Cisco

Big Data

Cisco Canada showing strong momentum in security

January 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco Canada showing strong momentum in security
Cisco has followed up momentum from the acquisition of Sourcefire, adding new capabilities and services and greatly strengthening Cisco Canada’s security team.

Data Centre

Pure Storage enters converged infrastructure market with all-flash FlashStack solutions

December 11, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage enters converged infrastructure market with all-flash FlashStack solutions
Two solutions were announced, both of which use Cisco and VMware as partners, but more converged all-flash solutions are coming from Pure, and these will use additional vendor partners as well.

Networking

Cisco targets SMB, lower midmarket for collaboration with Cisco Business Edition 6000S

November 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco targets SMB, lower midmarket for collaboration with Cisco Business Edition 6000S
The BE6000S supports four virtual machines, is targeted at 25-150 user organizations, and costs 22 per cent less than the BE6000, which has the same software, at the lowest configuration.

Cloud

Cisco announces Project Squared free SaaS collaboration app

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox 1
Project Squared, a SaaS business collaboration app for chat, audio, video, multi-party meetings and content sharing, will initially be a free download, but Cisco expects to monetize it as they add more features, and they see it as a strong channel opportunity.

Hardware

Cisco enhances three-screen TelePresence IX5000 video endpoint

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco enhances three-screen TelePresence IX5000 video endpoint
Cisco’s high-end TelePresence triple screen offering has several significant user enhancements, and cuts power, bandwidth and install time to lower the average customer’s TCO by about 50 per cent.

Networking

Extreme Networks expands Software Defined Architecture with new products, enhancements

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks expands Software Defined Architecture with new products, enhancements
The centre of Extreme’s SDN strategy is building an SDN solution that is open, standards based, and comprehensive, leveraging Open Daylight, and the acquisition of vendor partners is key to provide validation and spur innovation.

Phil Filippelli, vice president of eBusiness at Tech Data
Distribution

Tech Data’s full StreamOne coming to Canada

October 27, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data’s full StreamOne coming to Canada
Tech Data will bring its full StreamOne cloud, SaaS and app store to Canada in the next month as it continues to take the platform global.

Roy Purtill, vice president of cloud computing at Cisco Canada
Cloud

Podcast: Cisco on Intercloud and Citrix on Mobility

October 20, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Cisco on Intercloud and Citrix on Mobility
Cisco’s Roy Purtill and Citrix’s Michael Murphy join the podcast to discuss their companies’ latest
moves in the cloud and mobility spaces respectively.

Nitin Kawale will head up Rogers' enterprise business unit.
Networking

Cisco’s Kawale heading to Rogers

October 17, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco’s Kawale heading to Rogers
Cisco Canada chief Nitin Kawale will lead the Rogers’ enterprise business, while Cisco Russia GM Bernadette Wightman takes over as Cisco Canada president.

Edison Peres, senior vice president of cloud and managed services at Cisco
Channel Programs

Cisco launches Intercloud fabric, boosts cloud financing

October 2, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco launches Intercloud fabric, boosts cloud financing
Cisco adds another $1 billion to the pot as it launches its Intercloud Fabric and announces new partners, including distributors, for its cloud strategy.