NVMe

Hardware

Dell introduces industry-first 1U rack performance workstation with entry-level Dell Precision 3930

July 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell introduces industry-first 1U rack performance workstation with entry-level Dell Precision 3930
Dell also upgrades their two tower entry level workstations, with one, the Dell Precision 3630, getting a completely new chassis to make its form factor smaller.

Storage

NVMe pioneer E8 Storage expands into Canada with CognoSystems reseller agreement

July 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NVMe pioneer E8 Storage expands into Canada with CognoSystems reseller agreement
CognoSystems does a lot of work putting together differentiated solutions for customers using next-gen emerging vendors, and the E8 technology, which uses a custom-built architecture that delivers very high performance, fits the bill there.

Backup

Dell EMC targets SMB and midmarket customers with DP 4400 Integrated Protection Appliance

July 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC targets SMB and midmarket customers with DP 4400 Integrated Protection Appliance
The IDPA series Dell EMC rolled out last year was aimed at the enterprise, but the DP4400 was specifically built for SMB and midmarket customers, and is being targeted there rather than at ROBO deployments of enterprises.

Cloud

NetApp adapting storage and software business unit to Cloud First requirements

June 28, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp adapting storage and software business unit to Cloud First requirements
All-flash led NetApp’s climb back from the brink to profitability, and all-flash remains one of NetApp’s strategic priorities this year. However, while Joel Reich’s business unit delivers most NetApp revenue, its development priorities have transitioned to the new Cloud First approach

Big Data

Hitachi Vantara announces hardware, software enhancements to Unified Compute Platform

June 6, 2018 Mark Cox 1
Just in time for SAP SAPPHIRE, several significant new SAP HANA software applications were announced, but that’s only a part of a fairly comprehensive Hitachi Vantara announcement.

Channel Programs

Inside Pure Storage’s channel program changes

May 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Inside Pure Storage’s channel program changes
The changes to the Pure channel program and go-to-market motions are extremely significant, impacting most things except for Pure’s commitment to a 100 per cent channel strategy.

Storage

Pure Storage outlines data-centric storage vision and strategy at Accelerate event

May 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage outlines data-centric storage vision and strategy at Accelerate event
The model that Pure Storage outlined as their path forward is not a net-new, as it is built on technology like last year’s FlashBlade//X and Gartner’s Shared Accelerated Storage category. It is, however, a differentiated strategy within the industry, that Pure believes will drive it to great heights.

Storage

Pure Storage goes all-in on NVMe with expanded FlashArray//X line

May 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage goes all-in on NVMe with expanded FlashArray//X line
While many customers are still on the fence about NVMe adoption in its early days, Pure Storage is making it easier for them to buy FlashArray//X now and upgrade later, by making the upgrade path simple, and changing pricing policies to encourage people to buy //X now.

Storage

New HPE Nimble arrays feature enhanced price-performance, inline always-on dedupe and Store More guarantee

May 7, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New HPE Nimble arrays feature enhanced price-performance, inline always-on dedupe and Store More guarantee
The new Nimble arrays are also fully enabled for SCM and NVMe for when HPE supports them on these models, but the support is not yet there out of the gate.

Storage

Dell EMC introduces PowerMax, the rebranded next generation of VMAX

May 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC introduces PowerMax, the rebranded next generation of VMAX
Dell EMC also announced that native replication has been added to EMC XtremIO, and a ew entry point X-Brick XtremIO system at up to a 55 per cent lower cost than the previous generation.