The NX-1000 series puts converged infrastructure within reach of small to mid-sized corporations, enterprise branch offices or retail stores at an attractive price point while also significantly streamlining IT management. The NX-6000 series allows enterprises to scale their Nutanix cluster by adding storage capacity as needed for applications with large data sets such as big data projects, high-end databases or demanding virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

Converged Infrastructure for the Mid-Market – the NX-1000 Series

Small to mid-sized corporations, enterprise branch offices and retail stores typically lack the specialized IT resources needed to manage traditional infrastructure built with separate servers, storage arrays and networking. Unlike other converged infrastructure solutions, which offer little more than legacy products packaged into a single chassis or cabinet, the Nutanix NX-1000 Series, like other Nutanix platforms, features a flatter datacenter architecture that eliminates the need for centralized SAN/NAS storage, thereby dramatically reducing IT complexity and simplifying management.

This new platform includes all of the functionality offered in every Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform, including software-based storage controller technology and advanced information lifecycle management (ILM) capabilities, such as flash-enabled data tiering and performance-optimized data compression. The NX-1000 also requires up to 80 percent less space and power than alternative approaches, providing a single platform to power branch office services, including local applications, virtual desktop deployments, file and print services, DHCP and DNS services, WAN optimization controllers and security-focused virtual appliances.

Features and benefits include:

• Easy-to-deploy converged infrastructure in a single 2U appliance to run virtual workloads common in mid-sized corporations, enterprise branch offices and retail stores
• Flexibility to use existing network infrastructure (1 Gbps or 10 Gbps Ethernet) to reduce deployment costs and accelerate deployment
• Pre-installed replication and back-up software automatically protects VM-specific data
• Affordable pricing beginning at just $22,500 per node (server and storage included)

For a limited time, Nutanix is offering a pricing promotion on the NX-1000 series platform. Contact your local Nutanix sales representative or authorized partner for more details.

The First Elastic Storage Offering in Converged Infrastructure – the NX-6000 Series

Although many converged infrastructure solutions enable a simpler, building block-based approach to the enterprise datacenter, they often lack the ability to ideally match infrastructure capabilities with the demands of specific enterprise applications or services.

The Nutanix NX-6000 Virtual Computing Platform is the first converged datacenter platform to independently scale storage resources in a single converged infrastructure. Existing buyers of converged infrastructure have typically been forced to deploy products that only offer fixed, vendor-selected ratios of storage capacity and compute performance. Because most enterprises need to run multiple applications within the same environment, each with their own unique resource demands, IT is now in need of infrastructure that can be uniquely tailored to each environment. The Nutanix NX-6000 platform makes it simple and affordable for enterprises to design and scale their datacenters one appliance at a time with the ability to add just the right amount of storage and compute resources for any workload.

Features and benefits include:

• Allows IT to choose, provision and expand storage capacity based on need, avoiding costly purchases of underutilized or unneeded resources
• Allows new platforms to be seamlessly added to existing Nutanix clusters, enabling customers to mix and match platforms within a single environment for running multiple business applications simultaneously
• Delivers 3X more raw storage capacity than earlier Nutanix platforms to support the most data intensive applications, such as SQL databases, Hadoop-driven data analytics or large-scale VDI rollouts. Doubles the amount of server-attached flash capacity for accommodating very large working sets, accelerating I/O intensive applications
• Includes in-line and post-process data compression to deliver 35 TB to 70 TB of usable storage in a space-efficient 2U platform
• Pricing beginning at $60,000 per node

Supporting Quotes

“Natively converged infrastructure solutions (also known as CompuStorage solutions in IDC’s taxonomy on file and object storage) are quickly becoming a reality for many enterprises as the need to handle big data projects, high-end databases or demanding VDI dramatically increases. The key to a successful natively converged infrastructure is flexibility—a single platform that can scale compute and storage independent of each other, and can easily adapt to specific environments and application requirements.”

