Intel has reported that its profits dropped last quarter due to heavy costs from a restructuring announced in April, however, company sales were up fueled by the strong performance of the company’s data centre group.
Brocade announces Gen 6 Fibre Channel
Brocade has recently announced the Gen 6 Fibre Channel directors for mission-critical storage connectivity and business resiliency solutions designed for the all-flash data centre.
Brocade releases Gen 6 Fibre Channel
Brocade has recently announced the Gen 6 Fibre Channel directors for mission-critical storage connectivity and business resiliency solutions designed for the all-flash data centre.
Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 to integrate Windows Server 2016
Veeam Software has announced that the new Veeam Availability Suite 9.5, available later this year, will fully integrate with Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V technologies used in the data centre.
Fortinet earns 99.9% security effectiveness from NSS Labs’ DCIPS report
Fortinet has announced the results of NSS Labs’ recent Data Centre Intrusion Prevention System (DCIPS) report, which revealed that its Fortigate 300D achieved the highest ratings for security effectiveness.
Nutanix expands to Middle East with BigTec
BigTec, the enterprise data centre transformation arm of Exclusive Networks Middle East, has announced that its strategic partner Nutanix will expand its reach in the Middle East to the UAE.
Why CIOs should worry about IoT
The Internet of Things brings with it the promise gee-whiz applications and life-changing innovation. But one thing’s for sure – there are as many questions as there will be gigabytes of data being poured into your data centres.
Equinix details new partner programme
Cloud and data centre solutions firm Equinix has launched a partner programme last year, further cementing their commitment to their channel partners. The company’s Director for EMEA Channel Sales Eric Saillard sat with Reseller ME to discuss the dynamics and advantages of the new programme.
Veeam positioned as ‘leader’ in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant
Veeam Software has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of the June 2016 Magic Quadrant for ‘Data Centre Backup and Recovery Software.’
Veritas named as a ‘leader’ in Gartner Magic Quadrant
Veritas Technologies has announced that it has been recognised by Gartner, Inc. in the “Leaders” quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Data Centre Backup and Recovery Software.
Consumer is king
As data centres move towards being software-defined, application response time is deemed as more important than infrastructure capacity management. With applications consisting of a plethora of services delivered from a range of resources, end-user experience (EUE) is key.
Eye in the sky
Jordan’s Ayla Aviation Academy has taken huge strides to benefit its students. The institute has pioneered video capture for its training flights, and implemented a cloud-based training management system to track cadet progress. Ammar Yousef, President and CTO, shares the impact of the technology on the cadets, instructors and the academy’s data centre.
Nexans launches Enspace
Nexans has announced the launch of its new high-density LANmark-of Enspace solutions for data centres. The range includes patch panels, cables and connectors which will help data centres meet the growing data demands.
Device42 inks distribution deal with Meta Byte Technologies
Under the agreement, Meta Byte Technologies will provide sales and support services in the Middle East and Africa region for Device42’s data centre management software solution.
Playing with fire
A10 Networks is flaunting its recently-launched Thunder Convergent Firewall, an “all-inclusive” security platform that consolidates data centre firewall (DCFW), Gi/SGi firewall, secure Web gateway and IPsec site-to-site VPN into one solution.
Lenovo, Juniper Networks sign global partnership
Lenovo and Juniper Networks has announced the commencement of a global strategic partnership to leverage synergies in their respective product and technology portfolios to build the next generation data centre infrastructure solutions for enterprise and web-scale customers.
Ingram Micro enhances XCHANGE programme in EMEA
The enhanced XCHANGE programme, according to the company, now offers greater discounts across all Cisco architectures, comprising routing, switching, wireless, security, collaboration and data centre.
AMD launches Opteron A1100 SoC
AMD marks a major step towards delivering choice and innovation in the data centre with the launch of the AMD Opteron A1100 System-on-Chip (SoC), formerly codenamed ‘Seattle’.
Arbor Networks extends WestconGroup distribution agreement
Arbor Networks announced that it has expanded its distribution agreement with WestconGroup, a global distributor of security, unified communication, network infrastructure, and data centre solutions.
First in flight
Gulf Air, the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has a history of flying high. The firm’s Director of IT, Dr. Jassim Haji, relished the opportunity to upgrade its data centre to a first-class package.