Virtualization

Cloud

JetStream to add DRaaS offering as third solution for new platform

August 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on JetStream to add DRaaS offering as third solution for new platform
JetStream leverages their expertise in IO Filters to accelerate data, and following the launch of performance and live migration solutions earlier this year, they are adding a DRaaS offering that they think will be a particularly good fit for the channel.

Cloud

Pulse Secure looks to channel to lead creative disruption in growth of Virtual ADC business

August 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure looks to channel to lead creative disruption in growth of Virtual ADC business
Pulse Secure is seeing strong momentum in its virtual ADC business this year, with the growth of cloud applications, and is looking to both cloud-focused partners and their traditional partners broadening out their business to continue the trend.

Backup

Quantum sees breakthrough product in first converged tape appliance for Veeam

August 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quantum sees breakthrough product in first converged tape appliance for Veeam
The rise of ransomware has made tape, which is offline and can’t be directly hit by ransomware, more attractive. The new Quantum converged tape appliance, a first of the kind in the industry, helps make Veeam more friendly to tape environments.

Backup

Nutanix-aligned backup vendor HYCU remakes, enhances channel program

July 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix-aligned backup vendor HYCU remakes, enhances channel program
HYCU brought a rudimentary channel program with them when they spun out of Comtrade Software earlier this year, but now they have essentially remade it, making changes to strongly align with what Nutanix is doing, and adding the kind of features channel partners expect.

Managed Services

Sungard AS increases scalability of Zerto-powered Sungard AS Cloud Recovery – Virtual Servers

July 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sungard AS increases scalability of Zerto-powered Sungard AS Cloud Recovery – Virtual Servers
Sungard AS enhances the service it first rolled out last year, with an emphasis on increasing scalability to better meet the needs of larger customers.

Backup

Veeam announces Availability Solution for Nutanix AHV hypervisor is just about available

July 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam announces Availability Solution for Nutanix AHV hypervisor is just about available
This collaboration, an important step in the expansion of the Veeam-Nutanix partnership, was announced over a year ago, and has been in beta, but is just now at the brink of general availability.

Managed Services

Parallels adds enterprise features to RAS 16.5 to appeal to growing MSP market

July 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Parallels adds enterprise features to RAS 16.5 to appeal to growing MSP market
Some key changes involve Parallels responding to an opportunity created among Citrix and VMware customers by changes to their support and maintenance costs, as well as the End-of-Life of XenApp 6.5.

Data Centre

HPE unveils high-density SimpliVity HCI solution for space-constrained environments

July 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE unveils high-density SimpliVity HCI solution for space-constrained environments
The HPE SimplVity 2600, which is the first SimpliVity that is entirely software-optimized, is being pitched at the VDI market to start, but the company thinks its flexibility will eventually take it beyond that.

Channel Programs

HCI vendor Scale Computing introduces MSP program within their Scale Partner Community

June 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HCI vendor Scale Computing introduces MSP program within their Scale Partner Community
The new program is basically a change in the pricing structure that moves software costs into a subscription-based OpEx model, which Scale partners with an MSP practice can use to increase their profitability.

Hardware

IGEL refreshes workhorse UD3 series with second generation AMD Embedded G-Series SOC

June 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL refreshes workhorse UD3 series with second generation AMD Embedded G-Series SOC
While IGEL introduced a splashy higher-end AMD powered device earlier this year, which has been selling well since its inception, the less expensive UD3 is the bedrock of IGEL’s business, accounting for three-fifths of their sales.