Storage

VMware Canada country manager Sean Forkan
Storage

Veritas Canadian leadership team for post-Symantec divorce now in place

June 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veritas Canadian leadership team for post-Symantec divorce now in place
Symantec’s Canadian GM, Sean Forkan, moves over to run Veritas in Canada – as well as the central U.S. Two other Symantec Canada execs join him in the move. All three are currently in their new roles, even though the two companies are still one. The new post-split leadership for Symantec in Canada has also been announced.

Hardware

Paragon Software reworks tech license tool as multi-purpose utility for end users

June 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Paragon Software reworks tech license tool as multi-purpose utility for end users
The new IT Essentials Toolkit, which handles virtualization, disk management and system optimization for servers and workstations, is a product many Paragon partners use themselves, but now it is also packaged in a SKU they can sell to their own customers.

Channel Programs

Pure Storage adds Microsoft, Citrix to FlashStack CI reference architectures

June 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage adds Microsoft, Citrix to FlashStack CI reference architectures
New solutions for Microsoft SQL Server and Citrix XenDesktop, and a new FlashStack CI support program for resellers who don’t provide Level 1 and 2 support, will expand FlashStack’s partner reach. Pure is also looking to reach deeper into Canada, with two western road shows following up today’s announcement.

Channel Programs

Unitrends looks to recruit smaller VARs with move to 100 per cent channel model

June 19, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Unitrends looks to recruit smaller VARs with move to 100 per cent channel model
Unitrends only added a channel component to their business in 2013, and now are dispensing with direct entirely to give partners the confidence their vendor won’t poach deals from them, which will in turn encourage them to invest more in Unitrends.

Cloud

Asigra building brand, partner opportunities, with aggressive marketing campaign

June 18, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Asigra building brand, partner opportunities, with aggressive marketing campaign
Asigra has a different set of marketing concerns than a decade ago, when customers didn’t know their name at all, but they are continuing to ramp up their efforts.

Solution Provider News

Toronto’s Storage Guardian’s new data centre protects data, business operations

June 18, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Toronto’s Storage Guardian’s new data centre protects data, business operations
Toronto solution provider Storage Guardian has opened a new data centre, which also contains space and facilities to provide temporary office space to customers whose offices are closed by a disaster.

Cloud

Asigra lays out strategy for prosperity in potentially tough cloud backup world

June 17, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Asigra lays out strategy for prosperity in potentially tough cloud backup world
At its partner event, Asigra discussed its continuing strategy for keeping itself and its partners competitive in a world of sinking backup margins, including new ways to cut partners’ hardware costs and create new revenue opportunities for them.

Cloud

New Asigra appliance to hedge against coming flat zero backup prices

June 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Asigra appliance to hedge against coming flat zero backup prices
In a grim future of zero backup pricing, Asigra’s CEO told partners their future profitability – and survival – depends on their ability to build trust with the customer, and on their ability to sell additional services around it. An archiving capability, centred on Asigra’s new appliance, is a key part of this.

Cloud

Cloud enhancements highlight five new Datto product enhancements

June 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud enhancements highlight five new Datto product enhancements
These include a ‘born in the cloud’ router, a sync and share partnership with ownCloud, a new Backupify for Office 365 solution, a new Linux agent and an enhanced partner portal.

Hardware

Connected Data augments NAS with Transporter Network Storage Connector

June 15, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Connected Data augments NAS with Transporter Network Storage Connector
The free Connector front-ends a NAS device, allowing the Transporter appliance to sync important files and folders seamlessly to users’ laptops and mobile devices, to overcome NAS’s limitations with mobility.