Analytics

Internet of Things

Hitachi unveils roadmap to the future

October 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi unveils roadmap to the future
Hitachi made multiple announcements of significance at their recent NEXT customer show, but they also gave some high level guidance about what’s coming in 2018.

Big Data

Dell EMC launches packaged solutions with Splunk for both SMB and enterprise

October 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC launches packaged solutions with Splunk for both SMB and enterprise
The new Dell EMC Ready solutions are not channel-only offerings, but they are well-suited for the channel.

Networking

HPE makes flurry of new solutions up and down SMB portfolio

September 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE makes flurry of new solutions up and down SMB portfolio
In addition to new SMB-focused server, storage, networking and hyper-converged product, HPE has brought their Consume IT OPEX pricing model from the enterprise to SMBs as well.

Security

Tom Flink joins Forcepoint as vice president of global channel sales

September 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tom Flink joins Forcepoint as vice president of global channel sales
Flink, best-known in the channel for his long tenure running the Citrix partner ecosystem, talks with ChannelBuzz about his priorities with Forcepoint and what needs to be done to make their channel even stronger.

Storage

Tintri unveils all-flash 10TB T1000 for ROBO, departmental and (shhh) SMB deployments

September 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tintri unveils all-flash 10TB T1000 for ROBO, departmental and (shhh) SMB deployments
Following the announcement of their new high-end enterprise cloud platform earlier this month, Tintri now announces availability of a much smaller 10 TB system, aimed at smaller deployments within – and quite possibly outside – the enterprise.

Networking

SonicWall makes biggest set of solution announcements in their history

September 26, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on SonicWall makes biggest set of solution announcements in their history
SonicWall makes five major announcements, including a new firewall OS, a new firewall platform, a new family of Wave 2 access points, a new mobile access OS, and a cloud analytics application.

Channel Programs

Hitachi shift in focus to Internet of Things likely to be major plus for channel

September 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi shift in focus to Internet of Things likely to be major plus for channel
Hitachi Data Systems’ former channels head in Canada, who has moved over to Vantara, and a top Canadian partner share their views on what the restructuring and Internet of Things re-emphasis will mean for the channel.

Internet of Things

Hitachi intensifies focus on Internet of Things at inaugural customer event

September 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi intensifies focus on Internet of Things at inaugural customer event
In addition to forming a new company, Vantara, to consolidate around the IoT opportunity, Hitachi rebooted their Lumada IoT platform and announced their first IoT appliance, based on Lumada. While they were never close to the top in enterprise storage, their goal is to be the leader in the IoT space.

Data Centre

Hitachi unites three companies into Hitachi Vantara to drive digital change

September 19, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi unites three companies into Hitachi Vantara to drive digital change
Hitachi has merged Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi Insight Group and Pentaho into a new company aimed at being on the cutting edge of digital innovation.

Networking

Aruba emphasizes security messaging with new Aruba 360 Secure Fabric

September 18, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba emphasizes security messaging with new Aruba 360 Secure Fabric
Aruba integrates the technology from its Niara acquisition with an expanded ClearPass, to focus on the resulting capability as a fabric and provide differentiation in the wireless networking market.