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KPMG: Channel Profile & Services
KPMG is a veteran global network of firms specializing in audit, advisory, and tax services, with an impressive stack of technology solutions for clients addressing digital transformation. A century after the accountancy’s earliest firm started in London, the merger of KPMG in 1987 set the UK- and Dutch-based company up for the digital revolution witnessed…
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What DevOps Really Is and How You Can Integrate It into Your Business
The simplest and most understandable definition of DevOps can be drawn from the two words it is a compound of; development and operations. In the earliest days of computer programming, a programmer produced the code necessary to have the computer perform specific functions. That code was presented to the computer operations team, who loaded it…
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Microsoft Teams: Where Are the Channel Opportunities?
General availability of Microsoft Teams was in March 2017, but more than 50,000 organizations have been using the platform since it was previewed in November 2016. These customers include Accenture, Alaska Airlines, Cerner, ConocoPhillips, Deloitte, Expedia, J.B. Hunt, J. Walter Thompson, Hendrick Motorsports, Sage, Trek Bicycle and Three UK. Referring to Teams as “the chat-based…
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T-Mobile Brings Its ‘Un-carrier’ Initiative to the Channel
As a provider of wireless services, T-Mobile has been trying to shake up the telecommunications industry via what it calls its “Un-carrier” initiative, which fundamentally alters how these services are delivered. For instance, T-Mobile eliminated the two-year wireless contract, added the ability to upgrade devices twice a year and then eliminated roaming fees. Additionally, T-Mobile…
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Cisco Overhauls Its Certification, Training Programs
Driven by accelerating technology transitions and evolving job roles, Cisco has revised its Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching certification. The IT giant also updated courses for the Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) Training, and added several network programmability specialist certifications. The new or enhanced courses are designed to help IT professionals at…