hybrid cloud

Cloud

HPE SMB leader Tim Peters lays out the business unit strategy, with storage being the next target

November 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE SMB leader Tim Peters lays out the business unit strategy, with storage being the next target
HPE made a big play in 2018 around servers in the SMB space, followed up by solutions related to hybrid cloud. While those will continue in 2019, the company is also looking to roll out similar initiatives around simplification around storage and hyper-converged solutions for SMBs.

Cloud

HPE extends hybrid cloud composable strategy with HPE Composable Cloud

November 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE extends hybrid cloud composable strategy with HPE Composable Cloud
The big announcement is that the composable capabilities of HPE Synergy has now been extended to rack server environments, but there are several other related goodies, including the expansion of the InfoSight predictive analytics from HPE Nimble beyond storage to all of the infrastructure.

Cloud

Pure Storage unveils first Cloud Data Services, which will run in AWS Cloud

November 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage unveils first Cloud Data Services, which will run in AWS Cloud
The new services are designed to have mission-critical capability, and to give Pure Storage a unified hybrid architecture capability that counters competitor cloud-centric strategies. While these are optimized for AWS, services for the Azure cloud are planned for the future.

Solution Provider News

Toronto-headquartered Converge Technology Solutions launches on TSXV Exchange with ambitious strategy

November 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Toronto-headquartered Converge Technology Solutions launches on TSXV Exchange with ambitious strategy
Converge has acquired five solution providers over the last year, including Ottawa’s Northern Micro, and three in the U.S. They have secured a listing on the Toronto Venture Exchange through amalgamation with a shell company, and have an ambitious plan to expand, which includes many more acquisitions.

Backup

Rubrik enhances hybrid cloud capabilities with Andes 5.0 platform release

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Enhancements in Rubrik’s latest release include certification for SAP HANA, instant recovery capabilities for Oracle database instant recovery and improved Microsoft Office 365 protection on the Rubrik Polaris SaaS platform.

Cloud

Address scary change with fearless, optimistic change: Dell Technologies

October 31, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Address scary change with fearless, optimistic change: Dell Technologies
Pivotal executive and proud tech geek Chad Sakac gave the keynote at the Dell Technologies Forum in Toronto on Tuesday, deconstructing the present process of technological change, and counselling customers on a strategy of how to address scary change that transcended the Dell companies, which involves embracing change in their companies and providing ways to encourage it from the bottom up.

Cloud

IBM looks to preserve and enhance Red Hat commitment to channel going forward

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM looks to preserve and enhance Red Hat commitment to channel going forward
IBM pledges that all aspects of their and Red Hat’s vendor and channel partnerships will continue, including their channel partnerships, and vendor relationships.

Networking

TP-Link launches Omada OC200 cloud controller for decentralized wireless operations

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on TP-Link launches Omada OC200 cloud controller for decentralized wireless operations
TP-Link adds a new cloud controller to the Omada line they introduced almost a year ago. Aimed at SMBs, the Omada family is a hybrid cloud platform to manage decentralized wireless networks.

Storage

NetApp extends data fabric with DevOps announcements

October 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp extends data fabric with DevOps announcements
NetApp made a flurry of announcements on Wednesday at Insight extending their data fabric, with special relevance to developers and architects, emphasizing their cloud-first focus, and articulating their hybrid and multi-cloud proposition.

Cloud

Major new Azure integration highlights NetApp cloud announcements

October 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Major new Azure integration highlights NetApp cloud announcements
NetApp is touting the new Azure NetApp Files as a huge extension of their Microsoft relationship, which gives them a level of integration with their Azure cloud that Microsoft has not done before with anyone. Other announcements include the General Availability of NetApp Cloud Insights, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and new ONTAP support for NetApp HCI.