form that partners can use.
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StorONE partners with Dell on S1-as-a-Service
by Mark Cox •
The new offering, combining StorONE software on Dell servers, costs $999 a month, with everything included, for a 20 TB all-flash array with up to 150,000 IOPS, and includes data protection as well.
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In-Memory compute vendor Formulus Black rethinks market strategy with Forsa 3.0 release
by Mark Cox •
Formulus Black, which lets memory be used as high-performance media, now will run on Intel Optane as well as DRAM, and will now support CentOS as well as Ubuntu, with RHEL support coming later this year.
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Western Digital increases ActiveScale object storage performance, density and services
by Mark Cox •
The performance increase is in the range of 3x, while the new Data Pipeline Services streamlines data processing.
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Backup, Managed Services, Storage
StorageCraft targets low end of SMB with OneXafe Solo plug-and-play appliance
by Mark Cox •
While the original OneXafe 4000 is a midmarket and small enterprise product, the Solo 300 is an entry level offering aimed at SMBs, and offering an MSP play.
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Komprise expands routes to market by joining HPE Complete program
by Mark Cox •
Komprise also announced the appointment of two new senior execs, Chris Moore as SVP of Worldwide Sales and Randy Hopkins as VP Global Systems Engineering and Enablement.
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Western Digital reshapes IntelliFlash portfolio with enhanced OS and new entry-level model for high-end NVMe flash
by Mark Cox •
The new IntelliFlash OS 3.10 scales up performance by doubling performance and density, while the new N5100 NVMe all flash array adds an entry level model to the high end series, to expand the market downward.
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Redesigned DataCore introduces new appliance, analytics service and pricing options
by Mark Cox •
What effectively is a relaunch for the company, and is timed with the new release of their software, delivers on the vision and strategy that has been put in place by the new management team that came in last year.
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Datera rides HPE partnership to high triple digit growth
by Mark Cox •
Startup Datera has placed a big bet on HPE as it expands its business , and the results so far indicate it is paying off.
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Backup, Small Business, Storage
StorCentric acquires Retrospect, which will become a separate subsidiary like Drobo and Nexsan
by Mark Cox •
Retrospect, which started out as Dantz and whose products have been around for 30 years, will be paired with Drobo, as both are heavily focused on the sub-150 seat market.
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Managed Services, Storage
HPE Canada President Hodgins emphasizes strength of Discover’s innovation theme
by Mark Cox •
HPE Canada President Hodgins emphasizes strength of Discover’s innovation theme