-       Ashish Nadkarni, Research Director, Storage Systems, IDC

“Expanding our industry-leading Virtual Computing Platform portfolio with the NX-1000 and NX-6000 series gives Nutanix customers the flexibility to deploy infrastructure that perfectly matches the needs of their business. By providing an affordable solution that drastically simplifies infrastructure management for mid-market companies and enterprise branch offices, as well as empowering customers to choose the appropriate ratio of storage and compute resources, Nutanix continues to lead the charge in re-inventing the enterprise datacenter.”

-       Howard Ting, Vice President of Marketing, Nutanix

“Nutanix’s converged infrastructure offers just the kind of flexibility we need. Their Virtual Computing Platforms provide the flexibility to scale both compute and storage resources, which allows us to meet our specific application requirements. Their new NX-1000 solution is attractive for locations outside our main datacenter, where the simplicity of converged infrastructure really makes a difference.”

-       Shawn Stamper, Lead Systems Administrator, Ohio Army National Guard

Resources

• For more information on the Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform, please visit: http://www.nutanix.com/virtual-computing-platform/
• For more information on the Nutanix NX-1000 and NX-6000 platforms, please visit: http://www.nutanix.com/launch

About Nutanix

Nutanix provides datacenter infrastructure solutions that are hyper-efficient, massively scalable and elegantly simple. The award-winning Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform has disrupted the market by seamlessly and natively converging compute and storage in a single appliance. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif. with offices and authorized solution providers throughout the world, Nutanix is privately held and backed by top-tier VC firms. For more information, visit www.nutanix.com.

Contact:
Scott Beaver
Bateman Group for Nutanix
Tel: (415) 697-2569
nutanix@bateman-group.com

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Paris, France and Alton, UK – 13th June 2013: Exclusive Networks Group, the Pan-European ‘Super VAD’, has reinforced its aggressive growth strategy and business expansion plans by appointing Neil Ledger to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) starting July 1^st. Ledger, who together with joint country manager Ian Morris, has successfully led Exclusive Networks UK since the acquisition of VADition in June 2011 growing business revenues to over €90m in the last financial year.

Replacing Ledger at Exclusive Networks UK will be ex Integralis UK Managing Director Graham Jones, who will take up the post of joint country manager working alongside Ian Morris. In addition to these changes former Integralis Operations Director Graham Aynsley joins the UK business as Commercial Director where he replaces Robin Draper who takes up the role of Financial Director following the recent departure of the long serving Nicola Twiddy. All appointments are effective as of July 1^st.

“I am delighted that Neil has agreed to take up the role of Group COO”, said Olivier Breittmayer, CEO of Exclusive Networks Group. “We have ambitious and aggressive growth plans over the next few years and to meet these we needed to strengthen our leadership team, providing more capacity and experience at the helm whilst we continue to scale through both organic and acquisitive growth.

“Neil was the obvious candidate for me having been instrumental in building a fantastic business in the UK. He is a well-known figure in the industry and is respected globally by customers and vendors alike.  It’s very pleasing that Neil has accepted this challenging role and I look forward to working with him even closer moving forward.”

Commenting on the announcement Ledger said, “This is a fantastic business with a unique opportunity to create something special and I’m relishing the prospect of being part of an exciting journey as we continue to grow and expand into new markets. It’s also important to sustain what has become an enviable business model in Value Added Distribution.

“A Pan-European distributor that maintains its VAD status has never previously been achieved and I’m here to help accomplish this. My aim is to scale the proposition and focus on organic growth by working closely with Olivier, our Country managers, customers and vendors.  It’s a big challenge but one I’m thoroughly looking forward to.”

On the UK appointments Ledger commented, “I’m leaving the UK business in great shape and in safe hands where Ian Morris will ensure the continuity and stellar success we’ve built up over the last few years. Ian will be joined by Graham Jones who comes onboard with an impeccable record of growing and building successful channel businesses.

