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Storage

Nimble builds on new all-flash portfolio with entry level AF1000

August 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nimble builds on new all-flash portfolio with entry level AF1000
The AF1000 takes Nimble into the sub-$40k range for an all-flash array, which certainly isn’t the cheapest available on the market, but does offer a broad range of services and analytics.

Managed Services

Datto upgrades flagship platform, unveils all-flash backup appliance

June 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datto upgrades flagship platform, unveils all-flash backup appliance
The all-flash SIRIS 3 X1is available only with a TB drive, with the plan being to roll over further models if and when they meet customers’ price/performance needs.

Data Centre

HPE extends software-defined storage strategy

June 7, 2016 Mark Cox 1
The company has announced more details about its composable data fabric strategy, made possible by extending its StoreVirtual technology across all its form factors, to serve as the basis of its strategy for making software-defined ubiquitous in the date centre.

Storage

Expanded drive, container support highlight HPE 3PAR all-flash upgrades

June 7, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Expanded drive, container support highlight HPE 3PAR all-flash upgrades
All-flash has been a many-faceted boon to the channel, and HPE’s new announcements will add some new opportunities for the company’s partners

Storage

NetApp emphasizes simplicity, flash functionality in ONTAP 9 software

May 31, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp emphasizes simplicity, flash functionality in ONTAP 9 software
NetApp has also strengthened, and is now giving much greater emphasis to, its flash-focused 3-4-5 guarantee to customers.

Servers

Scale Computing integrates flash into tiering to strengthen SMB hyper-converged offering

May 3, 2016 Mark Cox 1
Scale’s new HEAT technology brings flash into hybrid tiering, with all the performance benefits of using flash for a tier rather than just a cache. The challenge here was not introducing flash, but doing so in a way that would not increase complexity, and would be cost-effective for SMBs.

Storage

EMC says new Unity all-flash arrays will do big volume in Dell distribution channel

May 2, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC says new Unity all-flash arrays will do big volume in Dell distribution channel
Unity is aimed at the mid-market all-flash segment of the market, under XtremIO, and EMC believes that unlike the VNXe family, this will be a truly successful volume product.

Storage

IBM fills all-flash enterprise gaps with three new arrays

April 28, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM fills all-flash enterprise gaps with three new arrays
IBM says the three new all-flash models aimed at the higher end of the market will be a strong channel play.

Channel Programs

NetApp to redo Canadian channel for flash universe

March 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp to redo Canadian channel for flash universe
While NetApp has some good Canadian partners, it doesn’t have enough of them. Accordingly, three months ago a new Canadian channel manager was appointed to rework the channel, giving a stronger focus around both flash and converged infrastructure, and making changes to the partner mix.

Storage

Tegile deepens all-flash emphasis with high-end Tegile IntelliFlash HD

February 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tegile deepens all-flash emphasis with high-end Tegile IntelliFlash HD
Tegile’s IntelliFlash HD storage array uses Tegile’s hybrid architecture, but with two types of flash, one layer being very dense and the other very fast. Tegile also announced a new entry level all-flash array, the T3550.