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Veeam, Cisco expand relationship around Cisco HyperFlex to secondary side

August 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam, Cisco expand relationship around Cisco HyperFlex to secondary side
Cisco and Veeam partnered around HyperFlex over a year ago around a direct snapshot integration for HyperFlex primary storage. Now they are extending that partnership with a new integration on the secondary side that leverages enhancements made in HyperFlex 3.0.

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Cohesity introduces Helios SaaS-based orchestration and management solution

August 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity introduces Helios SaaS-based orchestration and management solution
Helios is the first SaaS-based application on top of the Cohesity platform, something that was always part of the company’s vision, and which provides new data and app orchestration and management capabilities.

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Arcserve stresses higher margins, stronger partner engagement in new channel program

August 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Arcserve stresses higher margins, stronger partner engagement in new channel program
Recruitment of new MSP partners, in a business where the cloud is constantly increasing in importance, is a top priority for Arcserve.

Cloud

Datrium unveils SaaS-based CloudShift orchestration service that complements core Datrium DVX HCI backup and DR platform

August 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datrium unveils SaaS-based CloudShift orchestration service that complements core Datrium DVX HCI backup and DR platform
The new Datrium CloudShift offering provides a more focused and reliable alternative than VMware SRM for deployments using Datrium’s stack.

Backup

Quantum sees breakthrough product in first converged tape appliance for Veeam

August 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Quantum sees breakthrough product in first converged tape appliance for Veeam
The rise of ransomware has made tape, which is offline and can’t be directly hit by ransomware, more attractive. The new Quantum converged tape appliance, a first of the kind in the industry, helps make Veeam more friendly to tape environments.

Backup

Rubrik deploys Radar SaaS service on Polaris platform for easy recovery from ransomware

July 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik deploys Radar SaaS service on Polaris platform for easy recovery from ransomware
While anti-ransomware measures to date have largely focused on trying to keep it out, Radar focuses on quickly assessing the damage and then recovering from it as quickly as possible.

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Druva significantly ramps up AWS capabilities with speedy completion of CloudRanger integration

July 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Druva significantly ramps up AWS capabilities with speedy completion of CloudRanger integration
Druva bought CloudRanger to respond to customer requests to be able to better handle cloud workloads on AWS, and executed the integration quickly because both companies were cloud-native with identical vertical stacks.

Backup

Nutanix-aligned backup vendor HYCU remakes, enhances channel program

July 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix-aligned backup vendor HYCU remakes, enhances channel program
HYCU brought a rudimentary channel program with them when they spun out of Comtrade Software earlier this year, but now they have essentially remade it, making changes to strongly align with what Nutanix is doing, and adding the kind of features channel partners expect.

Storage

Spectra Logic improves LTO tape recall time 3x, increases tape life with new TAOS enhancement

July 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Spectra Logic improves LTO tape recall time 3x, increases tape life with new TAOS enhancement
While the Spectra Logic TAOS system to improve LTO recall times is the high-profile news here, they also announced zoning to improve robot retrieval performance, a new tool to make it easier to load takes in bulk into libraries, a higher-end maintenance plan for customers who want to train their own people to do repairs, and a new lifetime media data integrity guarantee.

Backup

Hedvig and Veeam partner around next-generation of backup

July 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hedvig and Veeam partner around next-generation of backup
The partnership aims to combine Veeam’s availability software with Hedvig’s software-defined backup repository, creating a technologically advanced and versatile backup and recovery combination. Hedvig indicated that other deep technology partnership to create joint solutions are in the works.