Analytics

Cohesity unveils new product for hyper-converged backup to AWS and Azure

November 23, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Cohesity, which aims to consolidate all forms of secondary storage on a single platform, builds on cloud archiving and tiering in their spring release with a platform with full cloud capability.

HDS adds Content Intelligence platform to Hitachi Content Portfolio for object storage

November 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new content intelligence solution joins the Hitachi Content Platform, an integrated cloud-file gateway and an enterprise file sync and sharing platform as core elements of a broad object storage portfolio.

Alex Ryals, vice president of security solutions for Tech Data

Avnet debuts managed security offering

November 15, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Avnet Technology Solutions’ Recon offers non-MSSPs a chance to offer SMB customers managed security without the costs of a SOC.

Cisco channel chief Wendy Bahr at Partner Summit 2016 in San Diego

Just how big is Cisco’s multi-partner ecosystem?

November 7, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off

A look at Cisco’s strategy of connecting ISVs and VARs, its uniquely (Dutch-)Canadian connection, and where it goes from here.

David Goeckeler, senior vice president and general manager of networking and security for Cisco

Cisco joins the endpoint security fray

November 3, 2016 Robert Dutt 2

Cisco revamps its endpoint security offering, bringing it into the AMP family and targeting the replacement of traditional antivirus for the first time.

Internet of Things

Expanding Intel Security Innovation Alliance sees momentum in Open DXL

November 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Intel Security showcased its year-old alliance of vendors involved in integrations around DXL. Optimism was strong that the newly announced Open DXL would amplify its value to these partners.

Looker unveils new data platform, channel program

October 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Business intelligence vendor Looker is looking to build out a channel to help take its data platform to market, and has launched a formal channel program to this end.

Lenovo creates new appliance-centric ThinkAgile portfolio

October 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

ThinkAgile will initially consist of three components: their existing HX offerings with Nutanix software, beefed up with Lenovo networking; the newly announced CX line from a new partnership with Nimble Storage; and new OpenStack-based offerings that will first be limited to China, and eventually roll into other geos.

Nimble Storage sees huge opportunity in Lenovo partnership

October 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

For Nimble, the Lenovo partnership massively expands their route to market, with a series of new appliances that combine the two companies’ technology, and which will go to market through Lenovo and its channel.