Analytics

Cloud

Epicor CEO pledges major company changes to serve customers

April 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Epicor CEO pledges major company changes to serve customers
Joe Cowan told Epicor’s Customer Conference in Las Vegas that the company is committed to major changes to its systems and products, to take customers into the cloud and become easier to do business with.

Storage

Qumulo unveils new Qumulo Core 2.0 software, new hybrid storage appliances

April 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Qumulo unveils new Qumulo Core 2.0 software, new hybrid storage appliances
Channel-focused scale-out NAS provider Qumulo, which integrates real-time data analytics directly into storage, expands its hardware appliance line and announces a partnership with Western Digital for its HGST 10TB Hard Drives for its appliances.

Storage

FalconStor adds end-to-end predictive analytics to software-defined storage platform

April 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on FalconStor adds end-to-end predictive analytics to software-defined storage platform
FalconStor supplements their FreeStor platform introduced last year with Intelligent Predictive Analytics, which provides both real-time and historical analytics to optimize management.

Big Data

Sumo Logic adds metrics to first unified log and metrics machine data analytics platform

April 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sumo Logic adds metrics to first unified log and metrics machine data analytics platform
Sumo Logic becomes the first machine data analytics vendor to unify both structured and unstructured data, significantly expanding their market opportunities, and providing a broader range of service offerings for partners.

Distribution

NetApp enhances SANtricity software for Big Data analytics apps

March 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp enhances SANtricity software for Big Data analytics apps
New, preconfigured NetApp bundles for enterprise Splunk deployments will now also be available through Arrow, which is expected to significantly increase the amount of EF-series all-flash arrays sold in particular, as well as E-series arrays.

Data Centre

HPE stresses simplicity with new hyper-converged system for the midmarket

March 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE stresses simplicity with new hyper-converged system for the midmarket
The new appliance, built on the ProLiant DL 380, brings a new interface to HPE hyper-converged products, which the company says is extremely user-friendly and easy to use.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins
Channel Programs

Cisco chief eyes telling a fuller story

March 4, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco chief eyes telling a fuller story
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on why the company needs to connect the dots better, what his channel background brings to the CEO spot, and new partners.

Storage

Tegile deepens all-flash emphasis with high-end Tegile IntelliFlash HD

February 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tegile deepens all-flash emphasis with high-end Tegile IntelliFlash HD
Tegile’s IntelliFlash HD storage array uses Tegile’s hybrid architecture, but with two types of flash, one layer being very dense and the other very fast. Tegile also announced a new entry level all-flash array, the T3550.

Big Data

Gigamon enhances security focus with new Metadata Engine

February 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Gigamon enhances security focus with new Metadata Engine
Gigamon enhances the security platform at the core of their growing security business, while continuing to increase and develop the security-focused part of their channel. They will also be implementing a Gigamon Professional Services program in Q2.

Storage

Nimble Storage looks to new predictive analytics for enterprise push

February 23, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nimble Storage looks to new predictive analytics for enterprise push
Flash-focused Nimble Storage has announced its new Nimble AF-Series of All Flash arrays, a family of four models which adds predictive analytics. Nimble thinks it will position them better in the enterprise market.