Tag Archive for containers

Strong channel opportunity in BlackBerry BRIDGE native integration of Microsoft apps within BlackBerry Dynamics

BlackBerry BRIDGE integrates Microsoft Office 365 apps with BlackBerry Dynamics, bridging the two separate containers and encryption models, to provide enterprise security for Office 365.

Nutanix CEO says Netsil acquisition will enable hypervisor-independent networking stack

Nutanix makes its second acquisition in little over a week, and with Minjar and Netsil combined, Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey says that Nutanix can build a next-generation control plane, with seamless movement between cloud stacks.

HyperGrid pivots to ‘software-defined cloud’ vision as they release new version of HyperCloud platform

HyperGrid’s new version of HyperCloud adds new capabilities and services around workload placement, improves multi-tenancy further, and now provides support for Kubernetes as well as Docker.

New AWS services resonate with Canadian customers, channel partners

AWS made such a flurry of announcements at last week’s re:Invent event that it was sometimes difficult to keep track. Canadian partners and customers at the event did, however, have pretty clear ideas about what they liked.

Improved integration of components highlights new Riverbed SteelCentral release

The improvements strengthen SteelCentral’s digital experience management capabilities, improved its Dev/Ops performance management, and enhance network performance management in Big Data environments.

Containerized app vendor Mesosphere extends strategic relationships with Dell EMC, Hitachi

The reseller deal with Dell EMC, and OEM relationship around the Hitachi Enterprise Cloud Container program should significantly increase Mesosphere’s growing channel business.

NetApp sees mainstream channel play in 10.4 release of StorageGRID Webscale object storage

While the channel’s role in NetApp object storage has largely been limited to specific verticals, the company believes object storage’s market has finally grown to the point where broader market opportunities are a reality.

Apcera formally announces its enterprise container management platform

Apcera is now emphatically branding its platform as an enterprise-grade container management platform, believing that the container market has matured to the point where the platform’s purpose and assets will now be clear.

Atlantis Computing expands Citrix partnership, announces new one with Rancher Labs

The new Atlantis integration with Citrix brings its VDI infrastructure directly into Citrix management interfaces, while the new partnering with Rancher Labs integrates Atlantis’ management interface with theirs to better manage containers.

Container management software provider DH2i launches first channel program

Microsoft-focused DH2i sees a strong opportunity for partners, and has recently begun to build out a channel. They have now launched a channel program to provide support.

Demand compels container management vendor Rancher to create partner program

The two year-old startup has created a partner program faster than planned, because of requests from channel members driven in turn by requests from their customers.