Year: 2014
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M&As Pick Up Steam in Cloud, Mobile, Analytics Spaces
Categories: Cloud ComputingMergers and acquisitions Valuation of Tech M&As Rises At $52.4 billion for the second quarter, the aggregate value of all disclosed-value tech deals soared 57% year-over-year, despite falling 21% from a record-setting first quarter. Lots of Activity Across the IT Sector The volume of deals set a second consecutive record for any quarter in the… Read more
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Intermedia Extends Cloud’s Appeal to the Channel
More often than not, smaller is better than bigger in the channel. Intermedia, which has 5,000 active partners, has created a niche for itself by providing, among other things, Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 services to the channel, in direct competition with cloud services from Microsoft. Now, Intermedia is trying to extend its appeal in… Read more
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Business Users’ Demands for App Performance, Availability Accelerate
Categories: Tech AnalysisLost productivity Time Is of the IT Services Essence Business users are more demanding than ever. Indeed, 76% of business end users said they are not willing to wait more than an hour to contact their IT departments, 42% said they would wait only a half hour or less, and 22% are unwilling to wait… Read more
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Shadow IT ‘Menace’ Creates Channel Opportunities
Categories: Cloud ComputingShadow IT and file sharing Password Management: A Major Compliance Headache In the age of shadow IT, no one is in charge of passwords: 89% of former employees retained access to passwords. File-Sharing Services Are the Worst Compliance Issue People think of these services as their own personal cloud; 88% retained access to file-sharing services… Read more
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BYOID Is Crucial for Tech Road Maps, and Isn’t a Typo
Categories: SecurityBYOID High Level of Interest 50% of IT and 63% of business users said their interest in BYOID is high or very high. Customers engaging with the business via the Web and mobile devices were the highest rated for targeted digital identity engagement. Easier Registration 30% of IT and 49% of business user respondents agreed… Read more
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IAM in the Cloud Drives Channel Opportunities, Challenges
The identity access management (IAM) market pretty much languished on-premise. Most IT organizations were fairly content to manage passwords via Microsoft Active Directory. However, with the rise of mobile computing and shadow IT services, all that has fundamentally changed. Now many IT organizations are desperate to leverage IAM services in the cloud to help regain… Read more