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Data Storage Services

• February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15

  Cloud Distribution bolsters storage options

  Just a couple of months after launching a storage division Cloud Distribution has added flash memory specialist Memblaze to its roster

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  EMC set for job cuts

  EMC has become the latest major vendor to plan job cuts as it looks to get the business in line to meet 2015 ambitions

• January 23, 2015 23 Jan'15

  Civica identifies local government IT ambitions

  Local government is a sector that has ambitions to use IT to change the way it delivers services but according to Civica it also faces some challenges in meeting those aims

• January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15

  Technology hands smaller firms the chance to save energy

  Smaller businesses could get paid to use less electricity at peak times. So they could make money and earn green marketing kudos if they use the enabling technology

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Cloud Distribution signed by TIBCO LogLogic

  Cloud Distribution has made its first vendor signing of the year adding TIBCO LogLogic to its roster

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  IBM shows there is life in the mainframe with z13 launch

  It's taken five years and $1bn but IBM thinks it has the right platform to attract those customers struggling with big data

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  Citrix aims to expand virtual storage options with Sanbolic buy

  Citrix has started the year with an acquisition picking up workload orientated virtualisation storage player Sanbolic

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  Node4 expects a second year of SME IT budget increases

  Small firms are planning to increase their IT investments this year to ensure that they are able to deliver business continuity

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Avnet encourages channel to brush up on data centre skills

  With more customers looking for help with data centre infrastructure and software defined projects the channel needs to have those skills in place for next year

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  AppSense reveals first trio of platinum partners

  Computacenter, Kelway and Ultima have been appointed as the first UK platinum partners by VDI specialist AppSense

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Air traffic control computer woes are a backup reminder

  The problems experienced by air traffic control at the end of last week have acted as a timely reminder for the need to have a backup and restore strategy

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Veeam highlights 'always on' impact on backup

  Backup specialist Veeam has found that customers are aiming to get decent backup strategies in place but many are falling short

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  RBS computer glitch fine sounds a wider warning

  The decision to fine the RBS Group for a computer problem that meant users couldn't access accounts is not just something for the banking sector to ponder

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  NGD aims to give data centre channel partners perfect PUE

  Data centre operator Next Generation Data (NGD) has pledged to offer its service provider and reseller clients a power usage effectiveness (PUE) ratio of 1.0

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Dimension Data sets out ambitious green targets

  Dimension Data is planning to save customers millions in saving energy and travel costs

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  EMC boss wants more channel sales

  EMC's CEO Joe Tucci has talked of its ambition to increase channel sales at an investor event

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Microsoft licensing changes should boost VDI

  Microsoft's decision to charge licensing on a per user basis could make VDI more attractive to users

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  IDC: VDI market set for growth

  The VDI market across EMEA is set for decent growth in the next few years according to analyst house IDC

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Cloud Distribution adds storage to the mix

  Cloud Distribution has launched a storage division and brought on board Bruce Hockin to head the unit

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Fujitsu enjoys channel growth in H1

  Fujitsu has reported both channel revenue and partner number growth in the first half of its fiscal year

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  Retail sector tops EMC big data league

  The retail sector has been the most enthusiastic in embracing big data according to EMC

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  EMC UK channel boss sets out strategy

  After just a couple of months in the job Russell Poole has revealed his plans as the UK channel head at EMC

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  EMC sounds big data skills warning

  EMC has warned that the fruits of big data are not going to be harvested unless firms can get hold of staff with the right IT skills

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Government wasting vast sums of money on legacy storage

  New research suggests that local and central government could save up to £9.5m per year, simply using next-gen storage solutions

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  VMware updates cloud solutions portfolio

  VMware has announced updates to its cloud solutions portfolio at its European conference

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Symantec follows the HP example and opts to split

  Just a few days after HP hit the headlines for splitting into two companies the same decision has been reached by Symantec

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Oracle urges resellers to build on hardware

  Traditional hardware resellers are being encouraged by Oracle to add software and services to their customer pitches

