Year: 2014
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Managing Mobile App Development Challenges
Categories: Mobile DevicesMobile app dev and the cloud Missing Mobile Expectations Nearly half (45%) reported missing app deployment success goals (such as number of apps, quality of apps, budget, business impact and time expectations). The Trouble With Mobile App Development Many organizations underestimate the complexities involved. Nearly one in five failed to meet budget requirements, and a… Read more
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Mobile Market Shifts Toward Android, but Apple Still Dominates
Categories: Mobile DevicesTablet applications Demand Grows for Mobile Apps in the Enterprise Demand for mobile app expertise continues unabated. Overall, enterprise application activations increased 20% quarter over quarter. Application Activations on Tablets App activations got a big boost from Microsoft Office. Document editing, document access and custom apps are the top three apps. Application Activations on Smartphones… Read more
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Aug. 10
Avnet Technology Solutions has signed a distribution agreement with Nutanix to distribute its web-scale converged infrastructure solution in the United States and Canada. Under this agreement, Avnet will provide its channel partners with the Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform, which partners can use to design and develop converged compute and storage infrastructure for virtualized data centers. The… Read more
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11 Important Facts to Know About IT Security
Categories: SecurityIT security report Number of Exploit Kits Drops Sharply Law enforcement is becoming more effective, but new kits are always being developed. The number of exploit kits has dropped by 87% since the alleged creator of the widely popular Blackhole exploit kit was arrested last year. Know Your Exploits Not every vulnerability translates into an… Read more
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Arcserve Heads Back to the Channel Future
Back in the day, Arcserve was a leading light of the channel that rode many of those relationships into becoming a leader in the backup and recovery software market. Then Arcserve was acquired by what became CA Technologies, and it became something of a challenge for solution providers in the channel to navigate their way… Read more
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IoT Brings Channel New World of Opportunity, Challenges
PHOENIX—It was gratifying that there weren’t many buzzwords being bandied about at ChannelCon 2014, CompTIA’s gathering here this week of channel professionals. I only heard “paradigm shift” once, and it was during an Aug. 6 panel discussion on the Internet of things, or IoT. Almost apologizing for using what’s sometimes considered a catchphrase, panelist Dave… Read more