Tags : Storage


Scale Plays for HP Storage Resellers with Free Training and Financial Incentives


[June 29, 2011] Storage vendor tries turn HP’s new enterprise storage authorization in its favor with inducements to channel partners to switch. Read More...

Tags: channel partner , HP , Storage , Scale Computing , SAN

NetApp Pays $480 Million for LSI's Engenio Storage


[March 11, 2011] Vendor says purchase gains it access to full motion video capture, digital video surveillance, genomics sequencing and scientific research segments. Read More...

Tags: Storage , LSI , Engenio , NetApp , acquisition

Ingram Begins Selling 3PAR Storage to Channel Partners


[December 24, 2010] Distributor expands HP portfolio to include vendor’s recent acquisition of 3PAR for enterprise-level storage systems. Read More...

Tags: Storage , HP , Ingram Micro , virtualization , 3PAR

Dell's $960 Million Bid for Compellent Draws Questions


[December 14, 2010] Two Texas-based law firms and Washington, D.C. lawyers question Dell’s $27.75 per share offer. Dell said it will retain Compellent operations and channel program, gives go-ahead to its resellers to pursue vendor’s storage products. Read More...

Tags: Storage , Fluid Data , virtualized , Compellent , Dell

IBM Adds Power Systems and Storage to Solutions Financing Program


[December 08, 2010] Vendor extends earlier offer to include System p and storage for zero percent, 36-month lease term. Read More...

Tags: Storage , IBM , Power Express , channel partner , finance

Global Q3 Total Disk Storage Systems Market Balloons to $7 Billion


[December 06, 2010] Segment grew 18.5 percent in Q3 compared to last year, researcher IDC says. External disk storage systems market posted 19 percent increase to about $5.2 billion for fourth highest quarterly revenue on record. Read More...

Tags: NAS , Storage , disk storage , IDC , SAN

EMC Offers $2.25 Billion for Isilon Systems


[November 15, 2010] Offers $33.85 per share in cash for Scale-out Network Attached Storage vendor. Anticipates Isilon and Atmos run rate of $1 billion by 2012. Read More...

Tags: scale-out , EMC , Storage , network attached storage , Isilon

EMC Upgrades Velocity Channel Program to Focus on Credentials


[November 01, 2010] Storage vendor ties program closer to training, specialties and service commitment, sets new tiers. Read More...

Tags: certification , EMC , partner , Storage , Velocity

Holders of 33 Percent of 3PAR Stock Back HP Offer


[September 03, 2010] Storage vendor says it has paid Dell $72 million termination fee. Read More...

Tags: Storage , HP , shareholders , Dell , 3PAR

HP Wins 3PAR Battle Over Dell


[September 02, 2010] 3PAR’s board accepts latest HP $33 a share offer, Dell withdraws from bidding. Read More...

Tags: Dell , HP , 3PAR , Storage

3PAR Calls HP $2B Bid Superior, Moves to End Dell Deal


[August 27, 2010] 3PAR board of directors nods to HP's $30 a share offer, gives Dell three business days before agreement terminates. Read More...

Tags: Storage , HP , hewlett-packard , Dell , 3PAR

Dell Ups 3PAR Offer to $1.6B, HP Parries With $1.8B Bid


[August 26, 2010] HP tops Dell's $24.30 per share offer with $27 a share bid only hours after 3PAR accepts Dell's proposal. Read More...

Tags: HP , 3PAR , Storage , Dell

HP Bids $1.6 Billion for 3PAR, Tops Dell's Price


[August 23, 2010] Offer one third higher than Dell proposed for storage vendor less than two weeks ago. Read More...

Tags: 3PAR , virtualization , Dell , Storage , HP

NetApp Nudges Service Providers On Enterprise-level Data Protection Cloud Solutions to SMBs


[July 17, 2010] Vendor offers new professional services, resources, tools, integration with Microsoft Toolkit. Read More...

Tags: NetApp , data protection , Storage , virtualization , Microsoft

EMC Buys Data Warehousing Technology Provider Greenplum in All-Cash Deal


[July 06, 2010] Storage vendor to leverage acquisition for new data computing product division. Read More...

