Dell EMC

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Dell EMC adds Cyber Recovery software and services to data protection portfolio

October 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC adds Cyber Recovery software and services to data protection portfolio
The new Cyber Recovery software is an orchestration add-on to Data Domain software, and is offered at no cost with it. While the main interest is from the high end of the customer pyramid, Dell EMC expects there will be a significant channel play.

Channel Programs

Dell EMC extends Partner Preferred Program to 20,000 commercial accounts, unveils first Dell EMC-VMware co-skilled badges

October 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC extends Partner Preferred Program to 20,000 commercial accounts, unveils first Dell EMC-VMware co-skilled badges
Dell EMC’s quarterly Partner Broadcast was mainly about recounting their many trumps in the first half of the year, but there was some new news here which will interest their channel partners.

Data Centre

Server, storage success in Q2 show continued Dell EMC progress on integration journey

September 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Server, storage success in Q2 show continued Dell EMC progress on integration journey
Kevin Connolly, President of Commercial Sales at Dell EMC Canada gives his take on why the company had another strong quarter, what’s happening in the market, and where Dell EMC still has room for substantial growth in Canada.

Cloud

Dell EMC tinkers with cloud-enabled infrastructure solutions portfolio

August 28, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC tinkers with cloud-enabled infrastructure solutions portfolio
There were few – actually no – major Dell EMC new product announcements made around their cloud infrastructure portfolio at VMworld. There were a lot of little ones, however, as well as some overarching messaging about focus and strategy.

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.

Data Centre

Dell EMC Canada Commercial President Connolly takes stock of progress – and challenges

August 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC Canada Commercial President Connolly takes stock of progress – and challenges
Kevin Connolly talks with ChannelBuzz about the recent performance of Dell EMC Canada Commercial, and their progress in resolving alignment issues which still have some presence even through the formal integration between Dell and EMC is long past.

Networking

Dell EMC bringing new 100GbE 64-port fabric switch to market

August 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC bringing new 100GbE 64-port fabric switch to market
The Dell EMC Z9264F-ON is the new version of the company’s core and aggregation switch, replacing the Z9100, and has twice the number of ports of its predecessor.

Partnerships

Qumulo File Fabric software now available on Dell PowerEdge servers

August 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Qumulo File Fabric software now available on Dell PowerEdge servers
Qumulo adds to their relationship with HPE from 2017, which made their software available on HPE Apollo servers with a new relationship with Dell EMC, which will see their massively scalable software become available on Dell PowerEdge servers.

Cloud

Dell EMC channel needs to pay more attention to PKS: Chad Sakac

August 8, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC channel needs to pay more attention to PKS: Chad Sakac
Chad Sakac, Pivotal’s SVP Strategic Alliances, talks with ChannelBuzz about his new role, sorts out the Dell Technologies and Pivotal strategy around PKS, and explains why more of the channel needs to give PKS more attention.

Channel Programs

Nutanix rethinks partner program philosophy with launch of Channel Charter

August 6, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix rethinks partner program philosophy with launch of Channel Charter
The Channel Charter – Nutanix’s new channel program – is designed to encourage partners to move beyond HCI to the cloud, while also allowing smarter partners who are deeply focused on Nutanix to qualify for the program’s top tier.