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Tech Data Scooping Up Avnet Technology Solutions for $2.4B
In a major shift to the distribution landscape, Tech Data signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Technology Solutions business unit of Avnet Inc. for $2.4 billion. Under the terms of the deal, expected to close in the first half of 2017, Avnet will receive shares in Tech Data representing a 7 percent stake of…
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Tech CEOs See Disruption as Route to Transformation
Disruption Tech CEOs See Disruption as Route to Transformation The digitization of business is a high priority for CEOs. Tools that analyze customer experience and offer cognitive computing/AI solutions are attractive to them. Top Tech CEO Priorities 21% of U.S. tech company CEOs cite the digitization of their business as a top strategic priority while…
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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…
