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A Dozen Reflections on Clouds, Mobility and More
Cloud migration Clouds Are Becoming Ubiquitous More than 90% of companies CompTIA surveyed claim some form of cloud computing. This percentage has continued to edge up in the past few years. What Is Spurring Move to Cloud? 41% of respondents said cloud computing is pushing them in new directions; 36% pointed to customer demand for…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Aug. 17
Arrow Teams Up With Information Builders Information Builders, a provider of business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity and integration solutions, is partnering with Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions to help small companies leverage advanced BI solutions without the involvement of IT. Arrow will distribute Information Builders’ WebFOCUS Express offering, which provides advanced BI benefits typically limited to large…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Aug. 10
Avnet Technology Solutions has signed a distribution agreement with Nutanix to distribute its web-scale converged infrastructure solution in the United States and Canada. Under this agreement, Avnet will provide its channel partners with the Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform, which partners can use to design and develop converged compute and storage infrastructure for virtualized data centers. The…
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IoT Brings Channel New World of Opportunity, Challenges
PHOENIX—It was gratifying that there weren’t many buzzwords being bandied about at ChannelCon 2014, CompTIA’s gathering here this week of channel professionals. I only heard “paradigm shift” once, and it was during an Aug. 6 panel discussion on the Internet of things, or IoT. Almost apologizing for using what’s sometimes considered a catchphrase, panelist Dave…
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12 Reasons IT Infrastructure Still Matters in the Cloud Age
Cloud infrastructure IT Infrastructure Investments Over Next 12 Months Investments in IT infrastructure may finally be on the rise. Of the 67% that will increase spending, 37% report they will increase spending 5% to 10%. Top Technology Drivers of IT Investments Many organizations now have a better handle on the true cost of enterprise computing:…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Aug. 3
Tech Data Mobile Solutions Enhances Cloud-Based Partner Portal Tech Data Mobile Solutions has improved CellManage, its cloud-based portal that centralizes the management of mobile devices through integration with wireless carriers, enterprise mobility management (EMM) and corporate IT systems. The enhancements provide resellers with a platform to manage asset tracking, billing, deployment and procurement of mobile…
