Year: 2016
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Huawei to Press Its U.S. Market Case
Categories: Tech CompaniesWhen it comes Huawei, two immutable facts are hard to ignore. First, Huawei is a multibillion company that sells massive amounts of networking, server and storage infrastructure worldwide. The second is that, going as far back as 2012, Huawei has been something of a pariah to the U.S. government. Suspicions concerning how closely aligned Huawei… Read more
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Hyperconvergence Wars Escalate Across Channel
Categories: News and TrendsThe fierce fight for dominance over hyperconverged systems—which combine servers and storage into a single offering—escalated considerably in the channel, following a move by Nutanix to allow its software to be deployed on servers manufactured by Cisco. While Nutanix initially pursued a hardware strategy in the last year, the company has also opted to make… Read more
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Public Cloud’s Coming of Age a Boon to the Channel
Categories: Cloud ComputingPublic cloud Public Cloud’s Coming of Age a Boon to the Channel As the use of public cloud services becomes more widespread, reliance on third-party services to manage those clouds is increasing. Public Cloud Use 84% of respondents are using public clouds today. Surprisingly, nearly half (49%) report using the Google Cloud Platform, 48% using… Read more
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Pulseway Aims to Alter RMM Economics for MSPs
Categories: Managed ServicesMost managed service providers live and die by the quality of IT support they can remotely deliver. The difference between success and failure often comes down to how many end users each technician can quickly support. Looking to transform those economics, Pulseway launched an edition of its remote monitoring and management (RMM) software that is… Read more
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Caveat Emptor: Security Issues Key in M&A Deals
Categories: SecuritySecurity costs It’s no secret that safeguarding business and customer data is a big concern for companies. In mergers and acquisitions (M&As) world, cyber-security is a hot button. With nearly 800 data breaches in the United State last year, according to Identity Theft Resource Center, coupled with the hefty cost of these attacks, acquirers are… Read more
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MSPs in the Cloud World: Exploring Opportunities
Categories: Managed ServicesBy Dan Phillips Cloud computing has fundamentally changed the way channel providers do business. It has introduced a whole new set of services for them to sell, on a subscription basis, to customers that are often feeling their way into an uncertain market. The good news is that cloud growth is accelerating, and with some… Read more