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Data Gravity Starts to Pull the Cloud Channel
It’s been well over 10 years since cloud computing first emerged, and, in that time, the cloud has clearly had a major impact on all things IT. But the true weight of that impact may just beginning to make its presence felt. As more data pours into various clouds, the providers of those cloud computing…
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SAP Moves to Expand Its Cloud Channel Base
SAP is looking to expand the base of partners for its portfolio of cloud offerings with today’s launch of a referral program that compensates partners for generating leads that result in new cloud services contracts. Announced at the SAP SME Summit today, the referral option that’s being added to the SAP PartnerEdge Cloud Choice program…
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ConnectWise Taps Into Platform Economy
In the age of the cloud, it appears that the methods used to distribute applications and services are changing in ways that will require many vendors and solution providers to make some adjustments. By way of example, ConnectWise, a provider of professional services automation (PSA) software and remote management and monitoring (RMM) tools, has now…
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Channel Strategy: Whose Cloud Will You Choose?
Word Association Quiz: When you hear “Amazon” what do you think of? Perhaps some might think of Wonder Woman, but the overwhelming majority probably think about an online retail giant from which you can obtain just about anything. Since you’re reading this publication, you probably know about Amazon Web Services as a force majeure in…
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VMware and AWS: Frenemies in the Cloud
For a long time now, VMware and Amazon Web Services have been antagonists in the age the cloud. AWS is built on an implementation of the open-source Xen hypervisor that VMware views as a threat to its enterprise empire. What’s more, AWS has been calling for the obsolescence of all forms of on-premise IT since…
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Cloud Computing’s Nuances: Taking a Close Look
Cloud migration Cloud Computing’s Nuances: Taking a Close Look Sizing up the cloud maturity of a potential customer can be challenging. A CompTIA study provides insight into the cloud market’s maturity. A Work in Cloud Progress More than 90% of companies are using some form of cloud computing. Yet only 33% say they are in…
