AWS

Backup

Barracuda Backup now enabled for replication to AWS cloud

August 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda Backup now enabled for replication to AWS cloud
Barracuda Backup joins their firewall solutions in being authorized and enabled for the AWS cloud, with the Azure cloud next on the priority list.

Channel Programs

Agiloft channel investment produces its first Platinum partners

July 31, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Agiloft channel investment produces its first Platinum partners
Agiloft still has no partners in Canada, but they are hoping that their just-announced capacity to offer Canada-based hosting of their business process automation offerings will change that.

Backup

Rubrik expands enterprise capabilities in major new Alta release

June 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik expands enterprise capabilities in major new Alta release
The enhancements, which include support for Oracle RMAN and SQL, as well as the Hyper-V and Nutanix Acropolis hypervisors, strengthen the Rubrik enterprise play.

Storage

MSA refresh, Nimble availability highlight HPE storage portfolio update

May 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on MSA refresh, Nimble availability highlight HPE storage portfolio update
HPE also announces a replacement for its mid-range 3PAR 8450 all-flash array, a Nimble secondary flash array and both new and enhanced storage software.

Backup

Australia’s BackupAssist formally launches in North American market

May 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Australia’s BackupAssist formally launches in North American market
BackupAssist has timed a new channel initiative in North America with Version 10 of its software, which adds several enterprise grade features to its SMB-focused solution.

Cloud

Continuous Data Protection among highlights of new Veeam Availability Suite

May 17, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Continuous Data Protection among highlights of new Veeam Availability Suite
At VeeamON, Veeam announced several significant new innovations in their flagship product, which will be released later this year.

Backup

Rubrik extends its data management platform natively into the cloud

April 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik extends its data management platform natively into the cloud
Rubrik previously had the ability to archive in the cloud, but now has extended their cloud capability to allow their software to run natively on the major public cloud providers.

Cloud

Westcon-Comstor becomes first AWS Value Added Distributor in Canada

April 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Westcon-Comstor becomes first AWS Value Added Distributor in Canada
Westcon-Comstor will leverage its BlueSky cloud and service management platform and its previous experience as an AWS Value Added Distributor in Asia Pacific to help its resellers build strong practices around AWS.

Servers

ARM hyper-converged vendor KALEAO enlists Vancouver’s Tuangru as key channel partner

March 31, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ARM hyper-converged vendor KALEAO enlists Vancouver’s Tuangru as key channel partner
KALEAO, which first brought product to market last October, provides an update of both its overall and channel strategies, and where Tuangru fits in.

Big Data

Salesforce kicks off the Year of Einstein

March 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce kicks off the Year of Einstein
Salesforce highlighted that Einstein, featured at last fall’s Dreamforce, is part of the new spring release, and is in the hands of customers. They also announced a new partnership with IBM that unites IBM’s Watson with Einstein.