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Rubrik Alta 4.1 brings Azure functionality up to AWS level

September 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rubrik Alta 4.1 brings Azure functionality up to AWS level
Data management vendor Rubrik also adds support for the Google Cloud Platform, extends their AWS support, and improves management security for MSPs.

Channel Programs

Sophos makes cloud marketplaces channel-friendly with changes to cloud billings

September 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sophos makes cloud marketplaces channel-friendly with changes to cloud billings
The changes, which will see partners who sell through the cloud Exchanges receive back-end rebates and program credit for the first time, are part of a new initiative that establishes a new Sophos Cloud Security Provider cert in the company’s partner program.

Cloud

Qumulo announces massively scalable Qumulo File Fabric, and its availability on AWS

September 19, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Qumulo announces massively scalable Qumulo File Fabric, and its availability on AWS
Qumulo adds continuous replication technology, cross-cluster monitoring, and AWS cloud support to their scalable file storage system.

Cloud

Canadian channel, customers, positioned to profit from VMware reorientation around cloud

September 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Canadian channel, customers, positioned to profit from VMware reorientation around cloud
Both VMworld 2017 events ramped up cloud offerings, infrastructure and designations, as VMware rebrands its image to customers around the cloud.

Cloud

Channel to benefit from Dell EMC deal to resell VMware on the IBM Cloud

September 12, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Channel to benefit from Dell EMC deal to resell VMware on the IBM Cloud
While VMware has been sold in the IBM Cloud before, the new deal allows Dell EMC and its partners to resell it, beginning in Q4.

Backup

Barracuda Backup now enabled for replication to AWS cloud

August 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda Backup now enabled for replication to AWS cloud
Barracuda Backup joins their firewall solutions in being authorized and enabled for the AWS cloud, with the Azure cloud next on the priority list.

Storage

WekaIO looks to channel to take massively scalable cloud-native file system to market

July 17, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on WekaIO looks to channel to take massively scalable cloud-native file system to market
WekaIO has emerged from stealth with a channel-friendly parallel scale- out file storage solution that uses the compute layer to eliminate external storage devices.

Cloud

Five9 announces major new version of cloud contact centre platform

July 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Five9 announces major new version of cloud contact centre platform
The Summer Release expands Five9’s global capabilities and expands the number of apps available on their microservices architecture.

Cloud

Microsoft CSP Atmosera brings managed Azure services portfolio to general availability

June 27, 2017 Mark Cox 1
Atmosera believes the combination of Azure’s maturity and problems many customers have had using the cloud themselves will sustain incredible growth rates for Azure-focused MSPs.

Partnerships

Scale-out vendor Qumulo goes on offense with HPE partnership

June 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale-out vendor Qumulo goes on offense with HPE partnership
Qumulo’s software on HPE servers gives HPE a strong distributed file system offering to compete against Isilon and NetApp.