The new VMware vCloud Air Object Storage capability allows immediate direct integration of clouds based on vCloud Air with Google cloud storage, with a version for EMC ViPR for hybrid clouds coming soon.
VMware's vCloud Air public cloud isn't generating much interest from customers, and now sources say the vendor is scaling back on development, and may soon end work on new features.
EMC's board is seriously considering a proposal for VMware to buy out the storage giant and has "reached consensus" that CEO Joe Tucci needs to step down by the end of the year.
The exit continues a string of departures of high-ranking executives of companies within the EMC Federation as that organization gets ready for a potential large restructuring or move to get acquired.
Chuck Hollis, a 19-year EMC storage executive who's been at VMware the past couple of years, departs to help Oracle build its cloud business, according to sources.
Hewlett-Packard officially dropped its EVO:RAIL partnership with VMware, and channel sources say availability from other system vendors with the exception of EMC and Supermicro is spotty, but VMware could be upgrading its software in a big way soon.
The change in leadership of Pivotal Software, part of the EMC Federation, comes a month before a standstill agreement between EMC and activist investor Elliott Management ends and pressure resumes on EMC to break up the Federation.
Nimble Storage, which is going hard after enterprise customers and looking for partners, hires popular former EMC and NetApp exec to help lead the charge.
In recent weeks, EMC has announced big-data partnerships with Hadoop powerhouses Cloudera and Hortonworks. Here are five opportunities for the channel following these agreements.
Storage vendor EMC, under pressure to spin off VMware, may instead decide to be acquired by its $6 billion data center virtualization and cloud subsidiary, according to a new report.
EMC, which is facing shareholder pressure to spin off VMware, may decided instead to buy the rest of the company and absorb it into its federation of companies, according to a report.
Big data management and analysis firm Cloudera has joined the EMC Technology Connect business partner program, which allows EMC customers to license Cloudera Enterprise through EMC and its reseller partners.
Cisco Friday confirmed an earlier CRN report that it is closing its Invicta storage business, a business troubled by product delays and cancellations since Cisco acquired it in 2013.
EMC CEO Joe Tucci's delayed and unpredictable road to retirement may benefit the company by ensuring a smooth transition to a successor committed to the data storage giant's so-called "federation" strategy.
