object storage

Cloud

NetApp places big bet on hyperconverged infrastructure

June 28, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp places big bet on hyperconverged infrastructure
At their C3 partner event this week, NetApp exhorted partners to ramp up their efforts to sell NetApp’s new HCI offering based on Solidfire technology, while not letting up on their FlexPod CI activities.

Cloud

Komprise signs first non-cloud strategic reseller relationship,with IBM

May 30, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Komprise signs first non-cloud strategic reseller relationship,with IBM
Intelligent data management startup Komprise has also expanded their distribution network, signing on Lifeboat to complement original distribution partner Synnex

Cloud

Liquidware strengthens DaaS appeal with new ability to save direct to object-based cloud storage

April 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Liquidware strengthens DaaS appeal with new ability to save direct to object-based cloud storage
Liquidware also thinks that the capability to save directly to the AWS, Microsoft and Google object storage clouds, which is a first in this space, will also appeal to customers with a hybrid desktop computing strategy, who are not yet ready for a full move to DaaS.

Storage

StorageCraft targets law enforcement market with tailored storage solution for body cameras

March 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on StorageCraft targets law enforcement market with tailored storage solution for body cameras
The need for reasonably priced storage to handle the large storage demand from 4K body cams being acquired by police departments is leading VARs who have not focused on these verticals to move into the space, and has also led StorageCraft to design a custom storage solution for it.

Backup

Cohesity making push into file and object storage market

February 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cohesity making push into file and object storage market
Cohesity is looking to move beyond its hyper-converged backup roots with an aggressive drive to attract customers looking for file and object storage as principal use cases.

Cloud

New multi-cloud support highlights Cloudian HyperStore 7

January 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New multi-cloud support highlights Cloudian HyperStore 7
Extending their native cloud support to the Google and Microsoft clouds as well as AWS will allow Cloudian partners to add a multi-cloud dimension to their hybrid cloud options for customers.

Storage

Cloudian expands beyond object storage with Cloudian HyperFile integrated NAS Controller

December 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudian expands beyond object storage with Cloudian HyperFile integrated NAS Controller
The integration of full-featured file support to the Cloudian object platform opens them to some new markets – and is also opening them to some new types of channel partners.

Cloud

SwiftStack offers both native file and object multi-cloud data management in SwiftStack 6

December 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on SwiftStack offers both native file and object multi-cloud data management in SwiftStack 6
SwiftStack continues to broaden out from its object storage roots, with the addition of native file capability, which combined with their Cloud Sync feature, lets customers read and write to a single namespace, without a gateway, and to any cloud or on-prem location.

Partnerships

Scality, HPE expand partnership with new HPE Apollo 4000 integration

November 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality, HPE expand partnership with new HPE Apollo 4000 integration
The enhancement of an existing relationship between the two companies sees the jointly engineered appliance get a new unified management interface.

Backup

Nutanix to add three new developer-focused services as part of enterprise cloud strategy

November 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix to add three new developer-focused services as part of enterprise cloud strategy
The provision of new object storage, compute and marketplace services to developers is part of a continuing Nutanix strategy to elevate itself from providing HCI infrastructure to providing the whole stack.