Virtualization

Data Centre

VxRail, VxBlock get significant enhancements in Dell EMC VMware-related announcements

November 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on VxRail, VxBlock get significant enhancements in Dell EMC VMware-related announcements
A new VxRail integration with Dell EMC Smart Fabric Services provides VxRail with automated networking configuration, while VxBlock gets major awareness, automation and analytics upgrades to its software.

Virtualization

Resurgent VMware Canada discusses strategy at Dell Technologies Toronto Forum

October 31, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Resurgent VMware Canada discusses strategy at Dell Technologies Toronto Forum
VMware Canada Country Manager Sean Forkan discusses changes made since he took the job to restore the company’s momentum in Canada, and talked about where they are going in the months ahead.

Cloud

Address scary change with fearless, optimistic change: Dell Technologies

October 31, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Address scary change with fearless, optimistic change: Dell Technologies
Pivotal executive and proud tech geek Chad Sakac gave the keynote at the Dell Technologies Forum in Toronto on Tuesday, deconstructing the present process of technological change, and counselling customers on a strategy of how to address scary change that transcended the Dell companies, which involves embracing change in their companies and providing ways to encourage it from the bottom up.

Partnerships

IGEL adds new integrations, functionality to their IGEL OS

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL adds new integrations, functionality to their IGEL OS
They include earlier integrations with Lakeside Software and PrinterLogic, which have been available as custom orders, but which are now part of the basic IGEL OS.

Data Centre

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX solution with Nutanix certified on SAP HANA

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo ThinkAgile HX solution with Nutanix certified on SAP HANA
Lenovo’s ThinkSystem servers have long been certified on SAP HANA, but this is the first certification of their ThinkAgile HCI line with Nutanix, which they see as both a strong validation that HCI is ready for the enterprise, and a great market opportunity.

Backup

HYCU unveils new sub-program to provide additional benefits to Nutanix Velocity partners selling HYCU

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HYCU unveils new sub-program to provide additional benefits to Nutanix Velocity partners selling HYCU
HYCU was created to develop and sell a custom-built backup solution for Nutanix, and this new program is designed to parallel the go-to-market strategy for the upper SMB and midmarket that Nutanix launched with their Velocity program in June.

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.

Cloud

Riverbed announces new SteelConnect and SteelFusion integrations with Microsoft at Ignite

September 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed announces new SteelConnect and SteelFusion integrations with Microsoft at Ignite
Riverbed adds support for Microsoft’s Hyper-V hypervisor, and their newly announced Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN.

Hardware

Scale Computing, APC bring Micro Data Center in a box solution to North America through Ingram Micro

September 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing, APC bring Micro Data Center in a box solution to North America through Ingram Micro
The joint solution leverages Schneider Electric’s offerings, to provide a solution of racks, power, and HCI that Ingram Micro will integrate as well as distribute.

Virtualization

IGEL sees strong momentum in IDC report showing Linux thin client growth

August 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL sees strong momentum in IDC report showing Linux thin client growth
IGEL will be demonstrating their software-defined endpoint computing solutions around two events this week, at the Open Source Summit in Vancouver, and right next to VMworld in Las Vegas, with the latter being something of a guerilla operation.