Year: 2016
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The Gender Gap in IT: Girls and Technology
Categories: CareersThe Gender Gap in IT: Girls and Technology The Gender Gap in IT: Girls and Technology At a time when gender and age diversity, as well as ensuring an adequate supply of skilled IT pros for the future, are crucial issues, CompTIA examines factors that discourage girls from entering the tech industry. Parents Role 33%… Read more
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Channel Advantage: Diverse Tech in the Data Center
Categories: News and TrendsCloud maintenance Channel Advantage: Diverse Tech in the Data Center Complexity has always been good to, and for, the channel. The days when solution providers could afford to specialize in a narrow segment of data center technologies are now long over. Use of Cloud Services to Deploy Applications 51% of companies now use IaaS, 22%… Read more
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CompTIA: Digital Disruption, From the Cloud to VR
Categories: News and TrendsMerriam-Webster gives the definition of “disrupt” as “break apart,” “throw into disorder” or “interrupt the normal course or unity of” something. All those terms apply to digital disruption. At ChannelCon 2016 this past summer, speakers examined how the cloud has been the catalyst for digital disruption that has reshaped business models and led to new… Read more
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Cisco, Salesforce Alliance a Boon to the Channel
Categories: News and TrendsEvery once in a great while two great channel ecosystems come together in a way that holds the promise of creating a raft of new opportunities that many would have otherwise overlooked. One example of such a promising arrangement is the broad-ranging alliance between Cisco and Salesforce. As part of the deal, Cisco collaboration and… Read more
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Multiple Clouds Are the New IT Norm
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud deployment Multiple Clouds Are the New IT Norm All forms of cloud computing are maturing quickly. As IT organizations gain more confidence in their cloud capabilities, they are more open to adopting technologies such as microservices and IoT apps. Cloud Adoption Rises 68% of organizations use some form of cloud, representing a 61% increase… Read more
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New Cisco Services Aimed at Accelerating Cloud Adoption
Cisco has rolled out a new set of Cloud Professional Services to help businesses optimize their cloud environments, addressing the challenges and obstacles that the company covered in a new cloud report and through its Business Cloud Advisor online tool that helps customers assess their cloud readiness and associated benefits. Channel partners employ the tool… Read more