Year: 2014
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Demand for Custom Mobile App Development Rises Sharply
Categories: Mobile DevicesUnified Communications Mobile Enterprise App Activations First-quarter activations of mobile apps in the enterprise are up 57% quarter-over-quarter. That’s up from 54% and 43% growth in the previous two quarters. Custom Development of Mobile Applications on the Rise First-quarter custom app development rose 77% quarter-over-quarter, compared with 55% growth in the fourth quarter. Mobile Security… Read more
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EMC Launches Broad Transformation of Its Channel Program
EMC this week began to transform its channel program in a way that is designed to significantly tighten the relationship between EMC and its partners. The EMC Business Partner Program (BPP) touches on a range of things, from how partners are awarded rebates for selling EMC products to how EMC and its partners go to… Read more
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Solution Providers Should Use the Technology They Tout
When it comes to optimizing their businesses using IT, a lot of solution providers act like the proverbial cobblers’ children. They are all for customers using IT to improve their top and bottom lines using IT. But when it comes to using IT themselves to do the very same things, many solution providers are often… Read more
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Lower Prices Drive New Cloud Projects, Channel Opportunities
Categories: Cloud ComputingLower Prices Drive New Cloud Projects, Channel Opportunities Cloud Spending in 2013 37% of respondents spent $10,000 to $100,000 on cloud infrastructure last year, 23% said they spent $100,000 to $1 million, and 33% spent less than $10,000. Higher Spending in 2014 Almost one-quarter of respondents expect to spend up to 25% more this year… Read more
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Channel Customers Are Ripe for Disaster Exposure
Categories: StorageData disasters Indecent Exposure 88% of IT consultants have a disaster-recovery plan for their clients, but 39% don’t believe these clients are properly prepared for a large-scale disaster or outage. Data Downtime 79% say it would take “hours” to restore data due to these incidents, and 19% say it would take several days. Integrity Oversight,… Read more
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IT Channel Businesses Remain Confident in Q2 Despite Some Concerns
Categories: PartnersIT Channel Businesses Remain Confident in Q2 Despite Some Concerns Building Confidence The IT industry business confidence index edged up 1.1 points, reaching 61.3 (out of 100) in the second quarter of 2014. Sleepless Nights Price-sensitive customers who are holding back on spending are keeping 49% of respondents up at night. Other big concerns include… Read more