“I’ve known and worked with Graham for many years and have always respected his business knowledge and understanding. He’s very channel savvy and his track record of building and expanding businesses is there for all to see.  And with Graham Aynsley coming in as Commercial Director I’m very confident that the UK business will continue to go from strength to strength and I wish them every success.”

About Exclusive Networks Group

Exclusive Networks Group connects emerging and growing global technology vendors to pan-European markets through its ‘Super VAD’ – value-added distribution model. Exclusive Networks Group specialises in security, networking, infrastructure, and storage solutions for the ‘Smarter Social Enterprise’ and trades with circa over 4,200 reseller partners.

Operated as a tightly integrated group of nationally-focused, independent, and entrepreneurially-led business units, Exclusive Networks Group has become renowned for bringing innovative and disruptive technologies to the European marketplace. Since 2003 it has achieved significant growth and shared commercial success by providing accelerated go-to-market momentum for its vendor, integrator, VAR and service provider partners through consultancy, engineering, sales, marketing, training and technical support services.

Headquartered in France, Exclusive Networks Group is present in over 14 other countries including UK, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, and Finland and across Francophone Africa.

Media Contacts:

Mark Waite/David Evans

Cohesive Communications

exclusive_networks_group@cohesive.uk.com

+44 1291 626200

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The event is to be held at the wonderful Kensington Roof Gardens on 26th June 2013. The end user event will be held in the morning and you can register your customers here.  The Partner event will be held in the afternoon and you can register here for that.

Marketers earn points for Exclusive Campaigns

• Marketers can earn Drive Reward points… here’s how
• Deliver the MEE campaign to your customers and receive 50 points
• When the customer attends the event, earn another 50 points – that’s a total of 100 points!
• Also, the sales person who makes the call earns 50 points

If you are not already registered – please send the following details to kmorris@exclusive-networks.co.uk

Name
Email
Address
Company Name
Telephone Number

..we’ll set up and get you earning points at the same time – let us know you want to deliver the campaign and we’ll be in touch to discuss and provide all the information you need.

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(a glimpse of Andrew- in blue – claiming victory in the ring)

Well done to everyone that took part, it was a great fundraising event and we’re already looking forward to next year!

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Also Honored With Two Bronze Awards for Its Pravail® Availability Protection System (APS) and Pravail® Network Security Intelligence (NSI) Products in the Security Hardware Category

The coveted annual Hot Companies and Best Products recognition program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, hot technologies, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.

“We are gratified to be recognized by Network Products Guide as it reaffirms our position in the industry as an innovator and thought leader,” said Arbor Networks President Colin Doherty.

Read the full press release.

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Selected models include some of Fortinet’s top selling models ranging from the FortiGate 20c through to the FortiGate 1000c.

Not only that but the FortiWiFi models are already the same price as the FortiGate until the end of June, so why not recommend WiFi to your customers and get an extra 5% discount on selected models too.

For the Full list of Products included in this promotion, CLICK HERE

There’s never been a better time to sell Fortinet, so why not reap the rewards while stocks last.

*Additional 5% discount on current partner discount. Discount only available on selected products listed on current stock, while stocks last. Additional discount end 31st May 2013.

Call the Fortinet team on 0844 225 8200 or 01420 548248 or email them at fortinet@exclusive-networks.co.uk

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Our very own Andrew “Bone Crusher” Birch takes to the ring to represent his chosen charity, Wessex Cancer Trust. Andrew has been training hard and is looking forward to the Fight Night. To donate to Andrew’s worthy cause and give him a reason to get punchy, click here.

Thursday 23rd May 2013 at The Brewery, London

CRN is delighted to announce that Fight Night is back for its sixth year. Raising over £139,000 since the first fight in 2008, we are thrilled to be raising money once again for a host of charities, chosen by our courageous fighters.

A complete sell out every year, the 9 fights are watched by over 450 industry professionals all cheering on for their channel heroes to help raise money for their nominated charities, ultimately improving the lives of thousands of people around the world.

