VSkyMotion adds workload migration, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud to the VSkyCube Infrastructure.
Software, Storage
Promise Technology enhances hyper-converged VSkyCube with new software bundle
by Mark Cox •
Tag Archive for hyper-converged
Backup, Storage
Cohesity adds object storage, NAS support in fourth gen secondary storage platform
by Mark Cox •
Cohesity also announced its oversubscribed $90 million Series C funding round – which has a couple of interesting partner angles built in.
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Servers, Storage
ARM hyper-converged vendor KALEAO enlists Vancouver’s Tuangru as key channel partner
by Mark Cox •
KALEAO, which first brought product to market last October, provides an update of both its overall and channel strategies, and where Tuangru fits in.
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Networking, Promotions
Cisco announces new partner incents
by Mark Cox •
Cisco kicked off its Partner Connection event by announcing new incents designed to put more money in partner pockets. One of them won’t, however, be available right away outside the U.S.
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Backup
Commvault extends Pure Storage partnership to Cisco FlashStack
by Mark Cox •
Commvault sees the new converged collaboration between themselves, Cisco and Pure Storage as offering an excellent opportunity for joint channel partners of all three vendors.
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Backup, Storage, Virtualization
Veeam expands Cisco relationship with unique snapshot integration with Cisco HyperFlex
by Mark Cox •
Veeam is the first availability vendor to be deeply integrated with the new 2.0 version of Cisco’s HyperFlex hyper-converged platform, which will be good news for joint Veeam and Cisco partners.
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Channel Programs, Storage, Virtualization
Massive partner recruitment a key goal of new Scale Computing channel program
by Mark Cox •
The restructured Scale program accommodates managed service providers for the first time, and also makes provision for referral partners.
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Hardware
Lenovo to place new focus on workstations, desktops, low-lying services in 2017
by Mark Cox •
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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Cloud, Storage
Dell EMC brings turnkey hybrid cloud in a box onto VxRail appliances
by Mark Cox •
The Dell EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud has previously been available on VxBlock, but it will soon be available on VxRail appliances, broadening its presence down market and greatly increasing the channel opportunity.
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Backup, Storage
Cohesity announces virtual version of its unified secondary storage platform
by Mark Cox •
The Cohesity DataPlatform Virtual Edition is intended for remote and branch office use cases, as is a new hardware alternative, the C2100, also being announced.
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Cloud
ZeroStack adds machine-based AI to scale-out private cloud solution
by Mark Cox •
ZeroStack adds a new dimension to their original offering, and lays out the road map for the next two stages of their technology rollout, both of which are scheduled for later this year.
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Cloud, Data Centre
Big changes in data centre technology to help channel in 2017: Dell EMC
by Mark Cox •
The CTO of the Dell EMC Converged Platforms & Solutions Division also stressed the continuing importance of their Nutanix partnership, emphasizing its centrality to Dell EMC’s growing relationship with Microsoft.
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Virtualization
Dell collaborates with Citrix on new XenDesktop VXRail solution
by Mark Cox •
The offering with Citrix provides the same capabilities of the latest version of a VMRail VMware solution announced at last year’s Dell EMC World, and gives Dell partners an offering for their Citrix focused customers.
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Data Centre, Security, Storage
New Pivot3 Canada country manager Grant Aitken looks to raise company visibility
by Mark Cox •
Pivot3’s hyper-converged Canadian business is much stronger today in the physical security space than in compute, and addressing that is one of ex-VMware Canadian country manager’s Aitken’s top priorities.
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Cloud, Virtualization
HPE, Atlantis kick off new hyper-converged infrastructure Citrix Ready program
by Mark Cox •
Citrix has announced the Citrix Ready HCI Workspace Appliance Program, with Atlantis and HPE collaborating with Citrix on the first offering in it, the HPE Intelligent Edge Workspace. It is a turnkey virtual workspace appliance with mid-market simplicity and pricing.
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Channel Programs, Sponsored Content
Digital Transformation will lead the channel in 2017
by Mark Cox •
Dell EMC’s global channel chief outlines his view of key channel trends for the year ahead, and what partners need to do to take advantage of them.
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Distribution
Leader of Tech Data integration effort with Avnet provides update
by Mark Cox •
The structure of the new company is in the process of being set, and the acquisition remains on track to close in the first half of 2017.
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Storage
Cohesity unveils new product for hyper-converged backup to AWS and Azure
by Mark Cox •
Cohesity, which aims to consolidate all forms of secondary storage on a single platform, builds on cloud archiving and tiering in their spring release with a platform with full cloud capability.
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Channel Programs, Servers, Storage
Partner tiering, accreditation changes on horizon for Lenovo
by Mark Cox •
Lenovo’s increased emphasis over the last year on elements in the server space that go well beyond 1P and 2P servers is leading to some significant programmatic changes coming in 2017.
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Networking, Storage, Virtualization
Nutanix adds native enterprise networking capabilities to enterprise cloud stack
by Mark Cox •
Nutanix is announcing several new networking new capabilities which they believe are critical to their ultimate goal of doing in the private cloud space what AWS did in the public space. Availability of some of this is still a while off, however.