Tags: Greenplum , EMC , Storage , cloud computing , data warehousing

Verizon Enters Cloud Storage Services, Extends Delivery Model


[July 05, 2010] Carrier's business unit launches Storage-as-a-Service, gains SAP certification for CaaS cloud services platform. Read More...

Tags: Verizon Business , Enterprise , cloud computing , services , Storage

NetApp Says Sales Growth Driven by Indirect Channel


[June 18, 2010] NetApp Says Sales Growth Driven by Indirect Channel Read More...

Tags: Storage , Arrow ECS , data management , channel partners , NetApp

Cisco Aims New Network Storage Line At Small Businesses


[June 11, 2010] Smart Storage collection offers channel partners opportunity to add professional services, deploy business applications. Read More...

Tags: Storage , small business , Cisco , network attached storage , networking

IT Sales Through Distribution Climb Above Pre-Recession Levels In U.S.


[May 28, 2010] Recent tracking data shows 27 percent year-over-year increase. Read More...

Tags: networking , Storage , IT , distribution , computer sales

Hitachi Data Systems-Folksam


[April 15, 2010] After considering numerous storage suppliers, Folksam selected Hitachi platforms to build their new storage architecture because they met the insurance provider’s 160 requirements and the total cost was low compared to solutions from other vendors. Read More...

Tags: international , Storage , software , services , vertical

Hitachi Data Systems-Insight Investment


[April 15, 2010] When Insight conducted an analysis of their IT infrastructure in 2008 to improve operations, they determined that their storage infrastructure needed an overhaul in order for the business to be made more efficient. Read More...

Tags: Storage , software , international , virtualization , vertical

Avnet To Acquire Data Center Distributor Bell Micro For $252 Million


[April 01, 2010] Officials point to Bell Micro’s data center and embedded systems business, expanded customer base, strong financial position. Read More...

Tags: acquisition , data center , Bell Micro , Avnet , Storage

Astaro-eEye Digital Security


[March 16, 2010] The main difficulty faced by eEye employees before the Astaro solution was implemented was spam. Too many of these e-mails were getting through to employees, which was both reducing productivity and causing a shortage of storage space on exchange servers. Spam messages in the form of phishing attacks were increasing the amount of spyware and malware on the network. Read More...

Tags: vertical , malware , e-Mail , security , Storage

Hitachi, Sun Microsystems End Reseller Relationship


[March 03, 2010] Storage vendor attributes breakup to fallout from Oracle acquisition. Read More...

Tags: Storage , Oracle , Hitachi Data Systems , reseller , Sun Microsystems

Hitachi/Sun Reseller Relationship Dissolves


[March 03, 2010] Hitachi/Sun Reseller Relationship Dissolves Read More...

Tags: channel partners , Oracle , Sun Microsystems , Hitachi Data Systems , Storage

EMC Extends Velocity2 Channel Partner Incentives For 2010


[February 23, 2010] Storage vendor announces program renewal at top partner meeting in Vancouver, B.C. Read More...

Tags: EMC , Velocity , Storage , channel partners

Sun Microsystems


[January 26, 2010] Application providers, direct marketers, registered resellers, service providers, systems integrators, and value-added resellers are eligible to enroll in the Sun Partner Advantage Program. Read More...

Tags: marketing , Sun Microsystems , Storage , software , networking

Avnet Initiates Networking Practice for Data Center Solution Providers


[January 23, 2010] Distributor provides resellers with services, tools, training to grow multi-vendor, networking business. Read More...

Tags: Storage , Avnet , virtualization , networking , channel partners

Hitachi Data Systems


[January 20, 2010] Hitachi's TrueNorth Channel Partner Program is for business owners who want to offer their customers robust and reliable storage solutions. Read More...

Tags: support , vertical , Storage , data , services

Google Docs Will Allow Users To Upload And Store Any File Type In The Cloud


[January 13, 2010] Offers ability to upload all file types to the cloud through Google Docs, access from any device. Read More...

Tags: Google Docs , Storage , Google , cloud computing

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