Elio is a chatbot that provides first level technical support using IBM Watson technology. NetApp has also enhanced their ActiveIQ cloud-based analytics.
Storage
NetApp turns on Watson-powered Elio virtual support for customers
by Mark Cox •
Storage
Storage
Data Dynamics broadens channel opportunities with StorageX 8.0 file management solution
by Mark Cox •
The enhancements to the Data Dynamics solution include the addition of S3 support and improved API availability.
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Internet of Things, Software, Storage
Hitachi unveils roadmap to the future
by Mark Cox •
Hitachi made multiple announcements of significance at their recent NEXT customer show, but they also gave some high level guidance about what’s coming in 2018.
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Internet of Things, Storage
Hitachi investment in Internet of Things well-timed for Canada
by Mark Cox •
Marcel Escorcio, the former head of HDS in Canada who now runs the new Hitachi Vantara company, discusses why he believes that Canada will be an exceptionally strong market for Hitachi’s increased emphasis on the Internet of Things.
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Networking, Servers, Small Business, Storage, Virtualization
HPE makes flurry of new solutions up and down SMB portfolio
by Mark Cox •
In addition to new SMB-focused server, storage, networking and hyper-converged product, HPE has brought their Consume IT OPEX pricing model from the enterprise to SMBs as well.
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Storage, Virtualization
HCI software vendor Maxta announces migration capability from VMware to Red Hat
by Mark Cox •
Maxta has developed the ability to migrate customers seamlessly from VMware ESXi to Red Hat, using their software, and looking to appeal to customers who want to move some of their workloads to a less expensive hypervisor.
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Cloud, Data Centre, Storage, Virtualization
Dell EMC XC series upgrade with Avamar integration highlights Microsoft-focused news
by Mark Cox •
The XC series, which Dell EMC aims at the Microsoft hypervisor market, is also getting a new Azure Log Analytics Solution.
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Tintri unveils all-flash 10TB T1000 for ROBO, departmental and (shhh) SMB deployments
by Mark Cox •
Following the announcement of their new high-end enterprise cloud platform earlier this month, Tintri now announces availability of a much smaller 10 TB system, aimed at smaller deployments within – and quite possibly outside – the enterprise.
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Cloud, Storage
Scality expands S3 connectivity for Azure with Scality Connect offering
by Mark Cox •
Following up their multi-cloud theme which has been central to Scality’s vision since the announcement of Zenko this summer, Scality unveils a tool that lets apps for Amazon S3 support Microsoft Azure Blob Storage without having to be modified.
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Dell EMC brings Scott Millard into channel storage role as storage push continues
by Mark Cox •
Millard, a veteran EMC channel exec who has most recently been in charge of channels at Virtustream, comes on board the Dell EMC channel team as a focused storage specialist.
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Networking, Storage
Mellanox provides HPE’s first Ethernet storage switches in HPE StoreFabric M-Series
by Mark Cox •
The M-Series family OEMed from Mellanox, which provide 100 GbE Ethernet connectivity, but also scale down to an SMB price point, provide HPE with a strong channel offering that has a large price-performance differential over Fibre Channel.
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Cloud, Software, Storage
Archive360 enhances SharePoint Online, announces support for new Microsoft services
by Mark Cox •
Archive360 supports Azure Archival, the Azure alternative to AWS Glacier, as well as Microsoft Azure Cognitive & Media Services, which allows accurate transcription of audio and video files in real time.
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Channel Programs, Internet of Things, Storage
Hitachi shift in focus to Internet of Things likely to be major plus for channel
by Mark Cox •
Hitachi Data Systems’ former channels head in Canada, who has moved over to Vantara, and a top Canadian partner share their views on what the restructuring and Internet of Things re-emphasis will mean for the channel.
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Data Centre, Internet of Things, Storage
Hitachi unites three companies into Hitachi Vantara to drive digital change
by Mark Cox •
Hitachi has merged Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi Insight Group and Pentaho into a new company aimed at being on the cutting edge of digital innovation.
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Dell EMC brings enterprise features to new SC series entry model
by Mark Cox •
The new Dell EMC SCv3000 array, which replaces the old SCv2000, has a different design philosophy. Unlike its predecessor, which was a clear entry-level product, its replacement has high-end software functionality.
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NetApp augments Big Data portfolio with new systems, software
by Mark Cox •
A new version of the NetApp SANtricity software powers the new all-flash EF570 and hybrid E5700. The new software also adds a new System Manager tool and improves Cloud Connector.
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Cloud, Storage
Qumulo announces massively scalable Qumulo File Fabric, and its availability on AWS
by Mark Cox •
Qumulo adds continuous replication technology, cross-cluster monitoring, and AWS cloud support to their scalable file storage system.
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Storage
Spectra Logic adds mid-market upgradeable NAS solution to BlackPearl family
by Mark Cox •
Spectra BlackPearl NAS differs from the Spectra Logic existing Spectra Verde NAS box by being attached to their BlackPearl object storage gateway, and also by being upgradeable to BlackPearl.
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Distribution, Networking, Servers, Storage, Training
D&H Canada adds to advanced solutions portfolio with HPE/Aruba agreement
by Mark Cox •
The new HPE relationship also brings the D&H HERO program, which provides additional HPE-focused support, into Canada.
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Cloud, Data Centre, Servers, Storage
OnApp enters hyper-converged space with Intel partnership – and low cost appliance
by Mark Cox •
OnApp, which has a larger global share of the service provider market, enters the enterprise HCI market with their software in Intel hardware, and a channel-only model with a master reseller/distributor in each geo.