• October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

  EMC exposes big data skills worries

  Most customers acknowledge the importance of IT to drive the business forward but EMC has found many users lack the skills to handle big data

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Berners-Lee calls for more data sharing

  The inventor of the world wide web has called for more data sharing between companies to improve efficiencies

• October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14

  New copyright laws comes into effect allowing users to copy their media

  Everyone has been doing it since the days of the double tape deck, but now ripping your music is finally legal

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  SCC continues to expand data centre capacity

  SCC has expanded its data centre capacity after acquiring SSE Enterprise Telecoms Hampshire facility

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Data centre skills crisis should be channel opportunity

  The growing number of firms that do not have the in-house skills to navigate through a web-based future should be targets for the channel

• September 29, 2014 29 Sep'14

  Curvature looks for different channel relationship

  Curvature, which was formerly known as Network Hardware Resale, is planning to work more with channel partners in the future

• September 24, 2014 24 Sep'14

  EMC launches channel incentive programme for entry-level segment

  Storage giant aims to boost channel sales in entry-level segment with incentive programme, simplified processes and new products

• September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14

  Ellison calls it time in CEO role at Oracle

  After 35 years at the helm Larry Ellison has decided to step down from his position as CEO of Oracle to move into the CTO position

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Seagate rolls out new products and strategy

  Seagate has launched a range of storage products to bolster its new Cloud Systems and Solutions strategy

• September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14

  AppSense takes steps to formalise channel relationships

  With demand increasing and partners asking for more skills the time has been deemed to be right for AppSense to step up channel support

• September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14

  Exclusive Networks sticking with acquisition strategy

  Exclusive Networks has revealed decent revenue growth in the first half ans is on the brink of making more acquisitions to extend its reach

• September 02, 2014 02 Sep'14

  Acronis extends market reach with BackupAgent buy

  Acronis has shown its determination to extend its reach with the acquisition of a cloud backup specialist

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  NetApp bucks expectations after reporting 8% rise in profits

  NetApp faces market challenges but high-spending US customers contribute to healthy first-quarter results

• August 12, 2014 12 Aug'14

  Software-defined storage has come of age

  Gridstore CEO shares his thoughts on storage landscape in 2014

• August 12, 2014 12 Aug'14

  Increased revenue offsets higher operating costs for Rackspace

  Despite mounting pressure in the cloud storage market, Rackspace holds steady after releasing results for second quarter

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  Avnet extends OEM relationship with EMC

  Avnet continues to build on a decade plus old relationship with EMC providing more products for OEMs and ISVs

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  Quantum acquires Symform's cloud services platform

  Storage specialist Quantum acquires Symform's patented p2p storage platform and development team

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Reseller demand fuels data centre growth

  An increased use of data centres by the channel, along with enterprises and government has produced strong growth in the market

• August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14

  Poole gets EMC channel hotseat

  EMC has unveiled a long time staffer as its latest head of channel in the UK and Ireland

• August 01, 2014 01 Aug'14

  Veeam set fair after strong second quarter

  Ahead of a major product release Veeam has revealed that it is experiencing strong growth

• July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14

  Super Micro aims at untapped markets

  High Power Computing player Super Micro is looking for more channel partners as it looks to widen its reach

• July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14

  NetApp celebrates Tour success

  The decision by the organisers of the Tour de France to invite team NetApp-Endura paid off with one of its riders sealing a top ten finish

• July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14

  Data lakes could swamp organisations with unusable info

  Before the concept even goes mainstream Gartner has warned the industry to be careful with wading too deep into data lakes

• July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14

  IT budgets set to grow but not staffing levels

  Customers have indicated that they plan to spend more on IT but they are not so keen when it comes to hiring more staff according to Spiceworks

• July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14

  VMware to open second UK datacentre

  VMware is opening a second UK datacentre as it responds to more demand from customers for hybrid cloud services

• July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14

  Data centre growth could create white elephants

  The growth in data centres could cause some suppliers that have not got a firm grip on costs to develop the wrong solutions

