Analytics

Internet of Things

Pure Storage leverages Internet of Things with new Pure1 META AI platform

June 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage leverages Internet of Things with new Pure1 META AI platform
The first product of this technology, designed to understand complex workload relationships with machine learning, is the Pure1 Workload Planner.

Storage

Pure Storage makes multiple object storage announcements around FlashBlade

June 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage makes multiple object storage announcements around FlashBlade
An upgrade to 75 blades in a single system provides 5x capacity and speed, a new 17TB blade was announced for mid-range deployments, and a new ultra-flash S3 object store was unveiled.

Storage

Integrating Nimble: Bringing its technology, solutions and culture into HPE

June 12, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Integrating Nimble: Bringing its technology, solutions and culture into HPE
Bringing Nimble into the HPE fold raises many questions about how the integration will work. HPE Nimble gives an update on what has happened so far, and where it’s headed.

Storage

TCO enhancements highlight upgrades to Hitachi Content Platform portfolio

June 12, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on TCO enhancements highlight upgrades to Hitachi Content Platform portfolio
The big improvements are to software and hardware capabilities on the core Hitachi Content Platform and to the Hitachi Data Ingestor Platform.

Partnerships

Scale-out vendor Qumulo goes on offense with HPE partnership

June 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale-out vendor Qumulo goes on offense with HPE partnership
Qumulo’s software on HPE servers gives HPE a strong distributed file system offering to compete against Isilon and NetApp.

Data Centre

Mellanox scores major OEM win with 25G Ethernet switch for HPE Synergy platform

June 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mellanox scores major OEM win with 25G Ethernet switch for HPE Synergy platform
The upgrade to the HPE composable computing platform provides it with 25GB/s connectivity to its blade servers, and 100 GB/s connectivity to its uplinks.

Big Data

HPE promises quick channel integration, availability of new acquisitions

June 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE promises quick channel integration, availability of new acquisitions
In contrast with Aruba, where the program was deliberately kept separate from HPE Partner Ready, the plan with the many new acquisitions is to bring everything together quickly as part of an integrated strategy.

Marketing

HPE looks to turbocharge partner marketing with new Digital Marketing Program

June 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE looks to turbocharge partner marketing with new Digital Marketing Program
While many of the program’s components existed before, HPE is doubling down on promoting them as a bundle, looking to get greater numbers of them involved in an area where the vendor says many partners need to be doing more.

Storage

Entry into hyper-converged market highlights multiple major NetApp announcements

June 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Entry into hyper-converged market highlights multiple major NetApp announcements
Other highlights include the new version of their ONTAP software, a new usage-based consumption option to purchase infrastructure, enhancing their OCI software, and expanding their free controller upgrade program to credits for a broader array of NetApp purchases.

Mobility

Aruba turns to the core with first core aggregation switch

June 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba turns to the core with first core aggregation switch
In addition to the new Aruba 8400 Core Switch, featuring an advanced new OS, Aruba is also announcing the addition of asset tracking capabilities to their Meridian Mobile App platform.