Backup

Software

Dell combines three solutions in Backup and Disaster Recovery Suite

August 12, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell combines three solutions in Backup and Disaster Recovery Suite
The Dell Backup & Disaster Recovery Suite is a data protection bundle that consolidates the company’s three data protection offerings – AppAssure, NetVault Backup and VRanger.

Storage

EMC says new ProtectPoint solution can revolutionize backup

July 31, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC says new ProtectPoint solution can revolutionize backup
EMC’s new backup solution leverages enhanced technology in VMAX 3.0 to integrate primary storage and protection storage.

Cloud

RackWare adds DR to cloud management solution

July 28, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on RackWare adds DR to cloud management solution
RackWare’s new disaster recovery capability in its cloud workload portability offering should enhance its growing appeal to VARs

Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3004
Storage

Dot Hill unveils next-gen entry level storage systems

July 9, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dot Hill unveils next-gen entry level storage systems
Dot Hill’s new entry-level AssuredSAN product boasts higher performance and improved connectivity over its previous-generation predecessor.

Chris Ross on selling off arcserve
Software

CA to spin off arcserve

July 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on CA to spin off arcserve
CA says its decision to divest its arcserve data protection business to Marlin Equity Partners will create new opportunities for the companies’ partners.

David Maffei, vice president of global channel sales at Carbonite
Cloud

Carbonite launches first channel-only product

June 19, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Carbonite launches first channel-only product
Carbonite Appliance HT10 first purpose-built for channel product to launch in vendor’s shift from direct to indirect sales.

Eran Farajun, executive vice president, Asigra
Cloud

Asigra looks to drop hardware costs for MSPs

June 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Asigra looks to drop hardware costs for MSPs
Backup software vendor Asigra builds an open-source stack that it says can cut MSP’s storage costs on backup-as-a-service in half

backup security
Storage

Backup: An antidote to ransomware

June 10, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Backup: An antidote to ransomware
Despite efforts to curb it, ransomware is on the rise. Cloud backup is being used to thwart such attacks and could be a powerful selling proposition.

Doug Hazelman, vice president of product strategy at Veeam.
Virtualization

Veeam rebrands enhanced Backup Management product into Veeam Availability Suite

June 2, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam rebrands enhanced Backup Management product into Veeam Availability Suite
Product takes on new Veeam Availability Suite brand.

Intermedia president Michael Gold
Cloud

Intermedia claims title ‘largest one-stop’ cloud

May 14, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Intermedia claims title ‘largest one-stop’ cloud
Intermedia continues to gain strength, as it now supports one million paid users of its cloud-based office productivity and communications services.