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Cloud

New AWS services resonate with Canadian customers, channel partners

December 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New AWS services resonate with Canadian customers, channel partners
AWS made such a flurry of announcements at last week’s re:Invent event that it was sometimes difficult to keep track. Canadian partners and customers at the event did, however, have pretty clear ideas about what they liked.

Storage

DH2i adds Linux and Docker support to DxEnterprise v17 container management software

August 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i adds Linux and Docker support to DxEnterprise v17 container management software
DH2i becomes the only provider able to unify Windows and Linux in the same environment, and manage Docker containers regardless of the OS being used.

Storage

New encryption, improved flash support highlight Hedvig Distributed Storage Platform 3.0

August 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New encryption, improved flash support highlight Hedvig Distributed Storage Platform 3.0
The new Hedvig software also adds new plug-ins for Veritas and Red Hat, and enhances an existing one for VMware.

Storage

NetApp sees mainstream channel play in 10.4 release of StorageGRID Webscale object storage

May 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp sees mainstream channel play in 10.4 release of StorageGRID Webscale object storage
While the channel’s role in NetApp object storage has largely been limited to specific verticals, the company believes object storage’s market has finally grown to the point where broader market opportunities are a reality.

Storage

Apcera formally announces its enterprise container management platform

November 1, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Apcera formally announces its enterprise container management platform
Apcera is now emphatically branding its platform as an enterprise-grade container management platform, believing that the container market has matured to the point where the platform’s purpose and assets will now be clear.

Partnerships

Atlantis Computing expands Citrix partnership, announces new one with Rancher Labs

October 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Atlantis Computing expands Citrix partnership, announces new one with Rancher Labs
The new Atlantis integration with Citrix brings its VDI infrastructure directly into Citrix management interfaces, while the new partnering with Rancher Labs integrates Atlantis’ management interface with theirs to better manage containers.

Channel Programs

Demand compels container management vendor Rancher to create partner program

October 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Demand compels container management vendor Rancher to create partner program
The two year-old startup has created a partner program faster than planned, because of requests from channel members driven in turn by requests from their customers.

Channel Programs

Docker revamps partner program, adds SYNNEX as exclusive distributor

September 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Docker revamps partner program, adds SYNNEX as exclusive distributor
Today about 30 per cent of Docker’s business is channel, but they think these changes should get them to around a 50-50 mix, and longer term, they believe an 80-20 ratio is realistic.

Storage

Scality unveils open source Scality S3 Server

June 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality unveils open source Scality S3 Server
This free open source version of Scality’s S3 API allows developers to develop and test applications locally. The company also hopes that it will eventually attract them to the regular version of their software.

Data Centre

HPE, Docker look to future with major strategic alliance

June 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE, Docker look to future with major strategic alliance
The two companies announced a broad range of Docker ready HP servers, which will be available in Q4, and a broad range of Docker integrations and other solutions for HPE, which are available now.