Storage
Skyera brings second generation of dense skyHawk flash array to market
In addition to being lightweight and energy efficient, the new skyhawk FS offers price parity with HDD systems “without tricks”, at $2.99 per GB.
Big Data
Channel Communities
CompTIA Canadian group rebrands, expands focus
CompTIA’s Canadian IT Community eyes expanded national focus, membership drive, creation of trustmark for Canadian IT solution providers.
Cloud
Cisco sees UCS Mini opening up Canadian market
Cisco’s new UCS Mini server is designed for the remote office market, but the new entry-level offering opens up the SMB-heavy Canadian market to UCS.
Opinion/Editorial
Secrets of selling to the CIO
Five things to do — and five things to avoid — when trying to sell to the CIO, direct from Avnet CIO Steve Phillips.
Big Data
PROMISE Technology launches FileCruiser private cloud solution
The long-time maker of RAID controllers and subsystems embarks on its first venture in the cloud, and its first software application venture, with plans to expand it into a hybrid cloud offering.
Big Data
SaaS BI vendor SiSense names first channel chief
SiSense has a short sales cycle for BI, and is offering aggressive margins, including the same margins on renewals.
Mobility
Apple, IBM partner to tackle mobile enterprise
IBM and Apple have formed a partnership to make iPhones and iPad more valuable enterprise tools, and build a new, growth-oriented act for both companies.
Big Data
IBM unveils new Big Data data management service
IBM debuts Elastic Storage, a software-defined storage-as-a-service offering built on SoftLayer that can be implemented 100% cloud, or on a hybrid model.
Channel Programs
HP aims to woo would-be Lenovo partners
HP takes its turn as the disruptor, publicly courting IBM partners and customers that will be sent over when the Lenovo deal closes.
Featured Post
EMC buys enterprise flash startup DSSD
EMC’s latest purchase will help it get to all-flash arrays in the hundreds of terabytes, focusing on Big Data apps like Hadoop and SAP HANA.
Data Centre
HP announces HP ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA
HP continues its drive towards purpose-built solution stacks with a Converged System for SAP’s popular in-memory database technology.
Cloud
Participation trumps technology in cloud: Red Hat CEO
Solution providers looking to place bets in cloud efforts should consider the nature of the community over the nature of its technology, Jim Whitehust says.
Data Centre
Whitman Previews “New Architecture” from HP Labs
HP CEO Meg Whitman details memristor and Photonics technologies in development at HP Labs that she says will lead to a new technology architecture.
Data Centre
HP Targets VCE with Converged System Lineup
HP says move to converged system data center offerings will help partners increase volume and focus on higher-value services.
Data Centre
HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI
HP continues to shoot for the moon with its power- and space-thrifty Moonshot servers, this week rolling out a line based on Opteron processors from AMD.
Channel Programs
DiFranco: HP’s Got Its Mojo Back
As other big vendors show signs of slowing sales and transitional challenges, HP is emerging from its reorganization appearing a little more confident.
Cloud
Dell Goes Private
With its go-private deal done, now it’s time for Dell to buckle down and accelerate its new solutions-focused strategy.
Featured Post
McAfee Security Connected Turns Analytics into Action
McAfee says the job of collecting security event data isn’t complete until an action is taken to stop an attack and prevent recurrences.
Big Data
Pivotal in Mobile App Play With Xtreme Labs Buy
Pivotal is starting to make some noise announcing this week the acquisition of Toronto-based Xtreme Labs in a play aimed at mobile app development.
Channel Programs
HP Enhances PartnerOne Program for Cloud, Software Sales
Hewlett-Packard revamped its PartnerOne program to provide solution providers with more resources for driving cloud computing and software sales.