Tag Archive for Hardware

Storbyte looks to displace tape with technologically innovative disk JBOD hardware-defined solution

The Storbyte SBJ family provides a spinning disk JBOD complement for colder data, to the ECO•FLASH flash arrays they released when they launched in the spring.

Cisco brings intent-based networking to third parties as DNA Center opens up

Sachin Gupta, senior vice president of product management for enterprise networking at Cisco

Cisco says it will open up its DNA Center to managing other vendors’ gear as it moves to make the intent-based networking hub an open platform for network innovation.

Pulse Secure adds cloud and virtual Pulse Secure Appliances

The expansion of the PSA appliances beyond their original form factor will open up new opportunities for Pulse Secure partners, particularly around LAN security regarding contractors and partners, which has become a subject of major concern, and where cloud and virtual models offer more flexibility for some use cases.

Cirrus Data Solutions strikes first integrated deal with INFINIDAT strategic alliance

The deal sees the Cirrus Data Migration Server become the data migration element in INFINIDAT’s InfiniBox hardware, which is aimed at the higher end of the market.

Lenovo to place new focus on workstations, desktops, low-lying services in 2017

Lenovo is preparing new incent programs to stimulate activity in these areas, believing that as areas where Lenovo lags the market, they represent relatively easy opportunities to grow against the market.

D&H Canada continues strong growth with 26 per cent overall sales growth in 2016

Growth was good pretty much across all D&H segments, although notebooks, collaboration and video conference solutions, systems components, and even printers, all did exceptionally well.

Savage IO relaunches with new converged hardware storage solution

The company’s new SavageStor architecture features 12 SAS lanes with 25 GB/s throughput, part of a design intended to completely remove bottlenecks inside the server and address needs of customers who require high performance and throughput.

Heckler Design releases dual-screen iPad stand for interactive PoS

Available to the Canadian channel through BlueStar, the new WindFall Duo provides hardware support for the new dual display checkouts which have begun to hit the market.

Extreme Networks expands Software Defined Architecture with new products, enhancements

The centre of Extreme’s SDN strategy is building an SDN solution that is open, standards based, and comprehensive, leveraging Open Daylight, and the acquisition of vendor partners is key to provide validation and spur innovation.

‘One Lenovo’ philosophy to guide both smartphone, server integrations

Lenovo’s view is that the telcos are the preferred route to market for Motorola, but Lenovo also wants to go to market with alternative routes as well, to get more devices to more people.

Nutanix sees massive potential in rollout of Dell XC appliances with Nutanix software

Greg Smith, senior director of product and technical marketing at Nutanix.

Nutanix, which despite its massive success is still a startup, gets key validation from Dell partnering with them, and also greatly expands their channel and routes to market.

Diablo looks to redefine memory with next gen Carbon2

In addition to Carbon2, their second generation of Memory Channel Storage, they have announced NanoCommit, a software layer which combines with the Carbon2 hardware on a path to full memory convergence.