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Avnet Cloud Marketplace Makes Its Debut
Avnet Launches Cloud Marketplace Avnet rolled out Avnet Cloud Marketplace, which is designed to be a one-stop shop offering a wide range of solutions from leading cloud service providers, flexible payment models and a cloud management toolset. The marketplace enables U.S. and Canadian partners to offer cloud-based services through consumption- and subscription-based models and “create…
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How to Leverage Cloud Subscription Sales
By now, we’ve all seen the traditional bar chart going up and to the right showing how monthly recurring revenue (MRR) builds upon itself. Each contract you sell pays commissions monthly. When you sell more contracts that’s more commissions. More sales, more commissions. Over time, you reach the point where the total of all of…
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OpenStack Addresses Network Orchestration Layer
While the OpenStack community likes to present a unified front to the outside world, inside the various projects that make up the OpenStack framework, there is a lot of frustration with the Neutron networking component of OpenStack. Much of that frustration stems from the fact that after five years of effort Neutron still doesn’t scale…
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10 Facts the Channel Should Know About Containers
Containers 10 Facts the Channel Should Know About Containers Solution providers should take note of how containers are enabling the development of microservices that will change how apps are built, deployed and managed. Adoption of Containers 35% are making broad use of containers or have standardized on them. Another third are either using them in…
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AWS Unveils New Partner Competencies
AWS Unveils New Partner Competencies Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced three new AWS Partner Network (APN) Competencies at re:Invent 2015, targeting partners who have demonstrated expertise and success in DevOps, cloud migration and the Internet of things. The new APN DevOps Competency launched with 27 qualified partners offering software, services, and solutions. Both the new APN…
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Equinix Offers Azure ExpressRoute for Office 365
Equinix Cloud Exchange Offers Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute for Office 365 Equinix Cloud Exchange is one of the first providers to offer enterprises access to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute for Office 365. ExpressRoute for Office 365, a private, secure link to Microsoft’s Azure data centers via partner network and data center operators, is available through the Cloud Exchange in…
