Jessica Davis

Image by revger via Flickr Don’t be surprised if Dell or Oracle goes outside its normal acquisition targets next time around. That’s according to Dr. Bijan Salehizadeh, a general partner at venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners–a firm that specializes in the space where medicine and IT intersect. Salehizadeh, who is also a medical doctor, […]

Intel has rolled out a new line of six-core Westmere EP Xeon processors with new systems coming from computer vendors such as Dell, HP and IBM. The public introduction coincides with the chip giant’s Intel Solutions Summit in Las Vegas with the company’s system builder and other channel partners. The new server processors offer better […]

Large enterprises looking to move some or all of their IT infrastructures to third-party cloud providers have taken pause when it comes time for action due to concerns about moving data that they are responsible for to an infrastructure out of their complete control. After all, it’s still the Wild West out there when it […]

Do tech professionals who earn project management certifications really earn more money? That’s what Dice Learning found in a recent survey of 17,000 tech professionals. Dice ranked the 10 Top Tech Certifications to Boost Your Salary from data from the survey. Dice executives told Channel Insider that it was impossible to tell how much a […]

Ruckus Wireless executives told Channel Insider that 802.11n sales made up only 25 percent of overall WiFi access point sales in 2009, and that may be due to two factors. First, some customers may have been waiting for the final ratification of the IETF 802.11n standard, which only happened in October 2009. But others may […]

Turning Customers Back On to Telepresence Got Telepresence?For business looking to reduce travel costs, increase collaboration or even conduct distance training, telepresence offers a compelling solution of high definition, immersive video conferencing. But at a time when so many companies have delayed big capital expenses, telepresence investments may also have fallen by the wayside. Cisco […]

Interested in desktop virtualization and thin-client technology, but just feel like you need to see it work before you’re ready to look into it further? Well, the VMware Express is for you. The 18-wheeler truck will be rolling on a U.S. tour this year and is likely coming to a town near you. Look inside: […]

Tech Certifications that Pay Certifications combined with in-demand skill sets can yield better pay at all experience levels, according to a recent survey of 17,000 IT professionals conducted by Dice Learning. Here they are, from lowest to highest paying. PMP The Project Management Professional certification shows that technology professionals have the knowledge and skills to […]

Technology offerings for the channel around health care may have been slow to start, but now more vendors and distributors are launching special programs and partnerships that target the health care vertical, designed to help VARs target economic stimulus funds and get into the broader market. Cases in point are announcements from two big companies […]

Image via Wikipedia Power and cooling and IT naturally go together, right? They directly impact each other, sure. And they ultimately should be managed together. But at most companies those functions have typically fallen under the purview of two different departments, reporting to different business leaders with different objectives and different perceived value to the […]

CA will acquire IT performance and availability monitoring solution vendor Nimsoft in an all-cash deal worth $350 million. Redwood City, Calif.-based Nimsoft bills itself as a provider of those monitoring solutions for both emerging enterprises and managed service providers. CA said the acquisition “significantly expands its ability to meet IT management needs of emerging enterprises […]

Rackspace is relaunching its hosted e-mail and application reseller partner program to add tools, training, more program features and structure. The announcement at the company’s first partner conference in Atlanta this week follows updates for Rackspace’s managed services and Rackspace Cloud programs to increase the company’s presence in the channel. The new channel investments also […]