Virtualization

Storage

PernixData announces version 3.0 of flagship product, plus new Architect software platform

September 15, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on PernixData announces version 3.0 of flagship product, plus new Architect software platform
The company is also announcing a new version of its FVP Freedom software, the free version of their FVP software which they say gives away for free the same thing that hybrid vendors sell on top of their arrays.

Data Centre

Nutanix aggressively claiming mantle of ‘only true hyperconverged player’

September 10, 2015 Mark Cox 1
At a customer event in Toronto Wednesday, Nutanix presented the audience with a full-throated positioning of themselves as well ahead of their competition, and also gave an update on their progress in Canada

Raghu Raghuram, software-defined data centre chief at VMWare.
Data Centre

VMware continues its hyper-converged journey with EVO SDDC

September 4, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware continues its hyper-converged journey with EVO SDDC
VMware’s new Evo SDDC spec takes its converged architecture play into the high end, aiming to simply create software-defined data centres.

Shawn Rosemarin, executive director for architecture and professional services at VMware Canada
Virtualization

VMware opens up reference architectures for partners

September 1, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware opens up reference architectures for partners
New Certified Partner Architectures under the VMware Validated Design program provide partners a route to building their own data centre stacks.

VMworld Canada channel chief Donna Wittmann
Channel Programs

North American model nets VMware Canada partners more resources

September 1, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on North American model nets VMware Canada partners more resources
VMware’s new North American structure will mean access to new resources to help Canadian partners evolve their services play, Donna Wittmann says.

Data Centre

Lenovo expands hyperconverged portfolio with SimpliVity alliance

August 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo expands hyperconverged portfolio with SimpliVity alliance
Lenovo announces its second hyperconverged partnership this week, which like the first is focused primarily on the SMB space, where Lenovo is initially focusing with its hyperconverged strategy.

Data Centre

Lenovo, StorMagic partner on hyperconverged low cost ROBO solutions

August 17, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo, StorMagic partner on hyperconverged low cost ROBO solutions
Lenovo teams up with software-defined storage vendor StorMagic to offer three new hyperconverged offerings. They are unlikely to be their last.

Data Centre

New Nutanix Americas channel chief Chris Morgan lays out strategy

August 14, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Nutanix Americas channel chief Chris Morgan lays out strategy
Morgan discusses his priorities in making sure that the strength of Nutanix’s channel infrastructure keeps up with the rapid growth of its sales.

Storage

Nutanix, Citrix deepen collaboration with Citrix support for Nutanix Acropolis solution

August 12, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix, Citrix deepen collaboration with Citrix support for Nutanix Acropolis solution
Citrix certifies the complete Nutanix Acropolis solution as Citrix Ready, in what they intimate is only an opening round in future joint technical advances.

Data Centre

Virtual Instruments launches updated version of its IPM platform

August 4, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Virtual Instruments launches updated version of its IPM platform
Version 4.3 expands hypervisor support and adds a VM Coordinator for workload management analytics and improved ability to classify workloads in a histogram.