Softcat cements HP expertise with Platinum Partner status

Softcat has achieved HP’s highest possible accreditation through an on-going concerted resource and training investment. The Platinum accreditation follows a year that has seen Softcat’s revenues leap to £400 million, with HP recognising Softcat for its sales delivery, awarding the reseller with its Enterprise Group Excellence Award for EMEA, and Gold Partner of the Year award for the second year running.

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48 port solution for SAN Performance Probe

Virtual Instruments has announced its newest VirtualWisdom SAN Performance Probe, the ProbeFC8-HD48. The new probe is the industry’s first and only 48-port, real-time 8G line rate monitoring solution for Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs). It significantly improves the economics associated with dedicated performance monitoring of SAN-based systems, enabling organisations to extend monitoring capabilities deeper into their IT infrastructure.

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Next generation RAID

Dot Hill Systems Corp. has unveiled its next-generation RAID storage architecture. Dot Hill’s ninth-generation storage controller platform will be introduced across its entire entry level and midrange portfolio, with product-specific announcements to come in the months ahead.

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Global study shows need for C-level leadership

Capgemini Consulting, in partnership with MIT Sloan Management Review, has announced the findings of a new global research survey into Digital Transformation – the opportunity for radical business change offered by the convergence of new digital technologies such as social media, mobile, analytics, and embedded devices. The study, “Embracing Digital Technology: A New Strategic Imperative,” reveals that while the potential opportunity of Digital Transformation is absolutely...

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Bonhams Auction House drops the hammer on downtime

Auctioneer adopts innovative open source project with IBM, Acronis and Red Hat to reduce costs and protect real-time online auction bids. Acronis® has announced a collaboration with Quru, IBM and Red Hat to implement an open source system with disaster recovery capabilities on the IT infrastructure of Bonhams Auction House, one of the UK’s oldest and most successful auctioneers.

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Modernising Oracle with converged infrastructure

Customers who adopt Dell EMC VxBlock technology experienced 99% less planned and unplanned downtime according to a study by IDC.

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