object storage

Cloud

Cisco, SwiftStack collaborate on turnkey object storage enterprise cloud solution

July 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco, SwiftStack collaborate on turnkey object storage enterprise cloud solution
A new reseller agreement between the companies will see this integration of Cisco Metapod with SwiftStack 4.0 software become available to the Cisco channel.

Storage

Scality unveils open source Scality S3 Server

June 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality unveils open source Scality S3 Server
This free open source version of Scality’s S3 API allows developers to develop and test applications locally. The company also hopes that it will eventually attract them to the regular version of their software.

Storage

Scality adds Microsoft Active Directory and AWS IAM support in S3 API commitment

June 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scality adds Microsoft Active Directory and AWS IAM support in S3 API commitment
Version 6.0 of Scality’s RING software significantly enhances their commitment to the AWS S3 protocol, which the company says will significantly expand their business with their vendor and reseller partners.

Cloud

EMC refines enterprise cloud strategy with Virtustream Storage Cloud

May 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC refines enterprise cloud strategy with Virtustream Storage Cloud
The new Web-scale object storage platform will extend on-prem EMC storage and backup applications into the cloud, and continue the trend of requiring the assistance of more channel partners than had been the case when Virtustream was acquired.

Storage

Dell expands Scality partnership, adding ultra-dense SD7000-S to software-defined offerings

April 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell expands Scality partnership, adding ultra-dense SD7000-S to software-defined offerings
The Dell SD7000-S, which is fully supported and serviced by Dell, features 6.9 PB of storage on a rack and is aimed at customers with large amounts of unstructured data.

Cloud

SwiftStack sees great IoT opportunities in joining Cisco Solution Partner Program

February 24, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on SwiftStack sees great IoT opportunities in joining Cisco Solution Partner Program
The approved compatibility with Cisco allows any Cisco UCS server to be turned into the equivalent of a private Amazon S3 storage cloud, which is well suited for IoT requirements. More specific partner-focused announcements relating to this partnership are also coming.

Big Data

Improved search, all-in-one packaging highlight Caringo’s Swarm 8

February 16, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Improved search, all-in-one packaging highlight Caringo’s Swarm 8
Caringo sees its enhanced search capabilities as enabling Swarm’s ability to handle additional tasks, including facilitating Big Data analytics.

Cloud

Artisan Infrastructure unveils Neverfail HybriStor Data Protection Virtual Appliance

February 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Artisan Infrastructure unveils Neverfail HybriStor Data Protection Virtual Appliance
Using patent-pending data optimization and dedupe technology from an acquisition, HybriStor brings enormous scalability and performance to object-based storage.

Storage

Caringo FileFly converges file systems and primary storage with object storage

September 9, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Caringo FileFly converges file systems and primary storage with object storage
The result is a highly scalable file solution with high performance, which Caringo says is a complete packaged solution that will be easy for the channel to sell.