data management

Cloud

Scality adds commercial version and new features to Zenko multi-cloud data controller in 1.0 release

September 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality adds commercial version and new features to Zenko multi-cloud data controller in 1.0 release
The new features include the addition of one-to-many replication capability to the Zenko data workflow engine, something that is valuable to the majority of cloud users who have more than one cloud.

Backup

Imanis Data adds more machine learning functionality to Hadoop and NOSQL-focused Data Management Platform

September 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Imanis Data adds more machine learning functionality to Hadoop and NOSQL-focused Data Management Platform
Key enhancements include a new RPO-driven backup capability and the first automated Any-Point-In-Time Recovery capability for NoSQL databases.

Backup

Veeam, Cisco expand relationship around Cisco HyperFlex to secondary side

August 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam, Cisco expand relationship around Cisco HyperFlex to secondary side
Cisco and Veeam partnered around HyperFlex over a year ago around a direct snapshot integration for HyperFlex primary storage. Now they are extending that partnership with a new integration on the secondary side that leverages enhancements made in HyperFlex 3.0.

Storage

StorageCraft targets midmarket with converged OneXafe platform for both primary and secondary storage

August 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorageCraft targets midmarket with converged OneXafe platform for both primary and secondary storage
StorageCraft is entering a market segment where other companies already play, although StorageCraft does have some interesting points of technology differentiation. The big difference though is that other vendors in this space are focused on the enterprise, while StorageCraft OneXafe is aimed at – and priced for – the midmarket.

Backup

Imanis Data upgrades machine learning Data Management Platform as it expands channel strategy

July 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Imanis Data upgrades machine learning Data Management Platform as it expands channel strategy
Imanis Data is looking for selected channel partners who want to emphasize data management rather than just backup, and who get that this requires selling to the C-suite.

Backup

Veeam to see major benefits from upgrade in strategic relationship with HPE

June 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam to see major benefits from upgrade in strategic relationship with HPE
Veeam has been promoted to HPE’s top partner category, Global Supply Chain, and named a Gold Partner in the HPE Global Partner Program and an HPE Pointnext storage partner. The latter allows them to be sold as an HPE consumption service, which Veeam sees as having great potential for them.

Cloud

SwiftStack launches 1space to unlock new multi-cloud use cases

June 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SwiftStack launches 1space to unlock new multi-cloud use cases
1space is also a new open source project, and is joined as new SwiftStack open source endeavours by MetaSync, which like 1space, also brings new multi-cloud technologies to the open source community.

Backup

Rubrik emphasizes new hybrid cloud capabilities with Rubrik Alta 4.2 release

June 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik emphasizes new hybrid cloud capabilities with Rubrik Alta 4.2 release
New cloud native capabilities will have particular value for Rubrik channel partners, who will be able to offer customers more strategic services rather than providing tactical implementation.

Big Data

AtScale brings their Data Lake middleware to Amazon, Microsoft and Google cloud marketplaces

June 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on AtScale brings their Data Lake middleware to Amazon, Microsoft and Google cloud marketplaces
AtScale allows organizations to use their familiar BI tools like Tableau and Excel to process Big Data at extreme speeds. The new cloud marketplace initiative is aimed mainly at departments of enterprises.

Software

Attunity deepens SAP relationship with SAP HANA certification for enhanced Attunity Replicate

June 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Attunity deepens SAP relationship with SAP HANA certification for enhanced Attunity Replicate
Attunity is also highlighting their new Attunity Gold Client for Data Protection for SAP environments, which is designed to satisfy the new EU GDPR ‘right to be forgotten’ compliance requirements.