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Cloud Services Begin to Impact SMB ICT Shipments, Report Finds
Small to medium-size businesses in the United States are rapidly increasing their use of cloud services, which is beginning to reduce their need for on-premises information and communication technology (ICT) equipment and is also allowing them more flexibility in the types of mobile devices they use, according to a report from IT research firm AMI-Partners.…
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Cloud Computing Services on the Rise, Survey Finds
According to research from non-profit trade organization Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), investments in cloud computing solutions and services are poised to increase in the next 12 months as opportunities for information technology (IT) channel companies and their customers come into clearer focus. Nearly two-thirds of end users (64 percent) said they plan to increase…
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Dell Enhances Virtual Integrated System Architecture
Dell introduced new capabilities and services for its Virtual Integrated System architecture, which allows businesses to scale their environment up or down to match the variability of workloads. The VIS architecture incorporates modular components that integrate with customers’ existing IT environments. The company said VIS architecture components can be purchased individually and do not require…
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Pivot3 Offers Converged Storage Platform to Data Protection Market
Combined fail-over protection server and networked storage vendor Pivot3 is expanding its end markets this week with its new Data Protection Platform which it has qualified with ten ISVs. Pivot3 software aggregates the disk, network and compute resources of commodity server appliances to simplify configuration, failover-protect both storage and ISV data protection applications and open…
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IBM Acquires Data Routing Specialist Blade Network Technologies
Technology giant IBM announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Blade Network Technologies, a software and devices that route data and transactions to and from servers. The acquisition is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2010, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory reviews. Financial terms…
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A different perspective
A different perspective Both small and large providers will be affected, but the biggest impact will initially be felt with the largest vendors. A new infrastructure view Over the last two or three years, there has been a move by customers to bundling all of their IT services together for one holistic view of the…
