data centre

Equinix adds first partner training programs as company restructures to strengthen channel

March 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Ex-Rackspace channel chief Chris Rajiah also indicated that following a broad recruitment effort last year, which included mainly agents and referral partners, Equinix is focusing on adding key resellers this year, especially top Microsoft partners.

Microsoft Canadian customers, partners begin operational preview of Canadian Azure cloud

March 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Azure is the first Microsoft solution to be available as a preview from Microsoft datacenters in Toronto and Quebec City. General availability is scheduled for Q2, with Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online to follow shortly after that.

HPE stresses simplicity with new hyper-converged system for the midmarket

March 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new appliance, built on the ProLiant DL 380, brings a new interface to HPE hyper-converged products, which the company says is extremely user-friendly and easy to use.

NetApp CEO says new tech trends aid NetApp

March 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

At a customer event in Toronto on Wednesday, NetApp CEO George Kurian laid out the company’s case to key customers and partners why the storage pioneer is well positioned for the new age of IT.

New Lenovo, Juniper Networks strategic partnership to have broad channel play

March 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Juniper becomes Lenovo’s strategic networking partner, to build out new data centre solutions and strengthen Lenovo’s growing hyper-converged and converged presence. Lenovo also says the deal will have a strong channel play, and won’t be limited to Lenovo’s highest-end partners.

Cisco chief eyes telling a fuller story

March 4, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on why the company needs to connect the dots better, what his channel background brings to the CEO spot, and new partners.

Cisco joins hyperconverged fray

March 1, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off

With Hyperflex, Cisco says it is aiming to plug some holes in current hyperconverged offerings, extend the territory of its UCS converged infrastructure line.

Robbins to partners: Do you wanna go faster?

March 1, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins tells partners the company and its partners will have to move faster than ever, announces new cloud strategy and hyperconverged offering.

Nutanix, Mellanox partnership adds Mellanox Ethernet switch to Nutanix platform

February 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Mellanox thinks the Nutanix partnership can let Mellanox do for networking what Nutanix has already done for storage and compute – make it invisible. They also think it can grow their Ethernet switch business from the single digits to the neighborhood of their market leadership in Ethernet adapters.