• July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14

  Windows XP demise sparks VDI interest

  The demise of support for Windows XP has helped increase the demand from customers for desktop virtualisation

• July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14

  Hammer handed OEM status by Dell

  Hammer has been signed up by Dell as an OEM solutions provider with the aim of driving the vendor deeper into vertical markets

• July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14

  arcerve plans to invest post CA divestment

  Backup specialist arcserve is talking up its ambitions in the market as it exits the CA portfolio

• July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14

  Avnet launches nationwide VMware training

  Avnet is stepping up the training support it provides around VMware technology

• July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14

  CA ditches arcserve

  CA opts to divest its arcserve data protection business to focus on other areas

• June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14

  Tech Data shuffles management pack

  Tech Data has revealed some changes to its TDAzlan management team

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  Violin looks for channel growth with relaunched programme

  Violin Memory is about to take the wraps off a partner programme designed to deliver more consistency globally for resellers

• June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14

  X-IO recruits partners for VDI response service

  X-IO is looking for partners to give their backing to its emergency VDI response service

• June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14

  Flash player Skyera signs up M2M

  Flash storage specialist Skyera has signed its first UK distributor M2M as it looks for growth

• June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14

  EMC UK channel boss to move this summer

  EMC's channel boss of the last two years Terry Beale is moving elsewhere in the business

• June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14

  Lenovo takes on Arrow to handle servers and storage

  Lenovo has appointed Arrow Electronics to handle its server and storage products as it looks to grow its channel around those technologies

• June 09, 2014 09 Jun'14

  External disk sales hammered in Q1

  IDC numbers indicate that the external disk market took a bit of a hammering in the first quarter

• June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14

  Violin Memory expands channel team

  Flash storage specialist Violin Memory has expanded its channel team as it looks for more growth via partners

• May 29, 2014 29 May'14

  Seagate backs ‘laser’ storage technology

  Seagate is one of the backers of efforts to develop the next storage technology

• May 27, 2014 27 May'14

  Cracks appear in IBM and NetApp OEM relationship

  It is looking increasingly likely that a nine year OEM relationship between NetApp and IBM is about to go through some fundamental changes

• May 23, 2014 23 May'14

  X-IO new CEO aims to take on storage giants

  A fresh face at the top of storage player X-IO is aiming to pose a challenge to other rivals

• May 23, 2014 23 May'14

  EMC looks for Scottish channel growth with Baur appointment

  EMC has appointed its first channel manager for Scotland as the firm looks to grow its indirect activities North of the border

• May 22, 2014 22 May'14

  Node4 plans for Capital channel growth

  Data centre and cloud specialist Node4 has appointed a channel veteran to help increase its activities in London and surrounding areas

• May 19, 2014 19 May'14

  Oracle extends reach with desktop virtualisation specialist

  Oracle continues to bolster its portfolio with the acquisition of desktop virtualisation specialist GreenBytes

• May 14, 2014 14 May'14

  Nimble signs Ingram to support European push

  Nimble Storage has signed Ingram Micro to support its ambitions of growing outside its native US market

• May 12, 2014 12 May'14

  IBM releases Watson supercomputer yottabyte storage into the market

  IBM has started to flex its muscles with the Watson super computer after launching its software defined storage options for the big data era

• May 09, 2014 09 May'14

  CA Technologies reacts to user consolidation ambitions

  With both customers and resellers calling on vendors to make life simpler CA Technologies has unified its backup technology offering

• May 08, 2014 08 May'14

  Dropbox offers expanded partner programme to UK resellers

  Hosted storage specialist Dropbox has extended its channel programme beyond the US to meet reseller demand

• May 07, 2014 07 May'14

  EMC unifies channel partner programmes

  EMC has chosen to unify all of its channel partner programmes into a single scheme to make life easier for resellers

• May 06, 2014 06 May'14

  EMC bolsters cloud and flash credentials

  EMC has acquired flash specialist DSSD and taken the wraps off a hybrid cloud appliance at its EMC World event

