Virtualization

New IGEL partnership key for Teradici as they move well beyond PCoIP protocol

Teradici, like IGEL, was originally a hardware company that transitioned into a software company as the market changed, and they are looking from big things from this, and other new partnerships as the company continues its focus on a multi-cloud strategy.

IGEL states intention to be number one in endpoint management space in 24 months

IGEL North America CEO Jed Ayres stated what the company sees as its advantages in the current market, and also announced further signs of their growth, including the hiring of Steve Bell as their first VP of Global OEM Sales.

IGEL introduces flexible software-based licensing option with their new IGEL 11 OS

IGEL believes that their new software licensing, on top of their strong momentum in the space, will soon make them the leader in the total number of thin client systems shipped –although only the hardware ones count in the analyst numbers.

Ottawa’s Tehama partners with IGEL, Teradici on secure virtual workspace solution for AWS

Tehama just came to market in the last year, and sees their differentiated solution as a logical one for service providers. They will be at MSP Expo in Fort Lauderdale next week to demonstrate it.

Veeam adds new Cloud Tier, enhances Cloud Mobility and DataLabs in new Availability Suite release

In addition to the flood of news around Availability Suite 9.5 Update 4, Veeam also announced Veeam Availability for AWS, Veeam Availability Console V3, and a new licensing option with one license for any workload.

Pulse Secure introduces full-featured vADC Community Edition to turn developers into fans

Pulse Secure has had free ‘try before you buy’ products before, but this new Community Edition has all the features of the full version, and with no time limit on use. The only limitations are that its scalability is limited to smaller applications, and it lacks the full management and Pulse Secure support.

CloudJumper looks to expand their Cloud Workspace presence in Canada with master reseller agreement with TNG

Burlington ON-based TNG is playing a key role in expanding CloudJumper’s presence in Canada, and thinks that the DaaS and WaaS markets in Canada are ready for strong growth this year.

Brian Grainger moves from Spectra Logic to StorMagic as CRO with plans to grow presence in hyperconverged market

Grainger talks with ChannelBuzz about his plans to build StorMagic’s brand, its channel and its business and become a major player in the HCI space.

Citrix looks to move beyond virtualization in articulating sales strategy at Summit

Citrix is emphasizing to partners this year that their Citrix Workspace for unified mobile data access should be positioned beyond the traditional virtualization market, in order to reach the more than two-thirds of organizations who don’t use virtualization at all.

NComputing looks to drive North American business in 2019 on both enterprise and SME fronts

At Citrix Summit this week, NComputing will be displaying a new device, the RX-HDX+, to strengthen their enterprise platform, and is looking to make major gains this year in the enterprise, with strategic partner Citrix, as well as in the SME space, with an aggressive push of their Verde offering into the MSP market.

Cloudistics looks to drive growth with Lenovo partnership and new tools

Cloud software platform provider Cloudistics has had a strong year, both increasing their own channel significantly and entering into a new partnership with Lenovo. Their software now powers the Lenovo ThinkAgile CP Series, which has a joint go-to-market motion, and Cloudistics expects it will significantly expand their business, outside of North America in particular.

Big Switch Networks deepens Nutanix partnership with AHV Ready Integration designation, and solution bundle

The deep integration with Nutanix, which exceeds that which Big Switch has with other HCI vendors, also includes an optimized Nutanix Ready Interconnect Fabric Bundle.

Tintri sends message to market with first product release since being acquired by DDN

In addition to their Tintri Global Center 4.0 release, Tintri by DDN announces new staff and resource additions, as they continue their rebuild from the collapse that preceded their being purchased by DDN in September.

Nutanix-focused backup vendor HYCU to be resold by Lenovo

HYCU extends the market reach for their backup solution designed specifically for Nutanix environments with this new reseller agreement, which will let Lenovo sell HYCU with their Nutanix solutions in a single sale.

Extension of HPE InfoSight across infrastructure highlights flurry of intelligent storage news at HPE Discover

Several other significant intelligent storage announcements were also made, including a new Workload Planner utility for InfoSight, new Docker and Kubernetes support for HPE Cloud Volumes, the extension of Peer Persistence from HPE 3PAR to HPE Nimble – and the introduction of HPE Memory-Driven Flash, first for 3PAR, and for Nimble next year.

Liquidware expands Stratusphere capabilities and adds consumption-based pricing option as Desktop-as-a-Service market escalates

Microsoft shipping their turnkey Windows Virtual Desktop in the spring, where Liquidware is a go-to-market partner, is likely to increase partner opportunities around services.

CloudJumper strengthens integration with Microsoft on multiple fronts

CloudJumper announces that their Cloud Workspace Management Suite in now available on the Azure Marketplace. They also spotlighted their integration with Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop at the IT Nation Connect event, and created a new position of VP Strategic Alliances, where the management of the Microsoft relationship is a critical element.

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.

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.