hybrid cloud

IBM SoftLayer Elastic Storage
Big Data

IBM unveils new Big Data data management service

July 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM unveils new Big Data data management service
IBM debuts Elastic Storage, a software-defined storage-as-a-service offering built on SoftLayer that can be implemented 100% cloud, or on a hybrid model.

Steve Dietch, give president of cloud go-to-market at HP.
Channel Programs

HP turns to disties to build Helion Network channel

June 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP turns to disties to build Helion Network channel
HP says distributors will play a key role in making its new Helion Network community of interconnected cloud services accessible to the channel.

HP Helion
Cloud

HP announces $1B Helion cloud push around OpenStack

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt 1
HP Helion brand will include two OpenStack distributions, its CloudSystem converged infrastructure offering, a development platform and professional services.

Ingram Micro global cloud chief Renée Bergeron
Cloud

Ingram to partners: Look beyond cost plus for cloud success

April 8, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram to partners: Look beyond cost plus for cloud success
Ingram Micro cloud chief Renée Bergeron tells partners at the company’s Cloud Summit to embrace value-based pricing to get the most out of cloud services.

New Red Hat North American channel chief D. Martin.
Channel Programs

Red Hat names D. Martin North American channel chief

April 2, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Red Hat names D. Martin North American channel chief
Open source giant Red Hat has found its new North American channel sales leader in former Cisco and VCE channel exec D. Martin.

Rob Lloyd, Cisco president of sales and development
Cloud

Cisco touts Intercloud as partner opportunity

March 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco touts Intercloud as partner opportunity
The networking giant says its plan to offer global enterprise-grade cloud services will come from “65,000 companies, one of which is Cisco.”

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld
Cloud

VMware CEO: Time to build “our second DNA”

February 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware CEO: Time to build “our second DNA”
VMware needs to build a second identity, CEO Pat Gelsinger tells the company’s partners. And that identity needs to be services-centric.

VMware channel chief Dave O'Callaghan
Data Centre

VMware preps partners for software-defined enterprise

February 11, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware preps partners for software-defined enterprise
Vmware kicks off Partner Exchange 2014 by making the case for partners to look beyond server virtualization to the “software-defined data centre.”

BYOD security
Featured Post

50 Percent Contavene BYOD Policy: Survey

December 11, 2013 Guest Poster Comments Off on 50 Percent Contavene BYOD Policy: Survey
“When you use them all the time it’s easy to use them in the work environment,” says Fortinet CMO of BYOD security challenges.

Clouds
Cloud

IBM’s Cure for Cloud Storage Fears: Spread the Love

December 10, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IBM’s Cure for Cloud Storage Fears: Spread the Love
Big Blue is showing off new cloud storage software that promises dynamic migration across multiple clouds while safeguarding confidentiality and security.