Tag Archive for hyperconverged

Pure Storage targets high end of AI market with Hyperscale AIRI

In addition to these new hyperconverged models produced with partners NVIDIA and Mellanox, Pure Storage announced FlashStack for AI, an AI-optimized version of their Cisco-focused converged offering.

Cohesity ups investment in Canada and looks to drive deeper into midmarket

Cohesity hopes to outgrow its new offices in the GTA, which will be filled both with new engineers for the company’s R&D operations, and new sales people working with the partners who are their sole route to market. 

Cohesity enables customers to run third party apps on Cohesity platform with SDK and App Exchange

Cohesity believes that their bringing compute to where the data sits will allow customers to illuminate previously Dark Data and put it to use in generating better business outcomes.

Pivot3 creates new U.S. sales head position to expand leadership team

While undergoing the hiring process for a new head of sales that landed Rance Poehler, Pivot3 found they also liked the skillset of Dan Flood, so they made an additional hire, and created the position of VP of U.S. sales for him, as part of a more aggressive strategy to expand in the enterprise.

Cohesity announces multi-stage anti-ransomware capability

The anti-ransomware components, which are built into the core Cohesity backup platform and not a separate line item, gives their partners the ability to come to customers’ rescue and provide peace of mind against a well-publicized problem.

New Pivot3 head of sales Rance Poehler stresses channel affinity

Pivot3’s new Chief Revenue Officer says he will bring a startup mentality to Pivot3 to drive the company’s HCI business in both IT and physical security markets, and emphasizes the centrality of the channel to this.

Commvault, Cisco extend partnership with integration around Cisco HyperFlex HCI systems

The new integration extends ScaleProtect with Cisco UCS to Cisco’s HyperFlex hyperconverged products, and validates Commvault’s IntelliSnap snapshot technology with them.

Brian Grainger moves from Spectra Logic to StorMagic as CRO with plans to grow presence in hyperconverged market

Grainger talks with ChannelBuzz about his plans to build StorMagic’s brand, its channel and its business and become a major player in the HCI space.

Cloudistics looks to drive growth with Lenovo partnership and new tools

Cloud software platform provider Cloudistics has had a strong year, both increasing their own channel significantly and entering into a new partnership with Lenovo. Their software now powers the Lenovo ThinkAgile CP Series, which has a joint go-to-market motion, and Cloudistics expects it will significantly expand their business, outside of North America in particular.

Big Switch Networks deepens Nutanix partnership with AHV Ready Integration designation, and solution bundle

The deep integration with Nutanix, which exceeds that which Big Switch has with other HCI vendors, also includes an optimized Nutanix Ready Interconnect Fabric Bundle.

Pivot3 bakes policy-based data-at-rest encryption into its HCI intelligence engine

Pivot3 enhances its security capabilities to provide the same native policy-based management for data at-rest that it has already been providing for performance and for data protection.

Nutanix enhances Channel Charter with better front-end margins, more support for distributors and new support for GSIs.

Nutanix implemented its new partner program, which emphasizes partner investments in Nutanix over revenues this summer, and now based on feedback is making their first set of tweaks.

Tech Data secures sole North American distribution for Cohesity

Cohesity has tabbed Tech Data as their first comprehensive distribution partner in North America, after soliciting bids through an RFP process. Cohesity says that bringing on distribution won’t change its fundamental principles towards partnering, and using a value-focused channel.

Expanded HPE partnership makes Cohesity an OEM partner and greatly expands go-to-market motion

Long-time HPE partner Cohesity expects to see major go-to-market gains from the expanded relationship, which makes HPE more likely to position Cohesity aggressively in takeaway deals, and further encourages HPE salespeople to sell Cohesity.

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.

Cohesity announces additional AWS integrations around Snowball, DR and cloud backup

At the AWS Re:Invent event, Cohesity is emphasizing the significance of the AWS partnership to the company’s growing cloud business, by formally announcing and emphasizing the significance of AWS-related enhancements that have become available.

HCI vendor Maxta deepens analytics capabilities with new MxIQ analytics-insight platform

Maxta provided analytics previously, but it was limited to data on an individual cluster, MxIQ broadens this to add metrics from additional clusters and additional data, to provide a greater degree of visibility and insight.

VxRail, VxBlock get significant enhancements in Dell EMC VMware-related announcements

A new VxRail integration with Dell EMC Smart Fabric Services provides VxRail with automated networking configuration, while VxBlock gets major awareness, automation and analytics upgrades to its software.