Year: 2013
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Ingram Micro Offers Custom Computing to Partners
Categories: News and TrendsIngram Micro now offers its Artizen portfolio of customizable high-performance computing (HPC) solutions and services to all of its U.S. channel partners to help them address increased demand for greater computing power and customization. The portfolio was initially introduced in limited release in mid-2012, but channel partners now have access to the entire portfolio, including… Read more
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Channel Eyes Alternatives to the Windows Desktop
Categories: News and TrendsWith the vast majority of IT organizations still running Windows XP, it’s apparent that a significant upgrade opportunity lies ahead for the channel. What’s not clear is what form that upgrade will take. While Microsoft still dominates the corporate desktop, alternatives such as the Apple Macintosh and Google Apps have clearly gained momentum. Microsoft, meanwhile,… Read more
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Volatile Clouds Create Channel Opportunities
Not all clouds are created equal, which helps explain why there are so many of them. Many solution providers expect to see growth of cloud computing in the channel, but they wonder which vendors to go with. Like most emerging markets, the cloud computing space is volatile. IBM, for example, recently surprised many in the… Read more
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How Government IT Spending Is Evolving
Categories: Cloud ComputingWorldwide IT Spending by Government Organizations Federal spending on IT is projected to total $449.5 billion in 2013. Previous forecast was for 0.2% growth over last year. But downgraded to a dip of 0.1% from 2012. Read more
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Managed Security Services Gain Momentum
By Ericka Chickowski Traditional security vendors and managed security service providers (MSSP) vied for attention at the Gartner Security Summit. The spate of announcements made at this event should underscore for channel partners the momentum behind security services and cloud deployments in the security niche, which has traditionally held on to on-premise models longer than… Read more
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Tech Data Delivers HP Portal for US Resellers
Tech Data has unveiled its HP Advanced Customer Experience Solution (ACES) configuration portal, developed to help partners proactively manage requests, and track service levels and turnaround times. Available to all Tech Data’s U.S. reseller partners, HP ACES streamlines the solution sales process by simplifying the ordering and tracking process, and providing real-time progress reporting on… Read more