Unlike traditional WAN optimization solutions, Unity’s ability to keep Cloud SaaS and IaaS traffic on the same fabric lets it intelligently route traffic to the public cloud over a secure, optimal path.
New backup appliances include the DL 1000, Dell’s first purpose-built for SMB, an area of strength for the Round Rock, Tex. vendor.
EMC says its upcoming VMAX 3.0 launch will push the product further into the midmarket and expand the breadth and depth of partner access to the platform.
Backup software vendor Asigra builds an open-source stack that it says can cut MSP’s storage costs on backup-as-a-service in half
OpenText introduces DropBox competitor, brings its Archive products over to SAP’s in-memory database.
Cisco announces new partners for its Intercloud effort and assigns channel chief Edison Peres to lead its cloud channel charge.
HP Canada introduces new partner programs for cloud builders, and those who seek to resell HP’s public and managed cloud offerings.
EMC says its new appliance allows enterprises and service providers to operate cloud storage cheaper than the big public cloud providers’ storage offerings.
EMC refreshes its Data Domain operating system, introduces a new release of VPLEX.
Open source giant Red Hat has found its new North American channel sales leader in former Cisco and VCE channel exec D. Martin.
The networking giant says its plan to offer global enterprise-grade cloud services will come from “65,000 companies, one of which is Cisco.”
HP’s new members of its Just Right IT lineup for SMBs include reference architectures for SAP HANA and Microsoft Exchange, as well as new services.
HP Enterprise Group chief Bill Veghte suggests that HP’s cloud goal is to help partners build clouds, minimizes the role of the vendor’s own public cloud.
HP’s Charlie Atkinson wants to make sure partners embrace “the new style of IT”, eyes Canadian cloud solutions.
Big Blue is showing off new cloud storage software that promises dynamic migration across multiple clouds while safeguarding confidentiality and security.
Vistara offers a promotional deal to MSPs left in the cold when Dell shut down PacketTrap, but switching platforms can be a challenge for MSPs.
London-based Aorta Cloud is putting together a bid to keep customers’ data in the cloud after Nirvanix shuts its doors at the end of the month.
Xively, a cloud platform for the Internet of Things owned by LogMeIn, looks to connect business expertise with technical skills to round out IoT offerings.
As VMware broadens its borders beyond its sweet spot in server virtualization, does it risk coming into increased conflict with allies and channel partners?
VMware introduces NSX, a networking virtualization product it hopes will do for the network what VSX did for server virtualization.
