Tag Archive for OpenStack

SwiftStack launches 1space to unlock new multi-cloud use cases

1space is also a new open source project, and is joined as new SwiftStack open source endeavours by MetaSync, which like 1space, also brings new multi-cloud technologies to the open source community.

Canonical sees huge boost to OpenStack from Bootstack integration with Trilio backup and recovery solution

Canonical believes that bringing Trilio directly into Ubuntu will have a profound impact on OpenStack enterprise adoption, making OpenStack much more attractive to the private cloud market and allowing its cost advantages over Vmware to have more resonance.

Metaswitch inks go-to-market partnership with Dell EMC around their Composable Network Protocols

Metaswitch has entered into vendor reseller agreements that go beyond technical integrations before, but this is their first one in the Composable Network Protocol part of their business.

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.

Open-source-as-a-service provider Platform9 launches channel program

The new Platform9 channel program comes in the midst of growing demand for the new Managed Kubernetes offering, and other funding and growth achievements.

Key issues raised for customers, partners at Dell EMC Canadian Summit

Michael Sharun, President of the Dell EMC Canada Enterprise Division, discussed the major takeaways from the event for the company’s customers and partners.

Toronto’s Breqwatr sees Pure Storage partnership as key in U.S. expansion

Breqwatr, which makes an easy-to-deploy private cloud appliance, and sells through an all-channel model, now has an OEM deal with Pure which is significantly expanding their addressable market.

New bi-directional cloud replication highlights SwiftStack 5 software release

SwiftStack expands the one-way cloud replication it introduced last year, as part of its strategy in expanding from what was initially an on-prem solution, to one capable of managing a multi-cloud hybrid cloud.

ZeroStack adds machine-based AI to scale-out private cloud solution

ZeroStack adds a new dimension to their original offering, and lays out the road map for the next two stages of their technology rollout, both of which are scheduled for later this year.

Lenovo creates new appliance-centric ThinkAgile portfolio

ThinkAgile will initially consist of three components: their existing HX offerings with Nutanix software, beefed up with Lenovo networking; the newly announced CX line from a new partnership with Nimble Storage; and new OpenStack-based offerings that will first be limited to China, and eventually roll into other geos.

ZeroStack to make its private cloud software available on Dell, HPE hardware

ZeroStack has sold its software has to date on SuperMicro white box hardware, but requests from both partners and customers have led ZeroStack to broaden it out to Dell and HPE, with select other vendors likely on the way.

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.

Nutanix unveils proof-of-concept drone at .NEXT event

Nutanix sees the drone as an extension of its core webscale philosophy of using software on commodity hardware to make it much more extensible. Down the line, they see this as having application to use cases which will interest channel partners.

Nutanix looks to move forward by disrupting itself

At its .NEXT event, Nutanix has been stressing that the company needs to reinvent itself, moving beyond its hyper-converged base, despite the considerable risks in its larger objective of becoming a platform company that can redefine the datacentre’s private cloud.

Nutanix extends Enterprise Cloud Platform to tear down datacentre siloes

Nutanix has unveiled a host of related announcements, including enhancements in its upcoming July 4.7 release that will add support for containerized and physical environments, supporting everything in a single platform.