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Docker Steps Up Its Channel Strategy
Aiming to drive more business in the direction of partners that are more invested in its complete portfolio, Docker Inc. has revamped its channel program. Although developers have widely embraced Docker containers, Docker Inc. also is trying to build a company around providing platforms, such as Docker DataCenter—which includes the Docker Universal Control Plane, Docker…
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The Growing Importance of Cloud Service Providers
With more application workloads moving into the cloud, vendors are starting to put greater emphasis on forging partnerships with cloud service providers. Rather than reselling IT infrastructure based on what a customer may request, most CSPs represent a hybrid between traditional channel partners and end-user customers. On one hand, CSPs want to be rewarded for…
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A Look at the HPE, Micro Focus Deal
In one of those complex transactions that don’t seem to have much immediate impact on product strategy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise revealed it has a majority stake in a new Micro Focus entity that combines the existing assets of Micro Focus with what HPE designated as non-core software assets. As part of this deal, HPE software…
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Tech Data Adds Windows 10 Service to Cloud Program
As part of an effort to give IT service providers more control over the desktop, Tech Data has launched a subscription service for the enterprise edition of Windows 10. The goal of Tech Data’s Windows 10 Enterprise E3 program is to make it simpler for service providers to license a full suite of Microsoft cloud…
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Dell Completes EMC Buyout, Channel Watches Closely
While Sept. 7 might mark Dell Technologies’ first official day as an entity that includes EMC, solution providers will find themselves dealing with multiple business units and organizations underneath what amounts to, for all practical purposes, a holding company. The three main elements of Dell Technologies are a client division henceforth to be simply known…
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Becoming a Born-in-the-Cloud Provider: A Simple Guide
By Carmen Sorice and Cristina Greysman It’s clear that the cloud has changed how business is conducted. What is perhaps less clear is how it’s reshaping the traditional reseller channel as well as creating a whole new world of “born-in-the-cloud” partners. A Primer for Born-in-the-Cloud Providers IPED Consulting and Research has defined five types of…
