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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.