composable infrastructure

Data Centre

Dell EMC builds PowerEdge bridge to next-gen workloads with modular PowerEdge MX architecture

August 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC builds PowerEdge bridge to next-gen workloads with modular PowerEdge MX architecture
Dell EMC will launch their new modular PowerEdge MX platform September 12, promising to remake data centre architecture with technology that will support both traditional and next-gen applications within a composable computing framework that pays much more attention to memory than earlier iterations of that technology.

Cloud

HTBASE hits big time with Dell EMC partnership around their composable infrastructure

July 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HTBASE hits big time with Dell EMC partnership around their composable infrastructure
HTBASE, a Toronto-area startup that is in the process of moving its main offices down to the Valley, has inked what for them is a huge statement of validation, partnering with Dell EMC.

Cloud

HPE unveils Project New Stack as top end of expanded HPE composable strategy

June 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE unveils Project New Stack as top end of expanded HPE composable strategy
HPE formally announces its project to extend HPE Synergy to the full hybrid IT environment, which is still known by its internal code name, and which is still in the tech preview stage, but should reach beta in the fall. The company hopes it will be ready to sell by December.

Data Centre

Mellanox scores major OEM win with 25G Ethernet switch for HPE Synergy platform

June 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mellanox scores major OEM win with 25G Ethernet switch for HPE Synergy platform
The upgrade to the HPE composable computing platform provides it with 25GB/s connectivity to its blade servers, and 100 GB/s connectivity to its uplinks.

HPE Canada managing director Charlie Atkinson
Podcasts

HPE at one year old [Podcast]

November 18, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HPE at one year old [Podcast]
HPE Canada managing director Charlie Atkinson and channel chief Jas Sahota discuss the company’s first year and set the stage for the upcoming Discover.

Greg Peterson, vice president of Avnet’s HPE solutions business in the Americas
Distribution

Inside Avnet’s HPE business [Video]

June 23, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Inside Avnet’s HPE business [Video]
Greg Peterson and Ty Tobin of Avnet Technology Solutions discuss the distributor’s long-standing business with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where they see opportunities with HPE for the channel, and what they’re doing to help solution providers realize those opportunities.

Greg Peterson, vice president of Avnet’s HPE solutions business in the Americas
Data Centre

Avnet preps services around HPE Synergy

June 14, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet preps services around HPE Synergy
Avnet Technology Solutions announces resources, training and support around HPE’s soon-to-debut Synergy composable infrastructure technology.

Data Centre

HPE, Docker look to future with major strategic alliance

June 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE, Docker look to future with major strategic alliance
The two companies announced a broad range of Docker ready HP servers, which will be available in Q4, and a broad range of Docker integrations and other solutions for HPE, which are available now.

Data Centre

HPE extends software-defined storage strategy

June 7, 2016 Mark Cox 1
The company has announced more details about its composable data fabric strategy, made possible by extending its StoreVirtual technology across all its form factors, to serve as the basis of its strategy for making software-defined ubiquitous in the date centre.

Cloud

HPE debuts composable infrastructure lineup

December 8, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HPE debuts composable infrastructure lineup
HPE shows off the first members of its Synergy family of systems that pool compute, storage, and networking for a more cloud-like data centre.