Year: 2016
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Cisco Plans to Buy Jasper to Help Pave IoT Path
Categories: NetworkingWhile the Internet of things (IoT) represents a multibillion dollar opportunity for the channel, how these technologies will find their way to market will vary widely. In fact, while it’s clear there will be lots of embedded systems, gateways and networks involved, how those devices will be managed is less clear. Although many IT organizations… Read more
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Confidence in the Cloud Keeps Growing
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud confidence Confidence in the Cloud Keeps Growing A new survey reveals some of the trends changing the role of IT as more businesses move to the cloud and what organizations are doing to reduce security risks. Rising Confidence in the Cloud 64.9% of IT leaders think of the cloud as secure or more secure… Read more
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Veritas Looks to Information Management Services
Categories: Tech CompaniesNow that Veritas Technologies, which officially spun out of Symantec this week to become an independent entity, is making it clear that it is looking to the channel to help drive the adoption of new classes of information management services. Rather than thinking in terms of simply managing storage, the opportunity before Veritas and its… Read more
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Enterprise Interest in SDN Adoption Picks Up Steam
Categories: NetworkingEnterprise Interest in SDN Adoption Picks Up Steam Enterprise Interest in SDN Adoption Picks Up Steam Driven by the need to reduce costs and increase IT agility, enterprise adoption of software-defined networking is rising rapidly, a new study finds. Rate of SDN Adoption The study finds that 28% already use some form of SDN, 21%… Read more
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Smarter Channel Hones Customer Relationship Skills
Categories: News and Trends“Fix the customer first” is one of the first adages most service and support people learn when they first begin their training. Legendary tales are shared about the service technician whose skills were the poorest on the team, yet customers kept requesting that person because he or she kept them fully informed and was pleasant… Read more
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12 Key Facts About the True Costs of Data Breaches
Categories: SecurityData breaches 12 Key Facts About the True Costs of Data Breaches Organizations can reduce the cost of breaches when they have the right processes and protections in place to minimize exposure, a new study concludes. Biggest Breaches The root causes of the breaches were hacking/malware (35%), unauthorized access (27%) and physical theft (23%). Financial… Read more