The addition of SSD support to the HPE MSA 1040 also enables software enhancements which have been available on the flagship MSA 2040, and removes much of the feature gap between the two models.
Tech Data also sees the agreement, which fills an admitted gap in their line card, as very likely to open up Cisco technology to a large class of smaller customers who have not been buying Cisco to date.
The Sage 300c and Sage 50c solutions are particularly significant in the Canadian market, and both have received cloud-based mobility upgrades to make them hybrid solutions.
Alex Ryals of Avnet Technology Solutions with practical advice for VARs to succeed in the hot hybrid cloud field.
Hotlink has a unique solution which leverages VMware vCenter to easily manage non-VMware assets in the datacentre, and while their channel is still small, they are aggressively looking to expand it.
Intelligent placement technology in Dell’s SC array technology helps Dell get the new drives to market first – at street prices of $1.66/GB for all/flash and $0.58 for hybrid – which are raw storage, not deduped.
Other improvements to HP’s SMB-focused MSA line include new SAS connectivity for MSA 1040 and EnergyStar certification for the 2040.
In the U.S., ScanSource will carry Mitel’s entire product line, but in Canada, where the core Mitel products do not go through distribution at all, ScanSource will be limited to the Aastra product line.
Left for dead in many quarters, FalconStor re-emerges with a new platform aimed at flash and hybrid storage vendors, MSPs, and a VAR channel which it acknowledges needs to be won over again.
Avnet Technology Solutions poses some thought-provoking questions for Canadian solution providrs building out their cloud business in this contributed blog.
On the eve of its partner conference, VMware introduces major new releases of vSphere and vSAN, outlines its vision for virtual networking across clouds.
Quantum’s new cloud offerings are integrated within their workflow strategy, and are based on the public cloud as a backup tier within that strategy.
The new enhancements to the Hitachi Content Platform extends its value as an integrated content mobility solution.
While NexGen’s R&D and overall sales benefitted significantly from being part of larger companies, moving forward they believe they will be in a stronger position to satisfy customers as a separate company.
Cisco adds another $1 billion to the pot as it launches its Intercloud Fabric and announces new partners, including distributors, for its cloud strategy.
Lenovo is emphasizing these new enterprise-ready server products have overcome limitations of Lenovo servers in the enterprise in the past.
With new funding and new markets to tap, Nutanix sees the debut of VMware’s Evo family of products as evidence for further convergence of infrastructure.
Hybrid IT isn’t a waypoint on the way to the cloud, it’s the right long-term approach for enterprises, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says ahead of VMworld.
Nutanix believes the ability to offer public cloud capacity, together with a more powerful appliance, will make them the go-to vendor for any enterprise converged infrastructure project.
SAP detaches SMBs from SMEs in a new organization which will give their on-prem focused VAR partners new opportunities with hybrid and cloud solutions.
