Storage

Data Centre

Scale Computing partners with WinMagic to add encryption and intelligent key management

October 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing partners with WinMagic to add encryption and intelligent key management
The new partnership is the logical effect of both the initiative by Scale to deepen its enterprise penetration and their recent partnership with Google.

Data Centre

Pivot3 deepens enterprise presence with Arrow distribution deal for North America

October 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pivot3 deepens enterprise presence with Arrow distribution deal for North America
In addition to covering both Canada and the U.S., the new Pivot3 deal covers both Arrow’s distribution [ECS] and contract marketing [AIS] businesses.

Channel Programs

Quantum adds new invite-only SPIF Quantum NOW program with focus on new business

October 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quantum adds new invite-only SPIF Quantum NOW program with focus on new business
Quantum’s new Quantum NOW program is looking to incent reps to bring in new business, particularly in unstructured data and archiving, with higher than usual SPIFs.

Backup

Rearchitected Hitachi Data Instance Director likely to have first appeal to channel

October 17, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rearchitected Hitachi Data Instance Director likely to have first appeal to channel
Version 6 of Hitachi Data Instance Director massively increases scalability, and adds role-based access controls and a new interface. Exposing the system with REST API will, however, likely be the factor that makes it more attractive to Hitachi partners.

Storage

Nexsan refreshes workhorse block storage E Series P

October 16, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nexsan refreshes workhorse block storage E Series P
While Nexsan’s new Unity unified storage has garnered the media attention, its recently updated E Series P continues to provide most of their revenues.

Storage

Pure Storage plays to packed house in Toronto stop on Live tour

October 10, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage plays to packed house in Toronto stop on Live tour
Brent Allen, Pure Storage’s Canadian country manager, was at the Pure//Live event and discussed the company’s progress in Canada with ChannelBuzz.

Backup

NetApp, Veeam extend partnership with first resell agreement

October 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp, Veeam extend partnership with first resell agreement
The deal is aimed at strengthening Veeam in the enterprise, and NetApp in the midmarket and SMB, and follows up several other recent Veeam resale partnerships.

Software

New ONTAP 9.3 release highlights NetApp Data Fabric announcements

October 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New ONTAP 9.3 release highlights NetApp Data Fabric announcements
NetApp has announced upgrades to key software products that make up their Data Fabric, including ONTAP 9.3.

Storage

Komprise extends data management capabilities in 2.6 release of flagship software

October 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Komprise extends data management capabilities in 2.6 release of flagship software
Komprise adds full lifecycle management abilities, as well as the ability to confine defined data to make it invisible without deleting it, and the ability to build custom queries.

Servers

‘Old news’ of NetApp HCI solution availability still the big INSIGHT highlight to NetApp channel

October 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ‘Old news’ of NetApp HCI solution availability still the big INSIGHT highlight to NetApp channel
The first-ever NetApp HCI solution, announced in June, will be available in October, and that, rather than the shinier and newer announcements at INSIGHT, was what had solution providers buzzing.