Virtualization

Virtualization

Thin client vendor IGEL announces third generation of Universal Desktop Converter

November 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Thin client vendor IGEL announces third generation of Universal Desktop Converter
IGEL is also changing the way the system is licensed, moving to recurring revenue model with a choice of one or three year maintenance plans which include the upgrade to the new version.

VMware Canada channel chief Tara Fine
Channel Programs

Dell vet Tara Fine sees more impact in new role as VMware Canada channel chief

November 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell vet Tara Fine sees more impact in new role as VMware Canada channel chief
Fine also acknowledged some VMware partner concern over the company’s new relationship with Dell, which does much more of its business direct than VMware has historically, and indicated her commitment to standing behind the partner community.

Cloud

VMware outlines digital transformation strategy to Canadian customers

November 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware outlines digital transformation strategy to Canadian customers
At a large customer meeting in Toronto, VMware execs emphasized how the company has moved beyond its virtualization base into digital transformation, and how they have fleshed out their strategy this year.

Networking

Nutanix adds native enterprise networking capabilities to enterprise cloud stack

November 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix adds native enterprise networking capabilities to enterprise cloud stack
Nutanix is announcing several new networking new capabilities which they believe are critical to their ultimate goal of doing in the private cloud space what AWS did in the public space. Availability of some of this is still a while off, however.

Storage

Apcera formally announces its enterprise container management platform

November 1, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Apcera formally announces its enterprise container management platform
Apcera is now emphatically branding its platform as an enterprise-grade container management platform, believing that the container market has matured to the point where the platform’s purpose and assets will now be clear.

Partnerships

Atlantis Computing expands Citrix partnership, announces new one with Rancher Labs

October 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Atlantis Computing expands Citrix partnership, announces new one with Rancher Labs
The new Atlantis integration with Citrix brings its VDI infrastructure directly into Citrix management interfaces, while the new partnering with Rancher Labs integrates Atlantis’ management interface with theirs to better manage containers.

Storage

Scale Computing addresses ‘smallest of the small’ with one node hyper-converged appliance

October 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing addresses ‘smallest of the small’ with one node hyper-converged appliance
The most common use case for the new single node Scale Computing configuration will be providing ROBO capabilities and disaster recovery in conjunction with traditional three node appliances.

Data Centre

Nutanix to lose out as expanded Dell EMC VxRail appliance line targets VMware users?

October 19, 2016 Mark Cox 4
Dell EMC has announced upgrades to its hyper-converged VxRail and VxRack offerings, with hardware improvement stemming both from Intel Broadwell processors and optimization with PowerEdge servers. Many more configurations will be available, including a 3 node VxRail offering that drops the entry price by a quarter.

Partnerships

Scale Computing, Workspot collaborate on simple, integrated SMB VDI solution

October 4, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing, Workspot collaborate on simple, integrated SMB VDI solution
Both Scale and Workspot extend their partnering strategies to produce a simple turnkey VDI solution well timed with Citrix’s end of lifing of its VDI-in-a-Box offering.

Partnerships

Scale Computing adds BI capability for SMBs with Information Builders partnership

September 20, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing adds BI capability for SMBs with Information Builders partnership
The Information Builders partnership is the first in a strategy designed to provide Scale partners with additional software services, turning their hardware platform into an App Store of sorts.