Dell EMC

Data Centre

Dell EMC strengthens their Cloud for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI offering

July 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC strengthens their Cloud for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI offering
A new flexible consumption model for partners to sell is the big channel play here, although the product enhancements, including a new all-flash configuration option are also significant.

Backup

Dell EMC targets SMB and midmarket customers with DP 4400 Integrated Protection Appliance

July 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC targets SMB and midmarket customers with DP 4400 Integrated Protection Appliance
The IDPA series Dell EMC rolled out last year was aimed at the enterprise, but the DP4400 was specifically built for SMB and midmarket customers, and is being targeted there rather than at ROBO deployments of enterprises.

Channel Programs

Canada comes through for Dell EMC channel business

July 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Canada comes through for Dell EMC channel business
Dell EMC Canadian channel chief Deanna Thomson discusses the Canadian channel, and why its performance in Q1 was even better than overall Dell EMC numbers.

Channel Programs

Curious Dell storage channel numbers stand out in terrific Dell EMC Q1

June 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Curious Dell storage channel numbers stand out in terrific Dell EMC Q1
Dell EMC finally made its long-awaited breakthrough in storage in the first quarter – even though on a year-over-year basis, channel storage business was actually down. It’s seen as more of a statistical fluke, rather than the harbinger of an unwanted trend, and considerable confidence around storage exists going forward.

Backup

Veeam CEO says aggressive strategic partnering strategy central to recent – and future – growth

May 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam CEO says aggressive strategic partnering strategy central to recent – and future – growth
Veeam CEO Peter McKay credited Veeam’s expansion of their strategic relationships as critical to their success in 2017, and indicated they plan significant further expansion here going forward.

Data Centre

Dell EMC adds new XC models for additional use cases, plus new automated BIOS and firmware updates

May 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC adds new XC models for additional use cases, plus new automated BIOS and firmware updates
The two new models include the first quad-processor environments for Nutanix environments, and a new edge appliance that can be as small as 1U. The new Life Cycle Management capability may, however, be what excites customers most about the new announcements.

Cloud

Virtustream introduces SaaS option for Viewtrust risk management and compliance monitoring tool

May 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Virtustream introduces SaaS option for Viewtrust risk management and compliance monitoring tool
The SaaS option will strengthen go-to-market options for Virtustream and their strategic partners and channels. Virtustream also recently made an executive alignment to give a higher priority to the indirect channel.

Storage

Dell EMC upgrades VxRail, VxRack in push towards VMware-based Clouds

May 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC upgrades VxRail, VxRack in push towards VMware-based Clouds
Technology from the latest 14th generation PowerEdge servers significantly beefs up both the new Vxrail and VxRack offerings.

Servers

Dell EMC touts analytics breakthrough in new PowerEdge four socket servers

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Dell EMC also previewed their new PowerEdge MX servers – again – due for release some time in the back half of the year.

Storage

Dell EMC introduces PowerMax, the rebranded next generation of VMAX

May 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC introduces PowerMax, the rebranded next generation of VMAX
Dell EMC also announced that native replication has been added to EMC XtremIO, and a ew entry point X-Brick XtremIO system at up to a 55 per cent lower cost than the previous generation.