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Making the Application Migration to the Cloud
Just about every IT organization these days is wrestling, to one degree or another, with trying to figure out what existing application workloads might actually be able to run in the cloud. With new applications, the decision is relatively straightforward. But most existing applications were not designed to run in the cloud. As such, there…
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Tech Decision-Makers See Cloud as Key to IT’s future
Cloud future The Future Is the Cloud 88% of respondents believe that cloud computing is the future model of IT. In terms of believing in the value of the cloud, 67% said they are “cloud believers,” 19% said they are “unconvinced” and 13.5% need more information. Cloud Adoption Grows Servers/data centers, Microsoft Exchange and co-location/backup…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Sept. 7
Westcon Boosts Cloud Practice With Verecloud Acquisition Westcon Group, a value-added distributor, has acquired the assets of Verecloud, a developer of an advanced telecom carrier-grade channel distribution platform for cloud and services solutions. Westcon plans to incorporate Verecloud into its Cloud Solutions Practice, led by former Verecloud CEO John McCawley. The platform will become the foundation of Westcon’s…
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RackWare Brings Disaster Recovery to the Cloud
RackWare aims to address enterprise disaster recovery pain points—such as cost, flexibility and automation—with a new cloud-based DR offering that delivers server protection and failover at a lower cost than a fully replicated data center. RackWare has sold its offerings primarily through direct sales as well as cloud service and managed service providers that either…
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Verizon Moves Closer to the Channel in the Cloud Age
There’s never been much love lost between traditional resellers and providers of telecommunications services. As part of an effort to secure telecommunications services, the latter group has been accused of selling network infrastructure equipment in a way that undercuts traditional resellers just to secure the contract. However, with the rise of the cloud, the relationship…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Aug. 31
Avnet Services Expands IBM Educational Portfolio The Avnet Services business unit of Avnet Technology Solutions (ATS) is expanding its IBM-related educational offerings. Avnet Services and its partners developed the courses, which will focus on key technical areas, such as AIX, business analytics, content manager, Java, and mobile development (iOS and Android). The courses will initially be…