• May 02, 2014 02 May'14

  PernixData puts more feet on the ground in UK channel

  After comfortably exceeding its own growth expectations, storage virtualisation outfit PernixData has started to formalise its channel operations on this side of the Atlantic

• April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14

  Egnyte recruits former EMC staffer to run channel

  File-sharing specialist Egnyte has brought on board a former EMC staffer to run its global channels as it kicks off a revised partner programme

• April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14

  Pearlfinders: Channel big data pitch must be specific

  Research from Pearlfinders reveals that those in the channel looking to sell big data need to be specific and clear about the case for ROI

• April 24, 2014 24 Apr'14

  Six Degrees datacentre suffers major outage

  Customers using Six Degrees Group’s datacentre and hosting services faced downtime as the firm suffered an outage for more than 12 hours.

• April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14

  Storage distie channelfusion adds I/O acceleration specialist Condusiv

  New partnership will see storage VAD channelfusion offer Condusiv’s V-locity application acceleration software to the market

• April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 11 April 2014

  XP shutdown arrives, SME spending on the rise, and Ingram reports channel network success. Catch up on the biggest stories from the past seven days

• April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14

  EMC highlights storage and security opportunities as data explodes

  EMC has signaled the explosion of data in the next six years will provide opportunities for both storage and security specialists

• March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 28 March 2014

  Catch up on all the biggest channel news stories from the past week, including full coverage of HP Global Partner Conference and Cisco Partner Summit in Las Vegas

• March 26, 2014 26 Mar'14

  Qsan highlights small business SAN opportunity

  The market for storage attached networking is widening with more SMEs looking to buy the technology according to Qsan and CMS Distribution

• March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14

  Veeam looking for SOHO and mid market growth

  Virtualisation specialist Veeam is looking for growth in both the mid market and low end

• March 18, 2014 18 Mar'14

  SolidFire: flash evangelists missing the big picture

  Flash array vendor SolidFire has unveiled a series of enhancements to its operating system and criticised rivals for failing to look beyond pure speed when it comes to solid state sales

• March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14

  Gartner: disk storage market expands 5% in Q4’13

  Analysts see a return to growth in the storage market following a dismal third quarter, with things looking good for EMC and HP

• March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14

  Kelway lands £150m Atos contract

  Kelway has been given a five year contract by Atos to handle its workspace and datacentre infrastructure

• March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 14 March 2014

  SaaS most beloved cloud option, says report, Microsoft channel boss speaks out on reseller transition, and Azzurri cements recovery with cloud UC. Catch up on the biggest channel stories from last week

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Violin’s Rose to play for Pure in EMEA expansion

  Steven Rose swaps one flash vendor for another as Pure Storage claims eightfold expansion

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  IBM boss admits last year missed expectations

  In the chairman's letter in IBM's 2013 annual report there is talk of cloud and growth but also an admission that last year did not meet expectations

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  Veeam rolls out enhancements to partner programme

  Improved deal registration rewards and a certified engineer status are included in enhancements to Veeam's partner programme

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  IBM cloud investment will boost UK datacentre options

  Plans by IBM to spend $1.2bn on building more global datacentres will see millions spent in the UK

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 21 February 2014

  SCC buys into managed print game, Andy Gass returns to Blighty, and Phoenix offers assistance to sunken SMEs. Catch up on the biggest channel news stories of last week

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  HDS extends partnership with Symantec to take advantage of big data surge

  HDS is extending its partnership with Symantec to resell Symantec NetBackup data protection software and Enterprise Vault information archiving software

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 14 February 2014

  Claranet CEO talks cloud channel landscape, Yorks cricketer heads to Big Technology and Discount-Licensing hits out at FAST. Catch up on last week's biggest channel news stories

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  Avnet, EMC speed time to deployment on VNXe, Data Domain kit

  Avnet Technology Solutions joins EMC in SME initiative to promote VNXe storage and Data Domain backup and remove barriers to its deployment in the channel