Year: 2009

  • Virtualization Will Be a Driver for 2010 Server Refresh

    Jessica Davis

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    Server vendors are at the ready as 2010 approaches, awaiting what could be a significant refresh of server hardware. Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM and even Cisco Systems have introduced new server hardware as the new year approaches. That’s because some IT organizations have used virtualization as a tactic to postpone server hardware upgrades during the recession.… Read more

  • Intel to Ante Up $1.25 Billion to Settle Suits with AMD

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Intel Corp will pay rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc $1.25 billion to settle all outstanding legal disputes, in a move that can hasten the resolution of Intel’s antitrust troubles. AMD, whose shares jumped 22 percent, agreed to withdraw essentially all its regulatory complaints and litigation against Intel, ending a global campaign that… Read more

  • Cloud Fueling SMB Growth for VARs

    Cloud Fueling SMB Growth for VARs

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Cloud Fueling SMB Growth for VARs The cloud is hot, for sure, but what’s the SMB opportunity? A new report from AMI Research shows that remote managed IT services for small to medium size businesses is set to grow rapidly in North America over the next five years. Inside, we take a deeper look at… Read more

  • Microsoft, IBM Prime for RFID`s Next Wave

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    When it comes to RFID, the buzz has subsided and most budgets have dried up. Today, leery customers search first for RFID’s business impact. No brainer, right? Think back to 2004 and the budding RFID mania. Analysts and industry watchers sat perched on the edge of their chairs, watching and waiting for RFID adoption to… Read more

  • Juniper’s Marketing Epiphany

    Carolyn April

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    I had a chance to sit down with channel veteran Frank Vitagliano in New York a couple of weeks back. Vitagliano, as many of you know, was a mainstay among IBM channel executives for more than 20 years, and for the last four years has been heading up Juniper’s channel program—more like crafting it, actually.… Read more

  • Is Server Hassle Pushing IT to the Cloud

    Is Server Hassle Pushing IT to the Cloud

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Is Server Hassle Pushing IT to the Cloud Off to the CloudThere is a lot driving the cloud, including the hassle of managing servers. A recent survey of 441 IT professionals revealed that the majority of businesses would “love to never have to buy another server again.” Channel Insider takes a look at the Rackspace… Read more