Year: 2015
-
Ingram to Acquire Odin Service Automation Platform
Categories: News and TrendsIngram Micro to Acquire Odin Service Automation Platform Ingram Micro will acquire certain assets from Parallels Holdings Ltd., a provider of commercial cloud management platform technologies, connectors, billing systems and professional services. Under the terms of the transaction, Ingram Micro will acquire the Parallels Odin Service Automation platform along with associated cloud management technologies, intellectual property… Read more
-
Self-Service BI Still Has a Little Ways to Go
Categories: Tech AnalysisBI Self-Service BI Still Has a Little Ways to Go A new survey of business and IT pros finds a great deal of interest in self-service business intelligence, but the ability to implement it is lagging. Importance of Self-Service BI Tools 91% of respondents said it is important for business users to access the data… Read more
-
Channel Marketing Requires Pleasant Persistence
“I threw $10,000 out on that last marketing event,” complained one VAR owner to another. “I got absolutely nothing out of it.” The other VAR owner looked at him and asked, “What was your last marketing activity before this event?” The first owner thought for a moment. “About a year ago, we sent out a… Read more
-
Wanted: Security Analytics Skills and Resources
Categories: SecuritySecurity and analytics Wanted: Security Analytics Skills and Resources A new study points to a lack of skills and dedicated resources as major obstacles to detecting and mitigating security breaches and other threats. Skills Gap 59% of respondents cite a lack of skills and dedicated resources as the main obstacles to detecting and acting on… Read more
-
Cloud App Integration Challenges Limit Demand
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud data integration Cloud App Integration Challenges Limit Demand The integration of applications across hybrid IT environments is limited by the quality of the tools available, a new study finds. Top Data Integration Initiatives The top data integration initiatives include migrating data from one system to another (42%), from back office to front office (37%),… Read more
-
New Ways to Solve Channel Management Complexities
Categories: News and TrendsBy Michael Kerman OK, I’ll admit it—I love trees. This summer, I went camping for the first time in years. I forgot how much I love the sight of the tree canopy against the blue sky, providing deep shade even at midday, and the giant cedar towering over tiny saplings, each trying to become the… Read more