Big Data

Big Data

Selling Splunk: Keeping Splunk’s sales strategy up to date with Splunk Next’s technology advances

October 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Selling Splunk: Keeping Splunk’s sales strategy up to date with Splunk Next’s technology advances
Splunk introduced six new offerings at their .conf18 user conference, which are entering beta, and which are designed to open Splunk to large numbers of new customers. That market expansion will create new opportunities for the right partners.

Big Data

New OEM and system integrator tracks highlight channel announcements at Spunk .conf

October 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New OEM and system integrator tracks highlight channel announcements at Spunk .conf
The new tracks – the last of those likely for specific types of partners – were announced at this event, and will go live at next year’s Global Partner Summit. Other channel changes include some enhancements to the certification process.

Big Data

Splunk enhances analytics scalability, allows separate scaling of compute and storage and enables LOB users in new platform release

October 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Splunk enhances analytics scalability, allows separate scaling of compute and storage and enables LOB users in new platform release
Splunk’s announcements at the outset of their Spunk .conf18 event include significant new updates of their Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud platforms

Cloud

Microsoft Ignite Preview: Security, AI and the Edge

September 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft Ignite Preview: Security, AI and the Edge
Microsoft is making literally dozens of announcements at the event, with Microsoft Authenticator, which the company says will end the era of passwords, and a new Microsoft Search at the top of all 365 apps likely to catch the most headlines.

Big Data

Looker upgrades their platform’s machine learning with highly complementary Google Cloud BigQuery ML integration

July 30, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Looker upgrades their platform’s machine learning with highly complementary Google Cloud BigQuery ML integration
The integration between Looker and BigQuery ML unites all elements of data scientist workflows, so they can do all their work without having to Leave Looker.

Storage

DataDirect Networks looks to pick up Tintri at pennies on the dollar

July 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on DataDirect Networks looks to pick up Tintri at pennies on the dollar
DataDirect Networks, which has been more of a Big Data than enterprise storage player, makes an enterprise storage play by bidding for the distressed assets of Tintri, which has always had interesting tech, but which got squeezed in a tight storage market.

Big Data

OpenText CEO Barrenechea unveils new platform, augmented vision at EnterpriseWorld

July 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on OpenText CEO Barrenechea unveils new platform, augmented vision at EnterpriseWorld
The OpenText CEO kicked off his company’s flagship event by situating their corporate vision and strategy within the context of the massive changes in the industry that have taken place over the last year, and situating OpenText’s major announcement at the event within the context of that strategy.

Artificial Intelligence

Commvault beefs up AI search capability with Lucidworks partnership

July 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault beefs up AI search capability with Lucidworks partnership
The Commvault technology integration with Lucidworks will open up new conversations with partners where they can lead around search, and build their connections to a broader array of executive contacts beyond backup.

Backup

Imanis Data upgrades machine learning Data Management Platform as it expands channel strategy

July 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Imanis Data upgrades machine learning Data Management Platform as it expands channel strategy
Imanis Data is looking for selected channel partners who want to emphasize data management rather than just backup, and who get that this requires selling to the C-suite.

Data Centre

Western Digital looks to remake both its own image – and the data centre of the future

June 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Western Digital looks to remake both its own image – and the data centre of the future
Western Digital is looking to drive massive change on two fronts. They are emphasizing their strong enterprise data centres today, and that the company is about far more than low-cost JBODs and consumer drives. They are also emphasizing their ability to play a key role in driving the technology of he data centre of the future.