CommVault

Backup

Commvault restructuring of product portfolio, channel enablement tools guided by same theme

July 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault restructuring of product portfolio, channel enablement tools guided by same theme
Commvault has greatly simplified its solution set, from 21 product areas to four, and consolidated its partner enablement tools, with the goal of both being to greatly scale the channel business.

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

Commvault sees GDPR benefits in latest extension of Office 365 capabilities

May 30, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault sees GDPR benefits in latest extension of Office 365 capabilities
Commvault is positioning both their Office 365 integration and their new Sensitive Data Governance offering as logical solutions to the issues created by the growing intersection of data protection and compliance.

Backup

Hitachi Vantara fills out end-to-end copy management solution with HDID 6.5

May 22, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi Vantara fills out end-to-end copy management solution with HDID 6.5
Hitachi Data Instance Director, which had been around Hitachi Data Services since 2008, gets an updating from integration with Hitachi Content Platform and analytics technologies which came in the formation of Hitachi Vantara.

Backup

Commvault continues to build out channel exec team with addition of Scott Strubel

April 30, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault continues to build out channel exec team with addition of Scott Strubel
Strubel discusses his return to the channel, how the expanded Commvault executive structure will provide more assistance to partners, and what he intends to accomplish in his new role.

Backup

Commvault adds Office 365 indexing and discovery to their Azure Stack Integration

April 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault adds Office 365 indexing and discovery to their Azure Stack Integration
The Commvault enhancement allows the indexing and searching of OneDrive for Business documents saved on Azure Stack hybrid clouds, something that will have strong relevance for compliance use cases.

Backup

Commvault continues expanding existing alliances, joining Hewlett Packard Enterprise Complete

March 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault continues expanding existing alliances, joining Hewlett Packard Enterprise Complete
The expansion of Commvault go-to-market abilities with HPE comes on the heels of the expansion of theirInfinidat technology integration into a go-to-market relationship, and last year’s similar agreement with Cisco.

Backup

New Commvault Canada country manager Bassam Hemdan discusses his plans

March 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Commvault Canada country manager Bassam Hemdan discusses his plans
Commvault’s new Vice President, Canada, talks with ChannelBuzz about his new role, and affirms his confidence in the Commvault channel in Canada.

Backup

Expansion of Infinidat partnership to sales portents new focus in Commvault strategic alliances

February 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Expansion of Infinidat partnership to sales portents new focus in Commvault strategic alliances
Commvault also announces Andy Vandeveld, most recently at Veeam, as Vice President of Worldwide Alliances, in a move that signals an increased focus on strategic alliances as a route to market rather than just technology integrations.

Backup

Commvault channel changes signal doubling-down on commitment to partners

February 7, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault channel changes signal doubling-down on commitment to partners
New global channel chief Owen Taraniuk pledges more global expansion, more expanded strategic partnerships like the one announced last year with Cisco, and changes that will make it easier for partners to become proficient with Commvault.