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Security, compliance and usability are enhancements in Pulse Connect Secure 9.0 release

May 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Security, compliance and usability are enhancements in Pulse Connect Secure 9.0 release
Features likely to be of significant interest to the partner community include new Android on-demand capability, as well as deployment capability on AWS as well as Azure.

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Pivot3 fills out HCI cloud strategy for partners by adding new capabilities, plus Azure and Google support

May 22, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pivot3 fills out HCI cloud strategy for partners by adding new capabilities, plus Azure and Google support
Pivot3 is stressing that while other HCI vendors have intelligent hybrid cloud strategies, they have one that is in production today.

The partner panel of Sam Barhoumeh (left), Craig Slack (middle), and Herb Hogue (right)
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IaaS still an untapped channel opportunity, but momentum growing

May 4, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IaaS still an untapped channel opportunity, but momentum growing
An Ingram Micro Cloud exec calls IaaS the biggest untapped opportunity for partners for the second year running, while partners dish on routes to success.

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Ingram Micro brings platform businesses together under CloudBlue brand

May 2, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro brings platform businesses together under CloudBlue brand
Ingram Micro announces CloudBlue, a new brand for its cloud platform business, planning to ramp up its offerings for service providers and Cloud Marketplace customers alike.

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VMware expands NSX platform into Virtual Cloud Network portfolio

May 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware expands NSX platform into Virtual Cloud Network portfolio
The new portfolio is largely an extension of existing NSX capabilities, but there are some new wrinkles, and VMware’s choice to lead the business unit may be particularly well-timed.

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Liquidware strengthens DaaS appeal with new ability to save direct to object-based cloud storage

April 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Liquidware strengthens DaaS appeal with new ability to save direct to object-based cloud storage
Liquidware also thinks that the capability to save directly to the AWS, Microsoft and Google object storage clouds, which is a first in this space, will also appeal to customers with a hybrid desktop computing strategy, who are not yet ready for a full move to DaaS.

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Morpheus Data adds new features to their cloud management and orchestration platform

April 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Morpheus Data adds new features to their cloud management and orchestration platform
Morpheus Data, which sells entirely through channel partners, is particularly looking to expand in the MSP space.

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Kaspersky Lab reaches for the public cloud with new Hybrid Cloud Security solution

April 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaspersky Lab reaches for the public cloud with new Hybrid Cloud Security solution
The new offering, the first from Kaspersky Lab to provide public cloud protection, will start with support for the AWS and Azure clouds.

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DataStax makes major enhancements to Apache Cassandra with DataStax Enterprise 6

April 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on DataStax makes major enhancements to Apache Cassandra with DataStax Enterprise 6
DataStax, which was the driver in building Apache Cassandra, makes major changes to the platform for the first time in their commercial product, to make it more enterprise-friendly by dramatically upgrading performance and removing manual work.

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McAfee enhances Cloud Security Platform in extending its support to Azure

March 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on McAfee enhances Cloud Security Platform in extending its support to Azure
The McAfee Skyhigh Security Cloud for Azure provides an enormous opportunity for the channel, with 50 per cent of enterprise customers projected by Gartner to buy their first CASB by 2020.