Private Cloud

Channel Programs

Nutanix channel chief takes stock of changes in first year on job

June 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix channel chief takes stock of changes in first year on job
Chris Morgan assessed his success in executing on his priorities in this first year on the job, and considers the channel impact of Nutanix’s emphasis in 2016 of the big picture beyond simply saving money through hyper-converged solutions.

Channel Programs

Aerohive looks to drive partner wireless-as-a-service business with new MSP program

June 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aerohive looks to drive partner wireless-as-a-service business with new MSP program
The program, which has two tiers, provides infrastructure enhancements related to managed services as well as business process changes desired by MSPs, like the separation of hardware purchases from software and pay-as-you-go billing.

Cloud

New Helion Cloud Suite highlights cloud announcements at HPE Discover

June 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Helion Cloud Suite highlights cloud announcements at HPE Discover
HPE’s cloud announcements at its Discover event had a decidedly multi-cloud texture, as the company announced four new and refreshed cloud solutions.

Cloud

API platform vendor Apigee seeing strong results from SAP partnership

May 24, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on API platform vendor Apigee seeing strong results from SAP partnership
SAP and Apigee are both seeing good synergies from their approximately two year-old partnership, the type of ISV alliance strongly being broadly pursued by both companies.

Software

Ontario Chicken Farmers pluck SAP to resolve growing complexity of their market needs

May 19, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ontario Chicken Farmers pluck SAP to resolve growing complexity of their market needs
The OCF found that in addition to resolving massively increased complexity in market allocation issues stemming from the growing segmentation of the market, implementing the SAP solution gave them the benefits of CRM for the first time, and enabled them to realize major benefits from going digital.

Storage

Tintri launches scale-out all-flash platform for private clouds

May 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tintri launches scale-out all-flash platform for private clouds
The VM-aware storage vendor also announced new predictive analytics capabilities, nine new all-flash model options, and two new cloud offerings.

Sponsored Content

Top Three Cloud Client-Computing Trends for 2016

May 11, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Top Three Cloud Client-Computing Trends for 2016
In 2016 and beyond, we believe VDI use cases will expand as cost and complexity continues to diminish, and security concerns continue to rise. Here are the top three cloud client-computing trends partners need to know.

Channel Programs

ZeroStack targets regional strategic partners with first global partner program

May 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on ZeroStack targets regional strategic partners with first global partner program
The program is designed to support a select channel deliver an ‘OpenStack Cloud-in-a-Box’ that is simple both for customers to use and partners to sell and install.

Managed Services

Datto unveils SMB Sync and Share offering with low cost, free year offer

May 2, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Datto unveils SMB Sync and Share offering with low cost, free year offer
Datto is looking to disrupt a highly commoditized market, attract a significant number of new prospects for its channel, and provide upgrade options to better monetize the offering.

Storage

New Nexsan UNITY offers adds sync and share capabilities to NST Unified Storage

April 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Nexsan UNITY offers adds sync and share capabilities to NST Unified Storage
Integrating the capabilities acquired from Connected Data’s Transporter appliances gives Nexsan what they believe will be a completely differentiated unified storage offering.