appliance

Cloud

ZeroStack adds deployment option on existing servers for their ‘cloud-in-a-box’ appliance

October 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on ZeroStack adds deployment option on existing servers for their ‘cloud-in-a-box’ appliance
While other companies offer a similar type of product, ZeroStack sees a competitive advantage in what it claims is the broadest range of customer choice in the way it can be deployed.

Storage

Second generation Arcserve UDP appliance increases TAM to upper midmarket

October 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Second generation Arcserve UDP appliance increases TAM to upper midmarket
The new 8000 Arcserve line also reduces the number of appliances from eleven to four, while also adding virtual standby capability to all the models.

Partnerships

Scale Computing adds BI capability for SMBs with Information Builders partnership

September 20, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing adds BI capability for SMBs with Information Builders partnership
The Information Builders partnership is the first in a strategy designed to provide Scale partners with additional software services, turning their hardware platform into an App Store of sorts.

Channel Programs

SmartFile enhances channel program in push to expand enterprise channel business

August 23, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on SmartFile enhances channel program in push to expand enterprise channel business
Tyler Snetselaar has been named Director of Strategic Alliances and Channel Partnerships, as SmartFile looks to expand its channel presence, especially among systems integrators serving the enterprise.

Managed Services

Barracuda Backup – Intronis MSP Edition adds virtual appliance option

August 2, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda Backup – Intronis MSP Edition adds virtual appliance option
Intronis MSPs who want a virtual appliance can now leverage the virtual appliance technology from Barracuda to obtain it.

Channel Programs

Oracle urges partners to climb into cloud at Oracle PartnerNetwork kickoff event

June 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Oracle urges partners to climb into cloud at Oracle PartnerNetwork kickoff event
While much of the event was based on emphasizing Oracle’s commitment to the cloud, they did announce a new program to help ISVs into the cloud.

Big Data

HDS targets midmarket with expanded UCP 2000 and new hyper-converged offering

June 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HDS targets midmarket with expanded UCP 2000 and new hyper-converged offering
The HC V240, HDS’ first hyper-converged appliance, is based on the VMware stack, but the hyper-converged road map is likely to broaden out beyond that.

Big Data

New Dell Validated System for SAP HANA Edge to bring HANA to SMBs

May 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Dell Validated System for SAP HANA Edge to bring HANA to SMBs
Other Dell SAP-related initiatives announced at SAPPHIRE NOW included ones around the Internet of Things, cloud blueprints to optimize SAP environments, and a new optimized architecture for SAP Foundation for Health.

Cloud

KEMP 2.0 releases KEMP360 application delivery framework

May 11, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on KEMP 2.0 releases KEMP360 application delivery framework
The new two-component application infrastructure monitoring and management solution is aimed at the enterprise, where the former SMB-focused vendor has been increasingly looking for new business.

Servers

Scale Computing integrates flash into tiering to strengthen SMB hyper-converged offering

May 3, 2016 Mark Cox 1
Scale’s new HEAT technology brings flash into hybrid tiering, with all the performance benefits of using flash for a tier rather than just a cache. The challenge here was not introducing flash, but doing so in a way that would not increase complexity, and would be cost-effective for SMBs.