Version 6.0 of Scality’s RING software significantly enhances their commitment to the AWS S3 protocol, which the company says will significantly expand their business with their vendor and reseller partners.
Making SteelFusion a hybrid cloud solution should significantly expand partner opportunities, including the ability to sell it as a managed service.
How hyper-competitive NetSuite found an ally in a longtime rival as Microsoft transitions into a cloud-first, mobile-first company.
SkyBridge adapts Panzura’s technology which enables cross-site collaboration between controllers in the cloud, to make cloud VDI much more effective.
IBM and Microsoft enter the Leaders category in cloud in Canada for the first time, while eight companies classified as Major Players are closely grouped.
Quantum’s new cloud offerings are integrated within their workflow strategy, and are based on the public cloud as a backup tier within that strategy.
The distributor says its Avnet Cloud Toolset will help solution providers offer their customers an enterprise-wide view of their cloud investments.
Dell’s Cloud Marketplace puts it in a broker role with big cloud vendor partners, but while they say there will be a strong channel partner role, its specifics are still being defined.
The AWS integration follows up earlier ones with Azure and Google, to expand IndependenceIT’s reach and partner network.
With new funding and new markets to tap, Nutanix sees the debut of VMware’s Evo family of products as evidence for further convergence of infrastructure.
Security software vendor Trend Micro is revamping and harmonizing its global channel program, simplifying the way it interacts with and supports resellers.
Microsoft is still lagging behind Amazon Web Services in the cloud wars, but it’s gaining fast as cloud sales skyrocketed in the first quarter.
EMC says its new appliance allows enterprises and service providers to operate cloud storage cheaper than the big public cloud providers’ storage offerings.
IBM is offering partners incentives, profitability enhancements and support for its SoftLayer cloud computing services.
The networking giant says its plan to offer global enterprise-grade cloud services will come from “65,000 companies, one of which is Cisco.”
Solution providers looking to place bets in cloud efforts should consider the nature of the community over the nature of its technology, Jim Whitehust says.
Vendor also revises AppSystem solutions around Vertica and Autonomy offerings
Two backup offerings, hosted SharePoint, and Web hosting on the way from the distributor
