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Cloud

VMware, channel, see big benefits in VMware Cloud on AWS Canadian availability

March 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware, channel, see big benefits in VMware Cloud on AWS Canadian availability
VMware thinks that their now being available on the AWS cloud in Canada will make it much easier for customers to migrate some applications which have been problematic move candidates to date.

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Backup

Druva expands AWS partnership with availability of Druva on AWS Snowball Edge

November 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Druva expands AWS partnership with availability of Druva on AWS Snowball Edge
A new collaboration between Druva and AWS combines data protection and cloud migration abilities in these devices, which back up and restore directly to them, and allow easy petabyte-scale workload transfer to the cloud.

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Cloud

IBM looks to preserve and enhance Red Hat commitment to channel going forward

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM looks to preserve and enhance Red Hat commitment to channel going forward
IBM pledges that all aspects of their and Red Hat’s vendor and channel partnerships will continue, including their channel partnerships, and vendor relationships.

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Storage

ElastiFile emphasizes ability to control costs in public cloud with 3.0 release

October 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ElastiFile emphasizes ability to control costs in public cloud with 3.0 release
ElastiFile 3.0 introduces ClearTier, which facilitates the creation of an integrated file/object namespace, and greatly lowers costs by allowing file systems to be stored in object.

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Partnerships

DH2i expands Microsoft, VMware, Red Hat relationships and adds new AWS and Docker partnerships

July 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i expands Microsoft, VMware, Red Hat relationships and adds new AWS and Docker partnerships
The expansion of the DH2i-Microsoft relationship is around Linux, while the DH2i partnership with VMware now covers VMware’s cloud solutions as well as on-prem.

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Cloud

Nutanix looks to help customers control cloud costs with Nutanix Beam

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix looks to help customers control cloud costs with Nutanix Beam
Nutanix Beam – Nutanix’s first SaaS offering – uses technology from their Minjar acquisition to help customers predict and control cloud costs, as well as better track resources and adhere to compliance regulations.

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The partner panel of Sam Barhoumeh (left), Craig Slack (middle), and Herb Hogue (right)
Cloud

IaaS still an untapped channel opportunity, but momentum growing

May 4, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IaaS still an untapped channel opportunity, but momentum growing
An Ingram Micro Cloud exec calls IaaS the biggest untapped opportunity for partners for the second year running, while partners dish on routes to success.

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Backup

Pivot3 announces cloud version of their HCI offering for the AWS Cloud

March 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pivot3 announces cloud version of their HCI offering for the AWS Cloud
The features of the next-gen Pivot3 Acuity platform introduced last year are being migrated to the cloud, beginning with using its dynamic provisioning capability for backup and disaster recovery.

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Cloud

Komprise deepens relationship with AWS by being named Advanced Tier Technology Partner

November 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Komprise deepens relationship with AWS by being named Advanced Tier Technology Partner
Being named an Advanced Tier partner deepens the joint sales relationship between Komprise and AWS, provides access to co-marketing funds, and gives them a dedicated AWS partner manager.

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Chris Young, CEO of McAfee
Security

McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity
McAfee CEO Chris Young says the lack of IT security talent can be somewhat alleviated if tools just make today’s security professionals more efficient.

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Cloud

Qumulo announces massively scalable Qumulo File Fabric, and its availability on AWS

September 19, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Qumulo announces massively scalable Qumulo File Fabric, and its availability on AWS
Qumulo adds continuous replication technology, cross-cluster monitoring, and AWS cloud support to their scalable file storage system.

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Storage

Tintri adds AWS and IBM cloud support, and compute analytics

August 16, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tintri adds AWS and IBM cloud support, and compute analytics
The new enhancements make multiple software-based upgrades to the Tintri platform.

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Renee Bergeron, senior vice president of global cloud channel at Ingram Micro
Cloud

Ingram Micro tackles channel IaaS opportunity

April 21, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro tackles channel IaaS opportunity
Ingram Micro says IaaS is the “biggest untapped opportunity” for the channel in cloud, debuts tools to help partners build their business.

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Cloud

Westcon-Comstor becomes first AWS Value Added Distributor in Canada

April 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Westcon-Comstor becomes first AWS Value Added Distributor in Canada
Westcon-Comstor will leverage its BlueSky cloud and service management platform and its previous experience as an AWS Value Added Distributor in Asia Pacific to help its resellers build strong practices around AWS.

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Cloud

Nimble Storage launches multi-cloud storage service for AWS and Azure

February 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nimble Storage launches multi-cloud storage service for AWS and Azure
Nimble Cloud Volumes adapts Nimble’s technology so it can be delivered as a service, which the company believes will significantly expand their total addressable market.

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Cloud

Vancouver systems integrator TriNimbus sees massive potential in new AWS announcements

December 22, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Vancouver systems integrator TriNimbus sees massive potential in new AWS announcements
TriNimbus, AWS’ only Premier partner in Canada, highlighted several of the many AWS announcements at the AWS re:Invent show as being highly relevant to their customer base – as well as one that will have less direct short term relevance, but longer term will likely have massive significance.

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Eric Gales, director, AWS Canada
Cloud

AWS launches Canadian region

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AWS formally announces that its Canadian region has now gone live, which the company confidently believes will significantly expand their business and the opportunities for Canadian partners.

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Cloud

AWS loves itself some compute

December 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on AWS loves itself some compute
While AWS made many, many announcements at its re:Invent event, the reworking of its family of instances, and availability of several interesting use case capabilities are likely to turn heads.

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Cloud

Palo Alto Networks extends AWS relationship to enhance firewall scalability

December 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks extends AWS relationship to enhance firewall scalability
Palo Alto Networks sees its adaption to the new age of cloud security as fundamental, and has been doing what it can to keep its channel partners moving in tandem on this objective.

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Cloud

Commvault announces upgrades to Commvault Data Platform

October 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault announces upgrades to Commvault Data Platform
Improvements to user interfaces in a cloud world, better automation and orchestration to deal with Big Data, increased openness and new software-defined data services highlight what Commvault is calling a very significant series of announcements.

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