The new high-end VMAX model has the expected new oomph in performance, but most of the channel will be more interested in the new software features, which will also apply to VMAX 250F, a stronger channel play.
While the channel’s role in NetApp object storage has largely been limited to specific verticals, the company believes object storage’s market has finally grown to the point where broader market opportunities are a reality.
Dell EMC Cloud for Microsoft Azure Stack will be available in the second half of the year, although smaller developer versions are available now.
Nutanix also announced Nutanix Go, a program that allows acquisition of their appliances on a cloud-like purchase model, but for now, it’s only available in the U.S.
Rubrik previously had the ability to archive in the cloud, but now has extended their cloud capability to allow their software to run natively on the major public cloud providers.
The Acuity solution’s priority-aware capabilities is the fruit of last year’s acquisition by Pivot3 of NexGen and its technology.
The pre-integrated solution combines IBM’s Spectrum Scale software with Lenovo servers, and is the first of multiple related software-defined solutions Lenovo will announce this year.
Red Hat continues looks to the channel to help grow its high-value storage business, but knows it needs to help partners get started.
VSkyMotion adds workload migration, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud to the VSkyCube Infrastructure.
The NVMe offering will complement the existing Pure //M array, for higher performance at what Pure Storage promises will be a modest price premium.
ZeroStack is looking to put its Intelligent Cloud Platform at the centre of the cloud universe, and is actively partnering with other vendors to make it happen.
Elastifile leverages its distributed metadata model to produce a scale-out, flash-native distributed file system that provides both storage and data lifecycle management.
Cohesity also announced its oversubscribed $90 million Series C funding round – which has a couple of interesting partner angles built in.
KALEAO, which first brought product to market last October, provides an update of both its overall and channel strategies, and where Tuangru fits in.
Tintri is looking to increase the number of go-to cloud partners in a cloud business the company views as increasingly strategic.
Alliance Storage Technologies makes multi-tiered storage, with the secret sauce being an optical storage specialization. The new version has significant capacity increases over the old.
QNAP replaces its TS-1080 with a new, beefier model, which will give its channel a more robust offering for customers who want enterprise capacity, but who have space issues.
The Axcient Business Recovery Cloud platform gets a refresh of its HPE hardware, updates for the latest IT environments, and a flurry of improvements based on MSP recommendations.
IBM’s new partnering announcements are focused on expanding opportunities for other vendors’ customers to use the IBM cloud.
Expansion into Canada is among the objectives from the new cash infusion from Reduxio’s Series C funding.
