Year: 2016
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Dell Technologies Commits to Unified Global Channel
Categories: Tech CompaniesAt the EMC World 2016 conference this week, the newly christened Dell Technologies company that will emerge after the merger of EMC and Dell is officially completed this summer will have one single channel program for partners to navigate. While the details of that program are still being worked out, Julie Christiansen, senior director for… Read more
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Datto Rolls Out File Sync Services for MSPs
As part of an overall strategy to unseat providers of consumer-grade file synchronization and share services, Datto unveiled its Datto Drive service through which its managed service provider (MSP) partners can offer this capability themselves. To back that effort up, Datto is also making available the first million instances of Datto Drive to its partners… Read more
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Cloud Solution Provider Paradox: Promise and Problems
The cloud solution provider faces a complicated paradox: There is no shortage of opportunities—or obstacles—in this burgeoning field. This irony, though common in the business world, is particularly pronounced in the channel. The movement of workloads in the cloud challenges business models that many solution providers have relied on for decades. A key issue for… Read more
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10 Key Facts About Cloud Migration Challenges
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud migration timelines 10 Key Facts About Cloud Migration Challenges Channel partners can play a role in cloud deployments and management services to reduce downtime and ensure the migrations go as smoothly as possible. Migration Plans Across organizations of all sizes, public clouds and private clouds are expected to grow 22% and 15%, respectively, year-over-year… Read more
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CompTIA: Make New Processes Part of the ‘Security Mix’
Categories: SecuritySecurity discussion CompTIA: Make New Processes Part of the ‘Security Mix’ Risk analysis, compliance management and cloud provider evaluation must be “part of the security mix,” CompTIA said. Customer education also needs attention. Big Sellers in Security 38% of respondents said firewalls are their biggest seller, while 20% rank antivirus at the top of their… Read more
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Path to OpenStack Adoption Starts With Certification
One sign that an emerging technology has achieved a level of maturity worth creating a technology practice around is that a certification becomes available for it. Such is the case with the OpenStack cloud management framework. The OpenStack Foundation announced the new Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA) exam that solution providers and their customers can require… Read more