Recent Articles
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Inside the OpenStack Distribution Wars
For some time now, tension has been building among providers of curated distributions of the OpenStack cloud management framework. On one side, there are providers of commercially supported instances of OpenStack such as Mirantis. On the other, are providers of Linux distributions such as Red Hat that are tightly coupling OpenStack and Linux together. At…
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Accelerating Microsoft Cloud Migrations
At this juncture, it’s clear to channel players that Microsoft is anxious to accelerate the rate at which customers are making the transition to the cloud. Yet, what often gets overlooked in terms of making that shift occur is how long it takes to migrate data from an on-premise environment into an instance of Microsoft…
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Tech M&A Deal Value Nearly Doubles in Q2
Tech deals Tech M&A Deal Value Nearly Doubles in Q2 The internet, IT services and software sectors took the lead in M&A deals for the second quarter, but overall there were more than a dozen deals exceeding $1 billion. Upward Trend There were 414 (both disclosed and undisclosed) tech industry M&A deals in the second…
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Cloud, Security Come of Age for Channel as IoT Emerges
Speakers at several presentations and in conversations I had in the hallways with conference attendees at ChannelCon 2016 this week depicted an industry that is maturing in its approach to the cloud and security and beginning to tap the internet of things and other emerging technologies. As cloud adoption becomes more widespread and the space…
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Ingram Micro’s Monthly Hardware Rental Program Debuts
Aiming to accelerate a corporate transition away from buying devices such as PCs in favor of renting them, Ingram Micro this week launched a financial program through which channel partners can leverage the distributor’s financial muscle to create an alternative approach to traditional leasing. Kelly Carter, executive director for credit and financial solutions at Ingram…
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Digital Transformation: A Tale of Many Technologies
Digital transformation Digital Transformation: A Tale of Many Technologies To tap into the digital business transformation trend, solution providers need to weave many technologies together. Rate of Digital Transformation A full 89% of customers now acknowledge their industry is in the middle of some form of digital transformation. Top Digital Transformation Technologies Mobile computing is…
