Year: 2013
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IBM Makes SMB Case for Power Series
Categories: Tech CompaniesAlthough it may seem like a distant memory, IBM is dusting off the AS/400 midrange computing strategy for the small- and midsize-business (SMB) market and applying it to its Power Systems servers that are based on proprietary IBM RISC processors. While conventional wisdom holds that x86 servers reign supreme in the SMB space, IBM recently… Read more
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CompTIA Adds Channel Training On-the-Go
By Gina Roos Starting April 1, CompTIA, a nonprofit association for the IT industry, will offer e-learning courses as part of its education and training programs for the IT channel. The initial e-learning executive certificate programs will focus on cloud-based IT services, mobile strategies and IT security. All e-learning courses include scenario-based learning opportunities, case… Read more
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Ingram Micro Mobility to Distribute Globo Products
By Gina Roos Globo plc has signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro. The deal allows the IT services and logistics solutions provider to distribute Globo’s mobility solutions for the enterprise and the small- and midsize-business (SMB) market to authorized resellers in the United States and Canada. Ingram Micro Mobility, a new business unit of… Read more
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Data Explosion Makes Backup, Recovery a Challenge
Categories: NetworkingThe Data Explosion 65% of survey respondents are managing more than 100TB of data, and 39% have more than 1PB. Read more
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Cisco Seeks to Engineer Rivals Out of Existence
Competition among vendors in the IT space has always been fierce, but in recent weeks, Cisco has moved to sharply reduce or eliminate the need for entire categories of networking and security products. That move could have major repercussions across the channel. Just unveiled is Cisco’s Integrated Services Router with Application Experience (ISR-AX), which includes… Read more
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IBM Ramps Up TMS Distribution Channel
Categories: Tech CompaniesBy Gina Roos Texas Memory Systems (TMS), an IBM company, has added Avnet Technology Solutions to its distribution roster to sell its flash-based storage solutions in the United States and Canada. Under the agreement, Avnet will sell TMS’ full line of solid-state memory solutions, including the RamSan family of shared rack mount systems and Peripheral… Read more