Hardware

Storage

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

July 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

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

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

June 12, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco brings intent-based networking to third parties as DNA Center opens up
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.

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David West, vice president of enterprise networking sales at Cisco
Networking

Cisco goes subscription-based with routing

April 18, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco goes subscription-based with routing
Cisco announces it will make its routing portfolio available on a subscription basis, and on a promo basis, will make ISR hardware free for customers with a five-year subscription.

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Cloud

Pulse Secure adds cloud and virtual Pulse Secure Appliances

April 10, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

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Software

Cirrus Data Solutions strikes first integrated deal with INFINIDAT strategic alliance

August 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

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Hardware

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

February 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

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Security

SonicWall integrates Capture Advanced Threat Protection into Email security

February 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on SonicWall integrates Capture Advanced Threat Protection into Email security
SonicWall Email Security 9.0 also features improved Office 365 Support.

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Distribution

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

January 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

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Storage

Second generation Arcserve UDP appliance increases TAM to upper midmarket

October 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Second generation Arcserve UDP appliance increases TAM to upper midmarket
The new 8000 Arcserve line also reduces the number of appliances from eleven to four, while also adding virtual standby capability to all the models.

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Hardware

Savage IO relaunches with new converged hardware storage solution

July 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

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