Linux

Permabit unveils appliance to let large storage OEMs strike back at hyperscale upstarts

September 16, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Permabit’s SANblox appliance is the software vendor’s first hardware product, requested by the big storage OEMs to help them fend off competition from the new hyperscale vendors.

Matt Urmston, director of product management at Storagecraft

Storagecraft doubles down on management

September 15, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

With its own control platform built out, and new hooks into key RMM vendors, Storagecraft is focused on management as it looks to larger customers.

Dell expands its open networking with VMware, Cumulus collaborations

August 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new Dell-VMware converged infrastructure solution is aimed at the mid-market, while the offering with Cumulus is targeted more at very large, Linux-savvy organizations.

Violin announces four new Windows Flash Array models with pay-as-you-grow pricing

July 15, 2014 Mark Cox 1

Violin Memory builds out its Windows-centric all-flash storage lineup, ramps up recruiting of Microsoft VARs for what will be a major new business.

Sam Greenblatt, CTO of the Dell Enterprise Solutions Group.

Dell unveils four new enterprise appliances

June 26, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Dell has introduced four new appliances, in partnership with Nutanix, Cloudera, Oracle and Fusion-IO.

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.