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NetApp enhances data protection portfolio

June 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

NetApp announces multiple new releases in its data protection software, including some which leverage new capabilities of the just-released ONTAP 9 OS.

Rocco Seyboth, vice president of marketing at BitTitan

BitTitan seeking Canadian expansion after landing first external funding

June 13, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off

BitTitan’s 15 million (U.S.) in series A financing arrives just as the vendor feels cloud expansion is about to explode in Canada and around the world.

Archive360 targets Microsoft VARs seeking compliant archive migration with channel program

June 1, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Archive360 says many migrations avoid email archives, and leave much services revenue on the table. Their solution is easy to use, and fully compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.

Citrix, Microsoft announce major expansion of long-term partnership

May 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Key elements include Azure becoming Citrix’s preferred cloud platform, and Microsoft Skype for Business now being optimized for the Citrix VDI environment, the only one to receive this preferred treatment.

Citrix CEO Tatarinov lays out Citrix vision, and strategy to get there

May 24, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Citrix CEO Kiril Tatarinov, at his first Citrix Synergy since taking over the company helm earlier this year, outlined to the company’s customers where he plans to take the company.

SAP, Microsoft expand partnership through deepened cloud integrations and support

May 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

None of the announcements, which included joint validation for SAP HANA on the Azure platform, were earth-shattering, but they do speak to the significance of the relationship between the two long-time allies and how they see the market moving.

Accellion sees massive upside in decision to dance with Microsoft

March 31, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Accellion joins the Microsoft Cloud Storage Partner Program, allowing its kiteworks platform to allow users to create or access Office 365 files from any device without having to save or upload the file back to the original content source.

Jason Bystrak, executive director of cloud for Ingram Micro North America.

Ingram ramping up Canadian cloud team

March 21, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Ahead of its annual Cloud Summit next month, Ingram Micro is building out the Canadian team for cloud services and looking add new leadership.

Microsoft Canadian customers, partners begin operational preview of Canadian Azure cloud

March 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Azure is the first Microsoft solution to be available as a preview from Microsoft datacenters in Toronto and Quebec City. General availability is scheduled for Q2, with Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online to follow shortly after that.