virtualization

Storage

HCI software vendor Maxta announces migration capability from VMware to Red Hat

September 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HCI software vendor Maxta announces migration capability from VMware to Red Hat
Maxta has developed the ability to migrate customers seamlessly from VMware ESXi to Red Hat, using their software, and looking to appeal to customers who want to move some of their workloads to a less expensive hypervisor.

Backup

Cisco to resell Commvault for first time in extension of long-term partnership

September 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco to resell Commvault for first time in extension of long-term partnership
For the first time, Commvault solutions specific to Cisco will be part of Cisco’s Global Price List, making it easier for the two companies’ mutual resellers to deliver joint solutions.

Mobility

Dell expands VDI Complete Solutions with Horizon apps, new graphics accelerators

August 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell expands VDI Complete Solutions with Horizon apps, new graphics accelerators
The new Dell VDI announcements, like the previous day’s Dell EMC announcements at VMworld, all focus on the deepening relationship and more effective integration between Dell EMC and VMware since the merger.

VMware Canada country manager Sean Forkan
Channel Programs

VMware Canada transitioning to “channel-first mindset”

August 29, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware Canada transitioning to “channel-first mindset”
VMware Canada moves to get partner more involved in more sales, earlier in the process, as the longstanding “channel tax” is scrapped.

Storage

HDS expands VMware partnership with rack-scale platform powered by VMware Cloud Foundation

August 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HDS expands VMware partnership with rack-scale platform powered by VMware Cloud Foundation
HDS also announced that their hyper-converged Hitachi UCP HC platform has been upgraded with the new Intel processors and NVMe memory support.

Storage

Tintri adds AWS and IBM cloud support, and compute analytics

August 16, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tintri adds AWS and IBM cloud support, and compute analytics
The new enhancements make multiple software-based upgrades to the Tintri platform.

Channel Programs

Cloudistics enhances platform that takes on VMware ecosystem with on-prem cloud

August 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudistics enhances platform that takes on VMware ecosystem with on-prem cloud
The Cloudistics 3.2 release makes significant security and networking enhancements, and will be followed by some notable channel-side announcements next week.

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld 2014.
Internet of Things

VMware’s Gelsinger seeks to do the ‘boring, hard’ parts of IOT

July 11, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware’s Gelsinger seeks to do the ‘boring, hard’ parts of IOT
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger discusses how the Internet of Things will empower “a beautiful competition of business models” and why security is “a screwed-up industry.”

Backup

Nutanix, Veeam turn their relationship into a partnership

June 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix, Veeam turn their relationship into a partnership
Veeam will support Nutanix, for the first time, by the end of the year, and Nutanix will promote Veeam as their premier availability vendor.

Backup

Commvault aims to extend market reach with new VM Backup and Recovery trial software

May 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Commvault aims to extend market reach with new VM Backup and Recovery trial software
The new version of the software designed for VM environments upgrades the interface, improves DR capability and makes it easier to migrate VM workloads to the cloud.