Year: 2016
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Citrix Makes Nice With Microsoft Again
Categories: PartnersAs with most relationships, the alliance between Microsoft and Citrix is complicated. The two companies have a partnership that extends back for decades. When a customer wants to deploy a thin client using some form of desktop virtualization, Microsoft almost always points them in the direction of Citrix. But in recent years, the companies have… Read more
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Security Rises in Importance Among IT Pros
Categories: SecurityIT Security Security Rises in Importance Among IT Pros IT security is a higher priority than in the past, but nearly half those polled said their companies’ existing security products and processes are good enough. IT Security Finally Becomes a Priority 44% say IT security is now a significantly higher priority today than it was… Read more
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Tech Data Creates Dedicated Security Unit
Categories: SecurityIn the last couple of years, IT security has gone from an afterthought to a fundamental component of any IT solution. Most IT organizations today would not dream of deploying an IT solution that didn’t include a comprehensive approach to securing it. In recognition of that new reality, Tech Data has created a dedicated Security… Read more
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Channel Opportunity: Remedying Data Management Woes
Categories: Tech AnalysisData quality Channel Opportunity: Remedying Data Management Woes Solution providers can help solve data management challenges that are taxing IT organizations and have a direct impact on their revenue and costs. The Trouble With Data Quality 40% were very confident in their organizations’ data quality management (DQM) practices or the quality of data within their… Read more
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Channel Transformation to Drive Acquisition Wave
Categories: News and TrendsAs the way organizations consume IT continues to evolve, a subtle change in how solution providers are perceived and valued is expected to drive a channel transformation that will bring about a new wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). The main impetus behind this budding channel trend is that end customers are increasingly tying the… Read more
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Lenovo Looks to Channel to Sell Hyperconverged Servers
Categories: Tech CompaniesDespite acquiring IBM’s x86 server business in 2014, the amount of sway that Lenovo holds in the server market today is fairly small. In fact, the majority of what market share it does have in the server category is made up of low-end tower servers typically found in small offices. Lenovo is looking to change… Read more