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NetApp Terminates its Bid for Data Domain
In the end, cash proved a formidable foe. Nearly two months after making a splash with plans to acquire Data Domain, NetApp has terminated the merger agreement, not willing to get into a further bidding battle with storage rival EMC. The final blow? EMC, which has been locked in a bidding tug-of-war to buy the…
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7 Musts to Drive Your Disaster Recovery Strategy
7 Musts to Drive Your Disaster Recovery Strategy Determine what customers can and can’t live without. “Some applications and infrastructure are must-haves, some are unimportant and some are might-have-to-haves,” says Edward Minyard, a Certified Continuity Manager with consulting firm Accenture. No Title Continuously exercise your plan, testing it for flaws and weak points. A disaster…
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Technology Resellers Get Credit Help from Fujitsu, GE Capital
Resellers now have another option when it comes to obtaining financing for Fujitsu America-branded products. GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance arm is offering extended distribution financing programs—60-day payment terms—for resellers who source Fujitsu America products through distributors D&H, Tech Data or Synnex. Fujitsu isn’t the first to launch such a program. Several vendors and distributors have…
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Who Says Silicon Valley’s the Startup Hub?
Launching an IT company in Indianapolis isn’t as sexy as Silicon Valley, but the economics are pretty appealing. Just ask Jeff Ready, an Indiana native, who has spent the majority of his career launching startups in Silicon Valley. Recently, he decided to move back to the Midwest to be closer to extended family. The move…
