Year: 2016

  • Ingram Micro Looks to Extend Cloud Partner Reach

    Ingram Micro Looks to Extend Cloud Partner Reach

    Michael Vizard

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    PHOENIX—Looking to build a channel ecosystem around a broad range of cloud services, Ingram Micro this week unfurled several extensions to the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace at the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2016 conference here. The overarching Ingram Micro goal is to make it simpler for solution providers to mix and match cloud services under… Read more

  • Microsoft to Deliver Project Madeira via Channel

    Michael Vizard

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    PHOENIX—One of the frustrations that Microsoft partners have with the general shift to the cloud is that not only does the company sell Office 365 direct, but the amount of money they can actually make selling it on behalf of Microsoft is somewhat limited. But at the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2016 conference here, Microsoft… Read more

  • Fast Facts About 5 Types of Tech Training Programs

    Fast Facts About 5 Types of Tech Training Programs

    Gina Roos

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    Tech training Fast Facts About 5 Types of Tech Training Programs A new study from JPMorgan Chase examines five different types of tech training programs, and examines the pluses and minuses of each. Traditional Education: Advantages These more established programs offer recognized credentials, broad skills development and federal funding. Traditional Education: Challenges Universities potentially offer… Read more

  • IP Ownership Issues IT Consultants Should Know About

    IP Ownership Issues IT Consultants Should Know About

    Channel Insider Staff

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    By Richard L. Sampson IT consultants are often hired not just for their ability to solve knotty technical problems, i.e., “hired to invent,” but also because the hiring company wants access to the consultant’s intellectual property (“prior IP”), including issued patents and pending patent applications. Well-publicized examples of these situations are so-called “acqui-hire” deals, in… Read more

  • Brocade Deal With Ruckus Reflects Market Changes

    Brocade Deal With Ruckus Reflects Market Changes

    Michael Vizard

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    The wireless networking segment of the IT industry continues to consolidate, and the planned acquisition of Ruckus Wireless by Brocade Communications Systems for $1.2 billion is among the latest examples. The acquisition reflects how end users are consuming network technologies, and that, in turn, is creating the need for more a integrated approach to deliver… Read more

  • OpenStack Enters the Realm of Mainstream Adoption

    OpenStack Enters the Realm of Mainstream Adoption

    Michael Vizard

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    Cloud containers OpenStack Enters the Realm of Mainstream Adoption New research shows that as OpenStack technology becomes more mainstream, it is rising at the expense of VMware and Amazon Web Services offerings. Awareness of OpenStack More than half were already using OpenStack within their organizations in some form, 32% are kicking the tires and evaluating… Read more