In brief: Awards for StackPath, Machfu; Eaton seals deal; Ingram Micro teams with Veeam as ThreeD gets AMPD
Edge computing and edge applications provider StackPath was named to the Baird Disruptors 2021 list, for affecting dramatic change in the cloud industry.
“We are constantly evaluating key emerging trends and expect Edge Compute applications to accelerate over the coming years,” explains Will Power, Baird’s Senior Research Analyst covering Cloud Software. “We selected StackPath as one of the leading, disruptive privately-held software providers positioned to drive Edge Compute applications and adoption.”
“StackPath edge compute can connect to end users up to 2.6x faster than competing cloud compute provided by public core cloud providers,” adds Kip Turco, StackPath CEO. “We consider ourselves influential in edge compute and are honored to that Baird recognizes us as such. We will continue disrupting, continue expanding our network and enhancing our portfolio as the possibilities of what edge compute can do really are endless.”
Frost & Sullivan recognizes Machfu
Frost & Sullivan has honored Machfu with the 2021 North American Enabling Technology Leadership Award. Machfu’s Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) service product portfolio addresses customers’ need to operate expensive assets in resource-constrained environments. The company’s MachIO and MACHGateway products leverage a hardware-independent Android/Linux-based software platform to unify legacy and modern end-point devices, ensuring real-time edge-to-enterprise connectivity.
“Machfu’s holistic IIoT solution portfolio is designed with a mission to democratize the edge by introducing a low-power IIoT device with protocol-agnostic translation capabilities and application containerization at the edge,” explains Isaac Premsingh, Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “Its MACHGateway offering is a globally certified edge computing device with a state-of-the-art software stack consisting of a Linux Kernel with Android User Space and LoWPAN wireless drivers. It supports IIoT protocol libraries, such as Modbus, DNP3, MQTT, and COAP, making it compatible for deployment in a typically resource-constrained industrial market.”
Machfu delivers power efficiency for resource-constrained deployments. The company has embedded a smart power management strategy with granular resource control in its MACHGateway offering, which optimizes power management across all software stack layers. The company’s protocol-agnostic translation engine, MACHREACTOR, provides unmatched translation capabilities at the edge by integrating, collecting, and aggregating data from legacy controllers and devices in the field.
Eaton completes Tripp Lite acquisition
Power management company Eaton has completed the acquisition of Tripp Lite.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Tripp Lite supplies power quality products and connectivity solutions including single-phase uninterruptible power supply systems, rack power distribution units, surge protectors, and enclosures for data centers, industrial, medical and communications markets in the Americas.
“I am delighted to welcome the Tripp Lite team to Eaton,” says Uday Yadav, president and chief operating officer, Electrical Sector, Eaton. “The addition of Tripp Lite’s complementary product offerings will enhance the breadth of our edge computing and distributed IT product portfolio and expand our single-phase UPS business.”
Eaton employees 92,000 employees and its 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion. The company sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.
Ingram Micro partners with Veeam
Ingram Micro has announced market availability of all-in-one compute- and storage-as-a-service solution sets from Veeam and Zadara. The templated and customizable Veeam backup and Zadara cloud compute and storage solution sets solve for the hybrid infrastructure and storage needs and wants of today’s distributed enterprise. Additionally, these solutions are being sold “as a service”—making them a 100% operational expense versus a capital expense for the enterprise.
At the heart of the new alliance is Ingram Micro’s state-of-the-art Integration Center. Established in 2018, the Mira Loma-based Integration Center builds technology from the ground up to spec or specialization – offering channel partners everything from system design to compatibility and regulatory engineering. As part of the expanded relationship, both Veeam and Zadara are leveraging the qualified engineering skill and solutions expertise found within Ingram Micro’s Integration Center to extend their reach into the channel and deliver a better and differentiated partner experience.
To further educate and enable, Ingram Micro, Veeam and Zadara are offering channel partners access to varying training modules available on demand. Members of Ingram Micro’s Trust X Alliance partner community are reporting record growth within the data center category, as a result of the market’s move to work from anywhere.
ThreeD Capital invests in AMPD
Canadian-based venture capital firm ThreeD Capital Inc. recently announced a $525,000 investment in AMPD, a provider of high-performance cloud and computing solutions for low-latency applications, including video games and eSports, digital animation and visual effects, and big data collection, analysis, and visualization.
ThreeD acquired 3,500,000 units at a price of $0.15 per Unit for aggregate proceeds of $525,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of AMPD and one Common Share purchase warrant, exercisable at a price of $0.25 per Warrant. The Warrants will expire three years from the date of issuance.
Sheldon Inwentash, Chairman and CEO of ThreeD Capital, has agreed to become an advisor to AMPD.
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AMPD | CDN | Eaton | funding | Ingram Micro | Machfu | power management | StackPath | ThreeD Capital
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