Big Data

Big Data

Data Quality vendor Naveego enhances cross-system comparability in new release

August 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Data Quality vendor Naveego enhances cross-system comparability in new release
The new Naveego release enhances the ability to check data across different platforms, improves the dashboards, allows writing SQL against non-SQL data sets, and enhances data quality on large data sets.

Big Data

MapR launches new partner program for top system integrators

July 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on MapR launches new partner program for top system integrators
MapR has many integrator partners in its channel program who do fulfilment, but now is creating a new program for the best, with whom it will work more closely.

Backup

Pure Storage, Cohesity expand partnership with FlashBlade integration

June 15, 2017 Mark Cox 1
The new integration between Pure and Cohesity follows up an integration around Pure’s FlashArray//M earlier this year.

Storage

Pure Storage makes multiple object storage announcements around FlashBlade

June 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage makes multiple object storage announcements around FlashBlade
An upgrade to 75 blades in a single system provides 5x capacity and speed, a new 17TB blade was announced for mid-range deployments, and a new ultra-flash S3 object store was unveiled.

Big Data

HPE promises quick channel integration, availability of new acquisitions

June 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE promises quick channel integration, availability of new acquisitions
In contrast with Aruba, where the program was deliberately kept separate from HPE Partner Ready, the plan with the many new acquisitions is to bring everything together quickly as part of an integrated strategy.

Data Centre

Nutanix targets large enterprises with IBM Power Systems partnership

May 17, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix targets large enterprises with IBM Power Systems partnership
Nutanix’s latest full-blown vendor partnership will see them strengthen their presence in the high end of the market, with product that will be sold by IBM and its channel.

Managed Services

Atera fills void with addition of Apple support to joint RMM/PSA platform

May 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Atera fills void with addition of Apple support to joint RMM/PSA platform
Lack of support for Apple had been hurting Atera among MSPs who did business in those verticals where Mac use is significant.

Software

Exact Macola to place new emphasis on select verticals in 2017 go-to-market strategy

April 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Exact Macola to place new emphasis on select verticals in 2017 go-to-market strategy
Managing Director Alison Forsythe sees 2017 as offering massive opportunities for manufacturing, which should mean massive opportunities for Macola and its partners.

Storage

QNAP refreshes enterprise NAS offering with TS-1685

March 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on QNAP refreshes enterprise NAS offering with TS-1685
QNAP replaces its TS-1080 with a new, beefier model, which will give its channel a more robust offering for customers who want enterprise capacity, but who have space issues.

Channel Communities

CompTIA announces new analytics-focused Cybersecurity Analyst certification

February 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on CompTIA announces new analytics-focused Cybersecurity Analyst certification
The new CompTIA CSA+ certification is designed to fill the gap between CompTIA’s introductory and advanced security certifications, while emphasizing analytics.