Amazon Web Services

Storage

Scality adds Microsoft Active Directory and AWS IAM support in S3 API commitment

June 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality adds Microsoft Active Directory and AWS IAM support in S3 API commitment
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.

Cloud

Riverbed extends its SteelFusion edge solution into cloud with AWS and Azure

March 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed extends its SteelFusion edge solution into cloud with AWS and Azure
Making SteelFusion a hybrid cloud solution should significantly expand partner opportunities, including the ability to sell it as a managed service.

NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson
Cloud

NetSuite announces alliance with Microsoft

May 11, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on NetSuite announces alliance with Microsoft
How hyper-competitive NetSuite found an ally in a longtime rival as Microsoft transitions into a cloud-first, mobile-first company.

Cloud

Panzura introduces SkyBridge cloud VDI optimization solution

May 11, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Panzura introduces SkyBridge cloud VDI optimization solution
SkyBridge adapts Panzura’s technology which enables cross-site collaboration between controllers in the cloud, to make cloud VDI much more effective.

Cloud

Amazon, IBM, Microsoft top Canadian cloud provider market

February 23, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Amazon, IBM, Microsoft top Canadian cloud provider market
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.

Cloud

Quantum expands cloud portfolio with three new offerings

January 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quantum expands cloud portfolio with three new offerings
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.

Tim FitzGerald, vice president of cloud solutions at Avnet Technology Solutions
Cloud

Avnet Technology Solutions launches Cloud Toolset [Video]

November 12, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet Technology Solutions launches Cloud Toolset [Video]
The distributor says its Avnet Cloud Toolset will help solution providers offer their customers an enterprise-wide view of their cloud investments.

Cloud

Dell announces Dell Beta Cloud Marketplace, still defining channel role

November 6, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell announces Dell Beta Cloud Marketplace, still defining channel role
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.

Cloud

IndependenceIT adds AWS to its Cloud Workspace Suite integrations

September 22, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on IndependenceIT adds AWS to its Cloud Workspace Suite integrations
The AWS integration follows up earlier ones with Azure and Google, to expand IndependenceIT’s reach and partner network.

Greg Smith, senior director of product and technical marketing at Nutanix.
Cloud

Nutanix welcomes VMware to hyper-converged fray

September 3, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Nutanix welcomes VMware to hyper-converged fray
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.