The 2013 warriors have been announced! This was our biggest year yet for fighter applications (over 200 people!) so a huge congratulations to those that made it through the fighter trials.

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“Who was genuinely (and I mean genuinely) surprised to find that horsemeat had been illegally profiteered into the food chain? Nobody. What was puzzling was the extent to which meat dealers felt compelled to shoot themselves in the hindquarters by passing their product off as something else.

Notwithstanding the absence of demand among a Great British buying public currently squeamish at the thought of tucking in to a plate of Shergar, make no mistake that horse is leaner and apparently cheaper than beef and lower in cholesterol. This stuff should be easy to sell, and that’s why there’s hope yet for the legal horsemeat traders. It’s what a lot of IT channel folk might call ‘disruptive’, and like the resellers who trade in disruptive IT solutions, if those horse dealers had their opportunity again, they’d take a more strategic view of their market opportunity rather than a tactical one.

Consider for a moment what they’d need in order to make their business a success. Firstly, a great partnership with a quality supplier. Secondly, a straightforward and honest approach about what they are selling. Thirdly, some diligent and workmanlike marketing. To succeed with disruptive solutions in the IT environment, the same recipe has got to be deployed. It’s got to be simple, the benefits have got to be clear, and it’s got to be right for today’s market context.

The recent food scandal also reinforces the old adage that you really, really don’t want to know how they make sausages and burgers…”

Want to read on? Click here for the entire story.

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• Case Studies
• Whitepapers
• Email Campaigns
• Direct Mail Campaigns
• Microsites

We can also help you organise an event or webinar and where possible, resources to help you present and demonstrate the solution to your customers. All you need to do is ask: marketing@exclusive-networks.co.uk where a member of the team will be happy to help.

To view the latest vendor marketing collateral for each vendor click here.

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Aerohive – Book a Meeting Promotion

ID DRAH2

134 Point/s for individual, 66 Point/s for company

Book an Aerohive meeting that has a requirement for 50 AP’s and above and you could earn 150 individual points and 50 company points.
This promotion excludes any education customers and is available only on the first 18 confirmed meetings*** that are logged – so don’t miss out!

Aerohive Retail Campaign – Book a meeting

ID DRAH3

100 Point/s for individual, 50 Point/s for company

Earn 100 Individual Points and 50 Company Points for booking a meeting with Net New Opportunities in RETAIL (no extensions, no upgrades) of 25 Access Points and over. Appointments need to be registered on Aerohive Deal Reg portal to be recognised.

Aruba £10K Opportunities

ID DRAR1

150 Point/s for individual, 50 Point/s for company

Book a meeting where the Aruba opportunity is for £10,000 or more. The opportunity must be within a net new customer to Aruba. The individual will be awarded 150 points and the company 50 points. The points will only be approved if the opportunity is registered through Aruba’s deal registration process.

Exclusive Networks Professional Services

ID DREN1

50 Point/s for individual

For all Exclusive Networks delivered professional service days purchased at full price there will be a 50 point drive reward for each day at that rate

FireEye Opportunities with 1000+ Users

ID FEDR001

240 Point/s for individual

Earn 240 individual points with FireEye. Simply book a FireEye meeting for an end user opportunity with more than 1,000 users. Once the meeting has taken place and has been qualified by FireEye, the points will be awarded. This promotion excludes opportunities with local government or education and prospects that FireEye are already proactively engaged with. A representative from FireEye must join you at the meeting.

Fortinet Enabling and Securing the Mobile Enterprise Promotion

ID DRFN7

150 Point/s for individual, 50 Point/s for company

Book a meeting where the Fortinet opportunity includes a FortiToken, FortiAuthenticator or FortiAP. Once the meeting has taken place the individual will be awarded 150 points and the company 50 points

Fortinet Enabling and Securing the Mobile Enterprise Promotion

ID DRFN7

150 Point/s for individual, 50 Point/s for company

Book a meeting where the Fortinet opportunity includes a FortiToken, FortiAuthenticator or FortiAP. Once the meeting has taken place the individual will be awarded 150 points and the company 50 points

Fortinet Spring Promotion

ID DRFN7

100 Point/s for individual, 50 Point/s for company

Book a meeting where the Fortinet opportunity has a list value of £10,000 or over. Once the meeting has taken place, the individual will be awarded 100 points and the company 50 points.

