Other storage families in the Dell portfolio are also announcing some upgrades, but PowerStore is the major one this time around.
Software, Storage
Dell announces major security, efficiency improvements to PowerStore software
by Mark Cox •
Storage
Storage
Pure Storage announces GA of next-gen native block and file services with File Services for FlashArray
by Mark Cox •
While unified block and file storage systems have been around for some time, Pure says that they bolt management onto one primary system, whereas their new service manages blocks, files and VMs on an equal plane, allowing admins to have the native benefits of all.
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New Scality CRO Peter Brennan looks to further leverage channel to take sales to next level
by Mark Cox •
Brennan sees the channel as critical to accelerating the success of their new midmarket-focused Artesca solution, and thinks some things can be done to the Go-to-Market generally which will pour more gas on the fire.
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Data Centre, Storage
Pure Storage tackles broad sub-$0.20 per GB disk market with FlashBlade//E
by Mark Cox •
Pure says only the lack of a scale-out flash solution that is price compatible with disk has prevented the disruption of disk in the data centres, something the company says that they have now overcome with FlashBlade//E.
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Artificial Intelligence, Channel Programs, Storage
WEKA launches new WEKA X partner program to drive focus and profitability around AI and machine learning
by Mark Cox •
The new program has been simplified, reducing the number of tiers, and while benefits for top tier partners have been increased, it is also now easier for new partners to enter the program
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NetApp adds new all-flash lines, plus new portfolio of storage programs and guarantees
by Mark Cox •
Brand new is the AFF C-Series, a new all-flash QLC-based family, while the AFF A150 is a refresh of the entry level A-series model.
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Cloud, Servers, Storage
HPE adds support for data storage servers to cloud-native Alletra portfolio with Alletra 4000 series
by Mark Cox •
The latest in HPE’s cloud-native Alletra line comes in two models, a 1U one designed for extreme use cases and a 2U that fits a broader range of use cases.
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Data Management, Distribution, Partnerships, Storage
Hammerspace, Seagate introduce bundles combining Seagate enterprise storage with Hammerspace’s single global file system
by Mark Cox •
The bundles will be available to channel partners exclusively through Climb Channel Solutions.
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Backup, Storage
MSP360 looks to slash MSP costs by adding forever forward incremental backup and intelligent retention to their backup
by Mark Cox •
The company estimates this will cut costs by 20-25% for existing MSP360 partners, and up to 50% for those who switch from other backup products.
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Cloud, Storage
NetApp introduces unified multi-cloud and on-prem storage management with NetApp BlueXP
by Mark Cox •
In addition to announcing the availability of BlueXP, NetApp also reiterated its commitment to ESG goals, which includes capabilities within BlueXP itself.
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Channel Programs, Distribution, Storage
ScaleFlux signs North American disti deal with TDSYNNEX to complete construction of channel Go-to-Market capabilities
by Mark Cox •
The distribution deal complements ScaleFlux’s channel expansion, which has seen the release of a product for partners, and the launch of their first partner program.
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Cloud, Computers, Servers, Storage
Lenovo announces joint hybrid and edge solutions with VMware at Explore event
by Mark Cox •
Lenovo announced enhanced collaborations with VMware around their ThinkAgile VX, TruScale Hybrid Cloud and the VMware Edge Compute Stack, as well as a partnership with Micron which uses their NVME SSDs, vSAN ESA and Lenovo ThinkAgile VX to provide all NVMe storage.
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StorPool Storage adds file storage, NVMe/TCP and AWS support in 20th version of their storage platform
by Mark Cox •
The Bulgaria-based scale-out provider has always specialized in providing high-value around a limited number of use cases, but with this release, is expanding the use cases that they support.
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ScaleFlux reaches out to channel with new 3000 series computational storage SSDs
by Mark Cox •
ScaleFlux sold its first two generations of computational storage SSDs direct, but the new series is more plug and play, so they are selling it through channel partners as well, and have built a channel program to facilitate this.
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StorONE enhances Storage Engine to drive new scale-for-free pricing model
by Mark Cox •
The model is based on drives rather than capacity, and the changes to the engine give customers confidence they can use maximum sized drives without concerns about restore times.
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Backup, Storage
Veeam founders launch Object First to provide Veeam-centric storage appliance
by Mark Cox •
David Bennett comes over from Axcient, where he had been CEO, to take the same role at Object First.
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Cloud, Servers, Storage
New Toronto data centre to be key element in OVHcloud expansion
by Mark Cox •
OVHCloud just celebrated their tenth anniversary in Canada, and while to date their facilities have been in Montreal, they plan to open up a Toronto data centre next year.
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Pure Storage sees major pluses for partners in major Accelerate product announcements
by Mark Cox •
The major announcement at Accelerate was a major upgrade to FlashBlade//S, which doubles density and performance as well as power efficiency, but the announcements also see a new offering adding to the Evergreen portfolio and the next generation of AIRI//S, designed and sold in partnership with NVIDIA.
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Data Management, Storage
Major enhancements to Portworx portfolio add new Kubernetes Database-as-a Service platform plus new services
by Mark Cox •
This major series of enhancements to Pure Storage’s Kubernetes platform expands the number of use cases in which it can be deployed, and makes it easier to deploy it.
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Channel Programs, Storage
iXsystems expands RevMatch revenue matching feature into new full-blown channel program
by Mark Cox •
RevMatch now essentially becomes the top tier of a new two-tier program, which adds new features and benefits for partners.
