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WestconGroup Launches Tech Incubation Program
WestconGroup Launches Tech Incubation Program WestconGroup launched an incubation program to identify emerging technology vendors in high-growth areas and develop global distribution relationships for their products and services. As part of the program, the distributor is looking to find vendors that have not previously used or considered distribution as a sales channel. With budgeted funding…
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Channel Reincarnates in the Age of the Cloud
There’s clearly a lot of interest these days in solution providers that are “born of the cloud,” but as is often the case in the channel, these solution providers are not being born as much as reincarnated. Operating under new names, most of the solution providers that focus mainly on the cloud are actually run…
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Tech Data Rolls Out TDCloud Globally
Tech Data Rolls Out TDCloud Worldwide Tech Data announced the global launch of TDCloud, powered by StreamOne, the company’s end-to-end provisioning, billing and marketing engine for solution providers. The Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store is now available to partners in Canada, France and the United Kingdom, and will be launched across Europe in a phased rollout over…
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A Close Look at How SMBs Are Using Cloud Services
Cloud services A Close Look at How SMBs Are Using Cloud Services A new study examines how small and midsize businesses are using cloud services and the most significant opportunities for service providers in this space. Big Spenders The 2015 U.S. cloud services market for SMBs encompasses more than 7 million SMBs that spend on…
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Cisco Plans to Acquire Piston Cloud Computing
Cisco to Acquire Piston Cloud Computing Cisco plans to acquire Piston Cloud Computing to help boost the product, delivery and operational capabilities of Cisco Intercloud Services. The Intercloud is a globally connected network of clouds, designed to deliver secure cloud services and built by Cisco and its partners. In a company blog post, Hilton Romanski,…
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Keeping Up With Security Needs Cloud Apps Create
Cloud app security Keeping Up With Security Needs Cloud Apps Create Firms have on average 100,000 files with sensitive data stored in the public cloud and 4,000 instances of exposed credentials—all potential security risks. Risky Credentials On average, 4,000 files at each organization are stored in public cloud apps containing credentials (usernames and passwords) to…
