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Druva Adds Managed Services to Data Protection Channel Program
Druva has launched a managed service provider (MSP) program as part of an effort to encourage the adoption of a multi-tenant data protection platform that is delivered via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. The program is built around a service center console through which partners can create unique service plans for each customer based on how…
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NetApp Realigns Channel Program to Reward Services Partners
The data storage and management vendor repositions for a channel shift to services and a spending rebound. NetApp has updated its Unified Partner Program to offer rewards to partners that consume its platform or influence the sales process. The data storage and management company is also aligning the incentives it provides partners that resell its platforms with…
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Kubernetes Comes to the Channel
Within application development circles, containers such as Docker are taking the world by storm. Surveys typically find that the majority of IT organizations have deployed at least one container application in production. Naturally, there’s a fierce battle under way between proponents of Docker and an open-source Kubernetes project led by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation…
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Flash Solutions Taking the Data Center by Storm
Flash solutions offer a study in contrasts. The flash memory market is rife with opportunities but also complexity and challenges. As flash solutions have taken the data center by storm, most IT organizations have taken a “flash-first” approach to data storage. Assuming the price is right and the workload they need to deploy can fit…
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Lenovo Partners With Nexenta for Open-Source Storage
In a development that portends significant changes to the way storage is acquired and managed, Lenovo and Nexenta have agreed to bring to market open-source software-defined storage (SDS) offerings under the auspices of a broader industry initiative led by Intel. Lenovo will bring Nexenta SDS software to market in the form of servers loaded with…
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Data Management Opportunities Abound for Channel
Data management Data Management Opportunities Abound for Channel Poor data management practices may cost organizations more than $3 trillion by 2020. This creates significant data management opportunities for the channel. The Growth of Data On average, IT executives report data is growing at a rate of 39% per year. Average File Size The average size…
