HPE

Networking

Mellanox provides HPE’s first Ethernet storage switches in HPE StoreFabric M-Series

September 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mellanox provides HPE’s first Ethernet storage switches in HPE StoreFabric M-Series
The M-Series family OEMed from Mellanox, which provide 100 GbE Ethernet connectivity, but also scale down to an SMB price point, provide HPE with a strong channel offering that has a large price-performance differential over Fibre Channel.

Distribution

D&H Canada adds to advanced solutions portfolio with HPE/Aruba agreement

September 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada adds to advanced solutions portfolio with HPE/Aruba agreement
The new HPE relationship also brings the D&H HERO program, which provides additional HPE-focused support, into Canada.

Networking

EXCLUSIVE: Canada rises as Extreme Networks priority as part of new strategic initiative

August 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on EXCLUSIVE: Canada rises as Extreme Networks priority as part of new strategic initiative
While Extreme has always had a significant enterprise business to go along with their mid-market presence, their flurry of recent acquisitions, complemented by internal changes to optimize them, has created a much stronger enterprise focus.

Backup

Modernization of HPE Data Protector highlights revamp of HPE ABR Suite

July 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Modernization of HPE Data Protector highlights revamp of HPE ABR Suite
The HPE Adaptive Backup and Recovery suite is composed of three products released last year as a unified package, and this release is designed to further that unified vision.

Software

Vancouver’s Tasktop making push deeper into data integration market

June 19, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Vancouver’s Tasktop making push deeper into data integration market
The Tasktop Integration Hub, focused on software development, provides integration services between large numbers of lifecycle and dev/ops tools – but the company is planning to expand its capabilities.

Distribution

Ingram Micro Canada launches IOT business

June 14, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro Canada launches IOT business
Ingram Micro Canada takes the veil off its IOT business, offering solution providers a number of pre-integrated IOT solutions across a number of industries.

Partnerships

HPE adding to end-to-end solutions portfolio with HPE Complete program

June 12, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE adding to end-to-end solutions portfolio with HPE Complete program
HPE created its program to validate other vendor solutions and sell them through HPE late last year, and the program has exceeded expectations so far.

Storage

Integrating Nimble: Bringing its technology, solutions and culture into HPE

June 12, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Integrating Nimble: Bringing its technology, solutions and culture into HPE
Bringing Nimble into the HPE fold raises many questions about how the integration will work. HPE Nimble gives an update on what has happened so far, and where it’s headed.

Backup

Zerto expands HPE relationship to add full availability of Zerto replication solution

June 12, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto expands HPE relationship to add full availability of Zerto replication solution
Zerto has joined the HPE Complete program, making Zerto Virtual Replication an HPE part number that can be ordered directly from HPE for any HPE platform.

Partnerships

Hedvig’s distributed storage platform now available through HPE Complete program

June 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hedvig’s distributed storage platform now available through HPE Complete program
The Hedvig software-defined technology collapses disparate tiers of storage and unifies block, file, and object interfaces in a single platform, providing HPE and its partners with a capability not otherwise available to them through HPE.