Michael Vizard

As part of an effort to enlist partners to drive the adoption of hybrid cloud storage, Cloudian launched its first formal channel program. The two-tier global program provides registered partners with access to lead-generation, training, technical resources and marketing opportunities to help drive adothe ption of a storage appliance that makes use of cloud storage […]

Nine Key Facts About Docker Container Adoption Familiarity With Docker Containers Half of respondents are evaluating Docker containers, and one-fifth are using them. Meanwhile, 31% report they have already deployed them in production environments. Likelihood of Docker Adoption Among those not using Docker today, 24% said it is highly likely they would use the container […]

Although Hadoop represents a major opportunity for solution providers with big data expertise, setting up and configuring a Hadoop cluster can be a significant challenge. Looking to reduce that task’s complexity, MapR Technologies at the Strata + Hadoop World 2015 conference announced three Quick Start Solutions for its distribution of Hadoop. As part of a […]

Lenovo Yoga tablet Third-Quarter Revenue Rose 30% Lenovo’s net income reached $253 million on revenue of $14.1 billion in its third fiscal quarter. Profit was adversely affected by M&A-related charges in 2014. Recent Major Acquisitions Lenovo bought the x86 server business from IBM for $2.1 billion and Motorola Mobility’s mobile handset business for $2.91 billion […]

Cloud mobile device management Top Two Areas of Application Investment Mobile-device management apps (47%) topped the list of categories respondents said they are considering or planning to purchase. Business analytics/big data apps came in second (43%). Other Key App Investments A significant percentage of respondents are considering or planning investments in database/master data management apps […]

Kaseya aims to raise the stakes in the management of mobile computing devices and applications. With the release of an upgrade to its MSP platform, the company said it effectively reduces the cost of supporting mobile customers to $1 per user per month. While managed serviced providers (MSPs) may still bring in as much as […]

Mobile data A Mass Wave of Mobile Adoption By 2019, there will be 5.2 billion mobile users (up from 4.3 billion in 2014). In 2014, nearly 59% of the world’s population (7.2 billion people) was made up of mobile users; by 2019, more than 69% of the world’s population (7.6 billion people) will be mobile […]

Most vendors now understand that it is not only more profitable to sell through the channel, but that solution providers generally sell more products and services into accounts than a direct sales force does. Case in point is Lenovo, which, thanks to a heavy reliance on the channel, is surging by almost any measure applied. […]

Extreme Networks rolled out a mobile computing application for its channel partners that is intended to help them register deals faster and have a much closer relationship with the provider of network infrastructure equipment. The goal is to make Extreme Networks much easier to do business with for organizations that belong to the Extreme Partner […]

Cloud management Private Cloud Adoption Rises 69% are using the cloud, of which 43% report they are using an open-source cloud. Open-Source Cloud Use OpenStack has a 69% adoption rate. Almost half (48%) of those not currently using open-source cloud software plan to do so in the future. Reasons for Adopting Open-Source Private Cloud The […]

Selling PCs and now mobile computing devices was never an easy business to be in. In fact, making money selling those types of systems has never been harder. At the same time, however, the way end users employ these devices has fundamentally changed. Instead of having one standard notebook or desktop system that was selected […]

For as long as anyone in the channel can remember, there has been a dichotomy between solution providers that sold and leased office equipment, such as copiers, and resellers of printers. Over the years, however, the distinctions between the two have blurred, thanks mainly to the rise of managed services and cloud computing. In recognition […]