virtualization

Software

Oracle rival TmaxSoft looking to expand Canadian channel

March 11, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Oracle rival TmaxSoft looking to expand Canadian channel
TmaxSoft, whose value proposition is feature parity and a better price than database management incumbents, opened a Canadian office in January, and is actively looking to add strong partners in Canada.

Distribution

PernixData looks to Promark for first general North American distribution deal

March 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on PernixData looks to Promark for first general North American distribution deal
PernixData has dealt direct with its channel in the past, but believes the time is right to take on distribution to accelerate sales of its software that improves the efficiency of storage in virtualized environments.

Data Centre

Cisco joins hyperconverged fray

March 1, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco joins hyperconverged fray
With Hyperflex, Cisco says it is aiming to plug some holes in current hyperconverged offerings, extend the territory of its UCS converged infrastructure line.

Networking

Scale Computing partners with Mellanox to add networking to hyper-converged solution

February 23, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing partners with Mellanox to add networking to hyper-converged solution
Adding networking to the server, storage and virtualization capabilities of their HC3 solution gives Scale a complete bundle that responds to customer requests for such an addition.

Software

TmaxSoft targets Oracle databases with Red Hat partnership

February 16, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on TmaxSoft targets Oracle databases with Red Hat partnership
The company, based in Korea but with U.S. offices in Chicago, has made a major push in North America in the last year, looking to both strategic vendor and channel reseller partners to drive its Tibero databases into Oracle’s market.

Small Business

HPE enhances entry level MSA 1040 and StoreEasy storage

February 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE enhances entry level MSA 1040 and StoreEasy storage
The addition of SSD support to the HPE MSA 1040 also enables software enhancements which have been available on the flagship MSA 2040, and removes much of the feature gap between the two models.

Software

AppSense looks to drive more business with revitalized Citrix

January 14, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppSense looks to drive more business with revitalized Citrix
The Windows-focused virtualization management optimization vendor provides a detailed update, including their relationship with Citrix and other co-opetitors, their channel policies, and where they see their market going.

Virtualization

Dell reaches into midmarket with new Dell Appliance for Wyse — Citrix

January 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell reaches into midmarket with new Dell Appliance for Wyse — Citrix
An appliance originally designed to bring Citrix into the low end of the market has had its scalability increased more than tenfold, now supporting up to 5000 users. Dell also announced its new ThinOS software, which now supports Skype for Business, and is backwards compatible into the existing install base.

Cloud

HPE debuts composable infrastructure lineup

December 8, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HPE debuts composable infrastructure lineup
HPE shows off the first members of its Synergy family of systems that pool compute, storage, and networking for a more cloud-like data centre.

Data Centre

Nutanix aggressively claiming mantle of ‘only true hyperconverged player’

September 10, 2015 Mark Cox 1
At a customer event in Toronto Wednesday, Nutanix presented the audience with a full-throated positioning of themselves as well ahead of their competition, and also gave an update on their progress in Canada