Virtualization

Cloud

Nutanix reworks product portfolio into simplified Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure and Nutanix Cloud Manager segments with consistent operating and pricing models

February 15, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix reworks product portfolio into simplified Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure and Nutanix Cloud Manager segments with consistent operating and pricing models
Storage services, database services and end user computing services are also available as discrete packages, with the aim of all being to simplify things for customers and make the solutions easier for partners to sell.

Channel Programs

EUC vendor Stratodesk sees great results from transition to a channel model

February 2, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on EUC vendor Stratodesk sees great results from transition to a channel model
Stratodesk began transitioning to a channel-first model last year, which saw more than half of all sales go through partners, a percentage which had never been above 5% before.

Cloud

Nerdio places first feet on the ground in Canada as part of sales organization expansion

January 26, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nerdio places first feet on the ground in Canada as part of sales organization expansion
Nerdio also expands their U.K.-based sales organization and establishes their first in-country sales presence in the Australia/New Zealand [ANZ] region, as they continue to gear up for NerdioCon in Cancun next month, which will be a rare bird these days, a strictly on-prem annual conference.

Cloud

Flexxible IT introduces FlexxDesktop DaaS solution

October 28, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Flexxible IT introduces FlexxDesktop DaaS solution
FlexxDesktop builds on Flexxible’s long experience in the VDI market, and provide a subscription-based offering that covers data centres, the edge, and any cloud.

Cloud

IGEL, Liquidware expand partnership to add free assessment program

October 26, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL, Liquidware expand partnership to add free assessment program
The program is designed for organizations looking to repurpose their  x86-64 compatible devices with IGEL OS, and the assessment identifies which machines will and will not be good candidates for conversion.

Channel Programs

VMware gears partners up for multi-cloud world at VMworld

October 8, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware gears partners up for multi-cloud world at VMworld
At VMworld, in addition to their new solution announcements, VMware also announced new partner support initiatives, all of which will launch in Canada at the same time as in the U.S.

Networking

VMware announces multitude of security enhancements at VMworld

October 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware announces multitude of security enhancements at VMworld
In addition to their core product and service announcements around cross-cloud services and app modernization, VMware has introduced a large number of security enhancements, that leverage their strength in virtual networking to make the new and existing product more secure.

Cloud

VMware launches VMware Cross-Cloud Services at VMworld

October 6, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware launches VMware Cross-Cloud Services at VMworld
At the start of VMworld, VMware introduced both their new Cross-Cloud Services, as well as some of the services and technical previews which will be available out of the gate.

Cloud

VMware makes it easier to get started on Tanzu as part of app modernization initiative

October 6, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware makes it easier to get started on Tanzu as part of app modernization initiative
Newly announced app modernization initiatives include the free VMware Tanzu Community Edition, the free VMware Tanzu Mission Control Starter, as well as the second phase of the Tanzu Application Platform Beta, and new NVIDIA GPU support for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid.

Backup

Zerto adds more ransomware recovery options for greater flexibility in Zerto 9

July 29, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto adds more ransomware recovery options for greater flexibility in Zerto 9
The anti-ransomware enhancements include immutable protection in the public cloud, starting with AWS S3, a new instant restore capability from production, and automated VM protection.