Big Data

Alistair Forbes, general manager of LogicNow

LogicNow brings Big Data into managed services with LogicCards

September 11, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

LogicNow introduces LogicCards, bringing predictive analytics, and soon automated analytics, into its managed services console.

Ryan Morris, principal consultant at Morris Management Partners

The three things that can disrupt managed services businesses

September 10, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Channel consultant Ryan Morris outlines the three trends that could disrupt managed services delivery, and what MSPs can do to counter them.

HP Haven Startup Accelerator program to offer developers upgrade over free Vertica and IDOL

August 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

New HP Big Data announcements also include a new release of HP Vertica optimized for the Internet of Things, and an extension of the HP Haven Big Data platform to provide the building blocks for about 80 per cent of solutions, with HP partners or professional services finishing off the job.

Exabeam looks to channel to take SIEM booster solution to market

August 14, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The startup, which utilizes user behavior analytics purpose-built for security, is well ahead of initial sales forecasts, and is building out a focused channel that will be the company’s only route to market.

Savage IO relaunches with new converged hardware storage solution

July 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The company’s new SavageStor architecture features 12 SAS lanes with 25 GB/s throughput, part of a design intended to completely remove bottlenecks inside the server and address needs of customers who require high performance and throughput.

Discovering the key components of the Software-Defined Data Center (Part 1)

July 23, 2015 Guest Poster Comments Off

In part one of a two-part feature, Avnet Technology Solutions’ Kevin Johnson takes a look at what makes a software-defined data center.

MaintenanceNet acquisition means non-Cisco vendors likely leave

July 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Cisco acknowledges it acquired MaintenanceNet because it was uncomfortable with its longtime partner’s drive to sign on more OEM clients, and indicates that while Cisco doesn’t plan to fire those clients, it won’t have to.

Canada needs to move beyond traditional IT: Dell

July 6, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Canadian organizations are not as far along the transition to the new IT as some in other countries, so Dell’s global strategy of forming deep ISV alliances to create Dell Blueprints to help customers make that transition seems particularly relevant here.