Data centres take cue from media: Go small and hyperlocal

May 1, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

The prevalence of the cloud and the shifting way consumers use data could mean a tiny data centre in every neighborhood.

Peter Kriparos, channel chief for Hitachi Data Systems Canada

Hitachi looks to align storage with business needs

April 24, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Hitachi Data Systems introduces Continuous Cloud Infrastructure, based on Storage Virtualization Operating System, its new virtual storage OS.

Brad Parks, senior manager of go-to-market strategy for HP Storage

HP updates XP high-end storage

April 24, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

HP’s XP7 update brings IT-as-a-service functionality introduced on 3Par into its traditional tier one storage architecture.

Synnex Canada looks for more engagement from Varnex members

April 22, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Members of Synnex’s Canadian Varnex community need to engage, or its time for them to move on, distributor says.

Dell pushes for enterprise credibility with new networking solutions

March 28, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Dell introduces a new high-density data centre switch, and a new fabric controller for OpenStack.

Donna Wittmann, exeuctive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada

VMware launches VSAN for storage virtualization

March 17, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

VMware calls its new Virtual SAN product the third pillar of the software-defined data centre, cementing its transformation to “virtualized everything.”

Andy Rhodes, general manager of Dell's Precision workstations

It’s time for workstations to go virtual: Dell

March 10, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Dell looks to advance the move of professional workstations into the data centre with new reference architectures and a data centre at its headquarters.