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Cloud

CloudJumper strengthens integration with Microsoft on multiple fronts

November 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on CloudJumper strengthens integration with Microsoft on multiple fronts
CloudJumper announces that their Cloud Workspace Management Suite in now available on the Azure Marketplace. They also spotlighted their integration with Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop at the IT Nation Connect event, and created a new position of VP Strategic Alliances, where the management of the Microsoft relationship is a critical element.

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.

Big Data

X-IO Technologies rebrands as Axellio to focus on edge and HCI after selling storage business to Violin

October 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on X-IO Technologies rebrands as Axellio to focus on edge and HCI after selling storage business to Violin
Axellio has only had its new product portfolio on the market for a little over a year, but has met with a strong response for their edge solutions in the performance part of the market, and just introduced a new HCI solution in partnership with Microsoft that is based on the Microsoft software-defined stack.

Backup

Zerto sets the table for next year’s Zerto 7 convergence with Zerto 6.5 release

October 10, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zerto sets the table for next year’s Zerto 7 convergence with Zerto 6.5 release
Zerto 6.5 has new feature enhancements, which will be of particular interest to Cloud Service Providers, but the most significant news here is more likely the continued moves towards their upcoming version, which they see as a massively disruptive offering.

Hardware

Plantronics broadens headset use cases with three new series

October 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Plantronics broadens headset use cases with three new series
The newly announced ones are the Voyager 4200 UC, aimed at the ‘corridor warrior,’ and the Savi 8200, which extends the range of the Plantronics line that supports deskphones, mobile phones and PCs. They also recently announced the Elara 60 series, which is a mobile phone station.

Networking

HPE unveils new SMB hybrid cloud solutions around new ProLiant Gen 10 ML30 and DL20 servers

October 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE unveils new SMB hybrid cloud solutions around new ProLiant Gen 10 ML30 and DL20 servers
The new solutions include the last two HPE ProLiant servers to be refreshed with Gen 10 technology, as well as software developed in collaboration with Microsoft, which includes new HPE Rapid Setup Software that HPE says will slash partner install times by up to 70 per cent.

Backup

Cohesity announces new Microsoft integrations at Ignite event

September 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity announces new Microsoft integrations at Ignite event
Cohesity says a new integration with Office 365 Exchange Online, support for the new Azure Data Box, and new failover and failback capabilities for Azure DR should make it easier to sell joint Azure-Cohesity solutions, which have shown strong recent momentum.

Cloud

Riverbed announces new SteelConnect and SteelFusion integrations with Microsoft at Ignite

September 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed announces new SteelConnect and SteelFusion integrations with Microsoft at Ignite
Riverbed adds support for Microsoft’s Hyper-V hypervisor, and their newly announced Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN.

Cloud

CloudJumper targets smaller end users with Single Server Version of Cloud Workspace Management Suite for MSPs

September 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on CloudJumper targets smaller end users with Single Server Version of Cloud Workspace Management Suite for MSPs
WaaS provider CloudJumper makes single-tenanted deployments feasible for MSPs and customers in the 10-15 seat range – down from about 100 seats before.