Automation

Big Data

OpenText CEO Barrenechea unveils new platform, augmented vision at EnterpriseWorld

July 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenText CEO Barrenechea unveils new platform, augmented vision at EnterpriseWorld
The OpenText CEO kicked off his company’s flagship event by situating their corporate vision and strategy within the context of the massive changes in the industry that have taken place over the last year, and situating OpenText’s major announcement at the event within the context of that strategy.

Cloud

OpenText unveils its next-gen OT2 hybrid cloud platform

July 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenText unveils its next-gen OT2 hybrid cloud platform
OpenText CEO Mark Barrenechea said the SaaS-based OT2 and their flagship Release 16 will have a long life next to each other.

Networking

Silver Peak sees big strategic investment as key validation in crowded SD-WAN market

June 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Silver Peak sees big strategic investment as key validation in crowded SD-WAN market
Late-stage investor TCV, which has been involved with many other startups who have hit it big, have made a $90 million investment in Silver Peak, to help the company and its channel drive forward at a time when the SD-WAN market is taking off.

Jimmy Puckett and David Wilkeson, developers of MySlice
Managed Services

ConnectWise announces first Tech Tank winners

June 20, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ConnectWise announces first Tech Tank winners
A proof of concept for a tool to automate commissions and bonuses in ConnectWise takes the vendor’s first prize for developing new solutions and integrations.

Cloud

With new CEO imminent, Vena Solutions unveils new product release

May 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on With new CEO imminent, Vena Solutions unveils new product release
The focus is on improved usability with the latest Vena quarterly upgrade, including full integration with Office 365, an improved interface and template automation.

Backup

New product announcements at VeeamON secondary to new vision statement

May 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New product announcements at VeeamON secondary to new vision statement
The major announcement was Veam DataLabs, which is an upgraded version of the old Veeam Virtual Labs repositioned to serve broader use cases. In that sense, this product announcement also fits into the articulation of the broader vision which is what this year’s VeeamON was all about.

Backup

Veeam advances strategic vision from availability to hyperavailability at VeeamON

May 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam advances strategic vision from availability to hyperavailability at VeeamON
The main Veeam announcement at this year’s VeeamON event is advancing their core branding, to keep up with customer expectations by providing fully automated data management as part of an availability strategy.

Data Centre

Nutanix to introduce new Era PaaS offering to simplify database provisioning

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix to introduce new Era PaaS offering to simplify database provisioning
Nutanix Era leverages Nutanix snapshotting technology to allow easy management of multiple copies of databases, easily provision fully configured database services, and select specific point-in-time copies they want. Developers are a prime target.

Cloud

New Pax8 BI tool Stax extends simplicity, visibility and cross-sell capability to MSPs

May 7, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Pax8 BI tool Stax extends simplicity, visibility and cross-sell capability to MSPs
Stax automates the process of identifying gaps in MSP customer solution stacks, recommends offerings which can fill these voids, and provides the MSP with assistance and collateral to sell them.

Cloud

FinancialForce drives ‘everything as a service’ model deeper with Spring 2018 release

April 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on FinancialForce drives ‘everything as a service’ model deeper with Spring 2018 release
The latest release of the FinancialForce suite also strengthens predictable services capabilities in their PSA offering, and further improves forecasting with additional Salesforce Einstein integration.