Docker

Storage

VAST Data looks to disrupt enterprise data centre with Universal Storage Architecture

February 26, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on VAST Data looks to disrupt enterprise data centre with Universal Storage Architecture
VAST Data is targeting larger enterprises with an unabashed rip-and replace offering, designed to replace legacy data centre infrastructure with what they term a revolutionary and state of the art offering designed to deal with modern enterprise pain points.

Cloud

Pulse Secure introduces full-featured vADC Community Edition to turn developers into fans

January 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure introduces full-featured vADC Community Edition to turn developers into fans
Pulse Secure has had free ‘try before you buy’ products before, but this new Community Edition has all the features of the full version, and with no time limit on use. The only limitations are that its scalability is limited to smaller applications, and it lacks the full management and Pulse Secure support.

Cloud

Extension of HPE InfoSight across infrastructure highlights flurry of intelligent storage news at HPE Discover

November 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extension of HPE InfoSight across infrastructure highlights flurry of intelligent storage news at HPE Discover
Several other significant intelligent storage announcements were also made, including a new Workload Planner utility for InfoSight, new Docker and Kubernetes support for HPE Cloud Volumes, the extension of Peer Persistence from HPE 3PAR to HPE Nimble – and the introduction of HPE Memory-Driven Flash, first for 3PAR, and for Nimble next year.

Networking

DH2i looks to disrupt cloud VPN market with new DxOdyssey software-defined perimeter software

November 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i looks to disrupt cloud VPN market with new DxOdyssey software-defined perimeter software
DH2i has adapted the technology from their core Smart Availabiilty offering for container management to solving a problem experienced by their customers. They are demonstrating it this week at the PASS Summit 2018 in Seattle.

Big Data

Splunk enhances analytics scalability, allows separate scaling of compute and storage and enables LOB users in new platform release

October 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Splunk enhances analytics scalability, allows separate scaling of compute and storage and enables LOB users in new platform release
Splunk’s announcements at the outset of their Spunk .conf18 event include significant new updates of their Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud platforms

Backup

Rubrik Datos IO adds new Docker functionality, Azure support in major 3.0 release

September 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik Datos IO adds new Docker functionality, Azure support in major 3.0 release
The first release since Rubrik acquired Datos IO earlier his year also makes major enhancements to the platform’s scale-out architecture and performance.

Internet of Things

Dell IoT Solution for Surveillance, IoT channel bundles announced at VMworld

August 28, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell IoT Solution for Surveillance, IoT channel bundles announced at VMworld
The IoT bundles are designed to give resellers an easy turnkey option, and encourage more of them to get into IoT. Nine bundles, each focused on a specific vendor, are scheduled for launch, with more coming down the road.

Storage

Addition of InfoSight predictive analytics to HPE 3PAR highlights new 3PAR enhancements

July 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Addition of InfoSight predictive analytics to HPE 3PAR highlights new 3PAR enhancements
In addition to completing the full integration of the analytics capabilities HPE acquired last year with Nimble, HPE also expanded their tools and integrations to automate 3PAR in the cloud, DevOps, virtualization and container environments.

Partnerships

DH2i expands Microsoft, VMware, Red Hat relationships and adds new AWS and Docker partnerships

July 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i expands Microsoft, VMware, Red Hat relationships and adds new AWS and Docker partnerships
The expansion of the DH2i-Microsoft relationship is around Linux, while the DH2i partnership with VMware now covers VMware’s cloud solutions as well as on-prem.

Channel Programs

Bare metal container platform provider Diamanti launches first channel program

April 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Bare metal container platform provider Diamanti launches first channel program
Diamanti quickly adopted an all-channel go-to-market in the face of resellers looking for a turnkey enterprise container management solution, and now has introduced a program to support what will start off as a select value channel.