Public Cloud

Rubrik extends its data management platform natively into the cloud

April 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Rubrik previously had the ability to archive in the cloud, but now has extended their cloud capability to allow their software to run natively on the major public cloud providers.

Renee Bergeron, senior vice president of global cloud channel at Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro tackles channel IaaS opportunity

April 21, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Ingram Micro says IaaS is the “biggest untapped opportunity” for the channel in cloud, debuts tools to help partners build their business.

Sensitive data governance provider Dataguise extends support to Google Cloud Storage

March 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Enterprise player Dataguise adds full integration with another major cloud player, as part of its strategy of broadening out beyond large enterprises.

New bi-directional cloud replication highlights SwiftStack 5 software release

March 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

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.

Cloud

Nimble Storage launches multi-cloud storage service for AWS and Azure

February 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Nimble Cloud Volumes adapts Nimble’s technology so it can be delivered as a service, which the company believes will significantly expand their total addressable market.

Panzura targets NAS with Freedom product family

February 17, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Panzura’s family of three offerings offer progressively more functionality, and all are geared to let customers leverage cloud storage while still having all the performance and features of local storage.

Avaya introduces new global channel chief – and new partnering philosophy

February 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Walter Denk, who has a distribution background and has been working for Avaya in Germany, is the company’s new global channel chief. Even more importantly, he says that the job has been redefined and that the channel will benefit.

HotLink signs on Avnet as first distributor for VMware-focused cloud integration platform

February 1, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Avnet will also distribute the HotLink Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service offering in the U.S., and Canada, an offering that Hotlink thinks is exceptionally well-suited to the channel.

Big changes in data centre technology to help channel in 2017: Dell EMC

January 26, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The CTO of the Dell EMC Converged Platforms & Solutions Division also stressed the continuing importance of their Nutanix partnership, emphasizing its centrality to Dell EMC’s growing relationship with Microsoft.