Data Storage

Palo Alto Networks Grabs NetApp CMO Jean English For Its Own

by Joseph F. Kovar
‘As a technologist, I love to sit on sessions to learn more about a company's technology road map. But in the real world, people want to more about what your story is, and what are you doing with the technology. Jean gave NetApp a story,’ says one solution provider.
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

by Rick Whiting
For the week ending July 12, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
IBM Ups Its Cloud, Object Storage Game

by Joseph F. Kovar
IBM is introducing major upgrades to its IBM Spectrum Discover unified metadata management, Cloud Object Storage, Spectrum Plus data protection and VersaStack converged infrastructure platform with an eye on the cloud and modern workloads.
StorCentric Continues Acquisition Binge With Vexata All-Flash Buy

by Joseph F. Kovar
StorCentric has now brought Drobo, Nexsan, Retrospect and Vexata together in a company that it says can leverage the strengths of their various technologies in combination with the channel to build a full-line storage vendor.
Druva Pushes Partners To Embrace Cloud As Business Focus With New Channel Program

by Joseph F. Kovar
Druva's new Compass channel program, so-called because it is aimed at helping channel partners on their journey to digital transformation, gives partners the tools and information to build predictable business models around monthly recurring revenue.
Veritas Intros NetBackup 8.2 As Part Of New Fully Integrated Enterprise Data Services Platform

by Joseph F. Kovar
Veritas is integrating its NetBackup data protection, its high availability InfoScale, and its data analytics Information Studio and Aptare technologies into a single platform to help business manage on-premises and cloud data environments and see more value from that data.
HPE Primera: New Storage Platform Combines Best Of Nimble, 3Par Storage With InfoSight AI Tech

by Joseph F. Kovar
HPE says its new HPE Primera all-flash storage array combines the simplicity of its Nimble platform with the mission-critical capabilities of 3Par, and comes integrated with InfoSight predictive analytics that can identify and help mitigate potential issues.
NetApp Expands Hybrid Cloud Tech With Consumption-Based IT, New HCI Cloud Ties

by Joseph F. Kovar
NetApp is providing new cloud data services for its HCI hyper-converged infrastructure offering and adding consumption-based pricing in a move to make it easier to use as a jumping-off point for bringing hybrid cloud to customers' on-premises data centers.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

by Rick Whiting
For the week ending June 14, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
NetApp Goes Sub-$20K On Full-Feature, Cloud-Capable All-Flash Storage

by Joseph F. Kovar
The new AFF C190 all-flash array includes the full range of NetApp storage services for building hybrid multi-cloud infrastructures and is central to a channel-only move by the vendor to build its largely untapped commercial storage market.
StorageCraft Expands ShadowXafe With Eye On MSP Market

by Joseph F. Kovar
The changes, the first since StorageCraft's original ShadowProtect data protection software was given virtualization and cloud capabilities and renamed ShadowXafe, are aimed at making the technology relevant to the growing MSP community.
Salesforce Helps Fund OwnBackup, A Salesforce-Focused Data Protection Provider

by Joseph F. Kovar
The company, which also unveiled its first Salesforce-focused data archiving technology, recently hired two new directors to develop its indirect sales business.
Datrium Automatrix Brings Software-Defined Converged Infrastructure To Multi-Cloud Environments

by Joseph F. Kovar
The first application for Automatrix, ControlShift, allows partners to manage and orchestrate compute, primary, backup, disaster recovery and data mobility across on-premises and multiple clouds.
Cisco-Linked Digital Alpha Leads Funding In DRaaS Provider JetStream

by Joseph F. Kovar
JetStream Software is looking not only at funding from Digital Alpha Advisors, but also on help with the investor's close relationship with Cisco and others to expand its disaster recovery as a service, or DRaaS, reach.
Pure Storage Misses Revenue, Earnings Expectations, Lowers 2020 Guidance

by Joseph F. Kovar
Pure Storage CEO Charles Giancarlo said on the company’s first fiscal quarter 2020 earnings call that although he was not satisified with the quarter’s results, the company is ‘broadening’ its customer base and ‘delivering new innovations through both organic and inorganic investments.’