Storage

Artificial Intelligence

HCI vendor Maxta deepens analytics capabilities with new MxIQ analytics-insight platform

November 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HCI vendor Maxta deepens analytics capabilities with new MxIQ analytics-insight platform
Maxta provided analytics previously, but it was limited to data on an individual cluster, MxIQ broadens this to add metrics from additional clusters and additional data, to provide a greater degree of visibility and insight.

Cloud

ZeroStack extends templated services portfolio with Inter-Cloud VPN-as-a-service

November 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ZeroStack extends templated services portfolio with Inter-Cloud VPN-as-a-service
The new VPN offering comes shortly after ZeroStack launched services around GPUs, Big Data, and DevOps, in order to provide partners with services offerings with additional revenue potential.

Cloud

NetApp on course to execute on aggressive channel strategy

October 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp on course to execute on aggressive channel strategy
NetApp asked its partners to place bets this year on the cloud, on HCI and on all-flash, with the first two acknowledged as being a significant ask for some partners. Almost two quarters in, the company said that results so far have been good.

Storage

NetApp extends data fabric with DevOps announcements

October 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp extends data fabric with DevOps announcements
NetApp made a flurry of announcements on Wednesday at Insight extending their data fabric, with special relevance to developers and architects, emphasizing their cloud-first focus, and articulating their hybrid and multi-cloud proposition.

Cloud

NetApp brings MAX Data technology to accelerate persistent memory to market in ONTAP 9.5

October 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp brings MAX Data technology to accelerate persistent memory to market in ONTAP 9.5
NetApp introduced multiple announcements upgrading their data fabric on Wednesday, with the most interesting likely being the availability of the technology they acquired with Plexistor in 2017 that uses persistent memory to generate ultra-low latency and much higher performance.

Cloud

NetApp CEO Kurian lays out four principles for leading in a data-driven world

October 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp CEO Kurian lays out four principles for leading in a data-driven world
While digital transformation has become a motherhood term in the tech industry, NetApp CEO George Kurian kicked off the opening keynote at NetApp Insight by saying NetApp is now emphasizing that successful digital transformation requires adherence to four core principles.

Cloud

Major new Azure integration highlights NetApp cloud announcements

October 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Major new Azure integration highlights NetApp cloud announcements
NetApp is touting the new Azure NetApp Files as a huge extension of their Microsoft relationship, which gives them a level of integration with their Azure cloud that Microsoft has not done before with anyone. Other announcements include the General Availability of NetApp Cloud Insights, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and new ONTAP support for NetApp HCI.

Storage

Komprise adds full file integrity to data access from any tier across on-prem and cloud

October 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Komprise adds full file integrity to data access from any tier across on-prem and cloud
In addition to expanding their capability for the customer to access file data in object clouds, Komprise announced support for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP.

Partnerships

Scale Computing, Lenovo formally announce major strategic partnership

October 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing, Lenovo formally announce major strategic partnership
Lenovo and Scale Computing have been working together for some time, but have now formally announced both a strategic partnership and a joint solution designed for the edge and suitable for organizations with many locations in highly distributed environments.

Storage

Violin Systems plans full integration with X-IO technology to converge high end performance scalability with price-performance leadership

October 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Violin Systems plans full integration with X-IO technology to converge high end performance scalability with price-performance leadership
Violin Systems, which is focused on the high end of the performance storage market, reaches down to acquire the SME-focused storage business of X-IO Storage. The long-term goal is to fully integrate both technologies to provide high-end systems with the price-performance advantages of the X-IO technology.