IXIA Anue Meetings Promotion

ID DRIX1

480 Point/s for individual, 120 Point/s for company

Book a meeting for IXIA Anue where there is an opportunity to displace Gigamon and earn 480 individual points and 120 company points. You must ensure that IXIA Anue are present at the meeting; once logged someone from IXIA Anue will contact you to advise who will attend the meeting at your agreed date and time.

INFOBLOX MARKETING INCENTIVE – Create an Infoblox case study

ID DRIN2

300 Point/s for individual

Earn 300 points when you get an Infoblox case study from one of your customers.

INFOBLOX SALES – Shorten Sales Cycle – 6 Months

ID DRIN5

120 Point/s for individual

Generate a sales within 6 months of the originally logging and approved Deal Registration and earn 120 individual points!

INFOBLOX SALES INCENTIVE – Opportunity Creation

ID DRIN3

240 Point/s for individual

Opportunity >$20k to Distribution as a project.
Must be registered on the official Infoblox Deal registration site and receive an associated Approval.
Any product into Net New Infoblox customer or upsell* into Existing Infoblox Customer

INFOBLOX SALES INCENTIVE – Shorten Sales Cycle – 3 Months

ID DRIN4

360 Point/s for individual

Generate a sales within 3 months of the originally logging and approved Deal Registration and earn 360 individual points!

INFOBLOX SALES: Deal Value Accelerator

ID DRIN6

12 Point/s for individual

Receive 12 points for every $1000 above $40k to a maximum $120K closed within 6 months.

INFOBLOX SE INCENTIVE- Host a webex demo

ID DRIN7

60 Point/s for individual

Host an Infoblox webex demo and earn 60 points. The webex must be attended by IB Sales Rep or IB SE

SE – Run a NetMRI/Reporting Server POC

ID DRIN8

300 Point/s for individual

Run a NetMRI/Reporting Server POC and earn 300 points.

Palo Alto Networks: Bonus: Sell a WildFire Subscription

ID DRPA8

25 Point/s for individual
Conditons: Can be new system sale or retrospectively sold into an existing system.
Bonus paid on proof of sale

Palo Alto Networks: Register a deal

ID DRPA6

Register a Deal = 50 Points
Conditions: PAN Account Manager must be engaged/informed.
Deal must also be converted by PAN to an Opportunity (not just simply approved) and a DR number logged before payment
Must be for an Opportunity in the next 90 days from registration (we can be flexible here but should not state that in the conditions

Palo Alto Networks: Run an AVR or POC

ID DRPA7

150 Point/s for individual, 50 Point/s for company

Do an AVR / POC = 150 Points Individual and 50 company points. Conditions: Deal Registered must have been completed prior to AVR / POC starting Log file must be uploaded Must be for an Opportunity in the next 90 days from date of AVR/POC.

SafeNet ProtectV Meetings Promotion

ID DRSN1

240 Point/s for individual, 120 Point/s for company

Book a ProtectV meeting for SafeNet for 1000+ users of VM WARE and receive 240 individual points and 120 company points. Once you log your meeting date and time someone from SafeNet will contact you to advise who from SafeNet will attend this meeting with you.

The Big Switch SafeNet Promotion

ID DRSN2

120 Point/s for individual

Swap out RSA Authentication Tokens for SafeNet’s Authentication Service for 50+ users in the next 3 months and earn 120 individual points. To help you start earning rewards visit the big switch partner resource centre where you can download; sales guides, cheat sheets, email templates and much more! Click here to learn more.

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