Year: 2015
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Talk to Customers About Testing Backup Systems
With World Backup Day on March 31, it’s the optimal time for channel partners to talk to customers about their backup systems and how to test them to mitigate potential data loss risks. Dave Maffei, vice president of global channel sales at cloud backup specialist Carbonite, offered his insights on backup tests that channel partners… Read more
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After Strong 2014, Execs See Even Better 2015
Categories: CareersAfter Strong 2014, Execs See Even Better 2015 Sunny Sentiment 76% of survey respondents said their companies met or beat revenue targets in 2014, and 71% said business conditions will improve in 2015. Distinguishing Factors 43% said sales and marketing efforts will emerge as a top determination of success for this year, while 34% said… Read more
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10 Quick Facts About Windows Server 2003 Migration
Categories: Tech AnalysisWindows Server 2003 migration Windows Server 2003 Migration Madness A full 94% of those polled are aware that Microsoft is ending support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. Of those, 63% have either already migrated or partly migrated, and another 28% are in the planning stages. Making the Windows Server 2003 Deadline Just… Read more
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Startup Rubrik Receives $10M Capital Infusion
Startup Rubrik Receives Capital Infusion Emerging from stealth mode, Rubrik Inc. has received $10 million in Series A funding, which the startup has earmarked for its new Converged Data Management platform, which the company said will eliminate the need for backup software. Rubrik—founded by key engineers from Google, Facebook, VMware and Data Domain—also announced its… Read more
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10 Key Facts About Shifting Cloud Patterns
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud security Privacy Preferences 52% said they’re planning to migrate apps and/or data that were primarily part of a public cloud environment to a hosted, private cloud within the next year, and 19% said they’ll migrate these apps and/or data to an on-premise cloud model. Moving Off Premises Within two years, survey participants said their… Read more
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Knowledge Vault Launches Channel Program
Knowledge Vault, which officially launched its cloud-based auditing, reporting and management platform in December 2014, recently unveiled a channel program. Initially targeting the Microsoft Office 365 application suite, the new program provides licensing for value-added resellers (VARs), IT consulting firms and managed service providers (MSPs), helping them generate new revenue by providing analytics, auditing and… Read more