Year: 2016
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A Look at the HPE, Micro Focus Deal
Categories: News and TrendsIn one of those complex transactions that don’t seem to have much immediate impact on product strategy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise revealed it has a majority stake in a new Micro Focus entity that combines the existing assets of Micro Focus with what HPE designated as non-core software assets. As part of this deal, HPE software… Read more
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Tech Data Adds Windows 10 Service to Cloud Program
As part of an effort to give IT service providers more control over the desktop, Tech Data has launched a subscription service for the enterprise edition of Windows 10. The goal of Tech Data’s Windows 10 Enterprise E3 program is to make it simpler for service providers to license a full suite of Microsoft cloud… Read more
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Mobile Ransomware Threat Continues to Climb
Categories: Mobile DevicesRansomware Mobile Ransomware Threat Continues to Climb Quick Heal Technologies found that a large leap in ransomware detection, at 200 percent, occurred in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the first quarter. Mobile Ransomware Spike Mobile ransomware detection increased 200% in Q2 2016, which amounts to nearly 50% of all ransomware detected in 2015.… Read more
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Dell Completes EMC Buyout, Channel Watches Closely
While Sept. 7 might mark Dell Technologies’ first official day as an entity that includes EMC, solution providers will find themselves dealing with multiple business units and organizations underneath what amounts to, for all practical purposes, a holding company. The three main elements of Dell Technologies are a client division henceforth to be simply known… Read more
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8 Key Facts the Channel Should Know About VMware
Categories: VirtualizationNetwork security 8 Key Facts the Channel Should Know About VMware VMware has embraced a multi-pronged strategy that spans multiple clouds and extends to a broad array of emerging container and open-source technologies. Multi-Cloud Is Central to Strategy VMware estimates that 73% of application workloads are still running on traditional IT platforms. At that rate,… Read more
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Becoming a Born-in-the-Cloud Provider: A Simple Guide
By Carmen Sorice and Cristina Greysman It’s clear that the cloud has changed how business is conducted. What is perhaps less clear is how it’s reshaping the traditional reseller channel as well as creating a whole new world of “born-in-the-cloud” partners. A Primer for Born-in-the-Cloud Providers IPED Consulting and Research has defined five types of… Read more