Year: 2013
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Big Data Means Big Prospects for the Channel
Categories: StorageBig Data Means Big Prospects for the Channel Does Your Organization Have a Big Data Initiative Under Way? The vast majority are in some stage of big data deployment. Yes, operational and in production: 32%, Yes, under consideration: 31%, Yes, completed: 28%, Nothing planned: 9% Big Data Budgets Within three years, 50% say big data… Read more
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Avnet Develops HP Converged Infrastructure Products
Categories: Tech CompaniesAvnet Technology Solutions has released six Avnet-configured Hewlett-Packard converged infrastructure offerings based on the HP VirtualSystem. These products, available exclusively for Avnet’s HP channel partners in the U.S. and Canada, are designed to help accelerate converged infrastructure initiatives, simplify system management and improve IT performance at their end customers, said Avnet. Converged infrastructure, also known… Read more
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Flash Storage Drives Major Channel Opportunities
Flash storage—which in all its forms is likely to be the biggest thing to hit the data center in 2013—creates opportunities for solution providers to help customers reinvent how primary storage is managed. Flash memory has been around for more than 20 years. However, with the advent of smartphones and tablets, consumer demand for flash… Read more
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Arrow, Intel Alliance Supports Converged Infrastructure Market
Categories: News and TrendsTo help its North American solution providers leverage x86 market opportunities, Arrow Electronics has expanded its support for the converged infrastructure market with dedicated resources and an alliance with Intel. New resources for this market include pre-sales engineering services, demand generation, education and integration services through its Empower enablement program. The Empower program is designed… Read more
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Lenovo Exec Looks to the Channel’s Mobile Computing Future
Categories: Mobile DevicesA cursory examination of the financial results of some PC manufacturers might lead someone to conclude that the whole space is in a free fall. Yet vendors such as Lenovo are putting up strong gains that include a 22 percent jump in net income and 9 percent jump in revenue in the fiscal first quarter.… Read more
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Ingram Micro Adds to Its Cloud Portfolio via SoftCom Buy
Ingram Micro has acquired SoftCom, a cloud marketplace and global service provider, in a move to enhance the distribution giant’s cloud services and aggregation platform, and boost its cloud services portfolio for the small and midsized business (SMB) IT channel. Toronto-based SoftCom’s offerings include domain name management, Web hosting and cloud infrastructure services, and other… Read more