Year: 2015
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Ingram Micro Aims to Keep Boosting Its Cloud Clout
Ingram Micro has significantly enhanced its cloud program over the past few months with several major additions to its Cloud Marketplace portfolio and the expansion of its marketplace to 13 global locations, supporting more than 3,500 channel partners. Currently, the U.S. Cloud Marketplace includes 15 vendors and 60 cloud solutions. “Ingram Micro is a master… Read more
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Priorities Shift as Use of Cloud Services Matures
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud security Priorities Shift as Use of Cloud Services Matures Solution providers across the channel should take note that the most important attribute of any cloud service is now considered to be the level of security it provides. Responsibility for Acquiring Cloud Services IT is now clearly more involved with purchasing; 43% of study participants… Read more
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Breach Recovery Costs More in Virtual Environments
Categories: SecuritySecurity breach costs Breach Recovery Costs More in Virtual Environments Security breaches on virtual environments cost enterprises more than those on physical environments and lead to the added cost of hiring outside experts. High Virtualization Usage 62% of businesses use virtualization in one form or another. Twice the Cost Businesses pay twice as much to… Read more
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New Dell Business Unit Focuses on DIY Customers
Categories: Tech CompaniesMoving to create a business unit that focuses specifically on high-volume customer accounts, Dell announced the creation of a new line of business within the Dell Enterprise Solutions organization that focuses on the IT needs of Web-scale companies, telecommunications service providers, hosting companies, oil and gas firms, and research organizations. What all these customers have… Read more
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The Trouble With OpenStack
Some five years after the launch of OpenStack as a cloud management framework, the platform’s adoption continues to be artificially constrained. While there have been some notable implementations by IT organizations with a lot of internal IT engineering talent at their disposal, mass adoption of OpenStack has yet to occur for a variety of technical… Read more
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16 Key Acquisitions the Channel Should Watch
Categories: Tech CompaniesTech acquisitions 16 Key Acquisitions the Channel Should Watch We examined this year’s crop of acquisitions that could affect the channel. Here, we look at 16 key deals, although there are many more. Accenture Acquires FusionX Accenture acquired FusionX, a Washington, D.C.-based security company, to strengthen its security practice to help customers assess and respond… Read more