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HPE: Need for Agility to Accelerate NFV Adoption
While much of the initial interest in software-defined networking (SDNs) and network-functions virtualization (NFV) software is driven by a desire to reduce costs, it looks like a crucial need for more agility may be speeding up IT service providers’ adoption of these emerging technologies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has seen a marked shift in the rate…
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Hortonworks Readies New Partner Program
Hortonworks to Launch New Partner Program Hortonworks is set to launch its new global partner program in early February. The program, Hortonworks Partnerworks, gives partners access to and support from Hortonworks’ open-source technology experts and go-to-market capabilities. It also offers new and more extensive training, deep technical resources and new certifications. The partner program is…
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Security Training Company CyberVista Makes Debut
Security Training Company CyberVista Launches at CES CyberVista, a wholly owned subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company and sister company to Kaplan Inc., announced its launch at this week’s CyberSecurity Forum at 2016 CES in Las Vegas. CyberVista is a cyber-security education and workforce development company that offers personalized training programs to help organizations protect their digital…
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SimpliVity Extends Hyperconvergence to the Cloud
SimpliVity has extended the concept of hyperconvergence into the cloud by becoming a member of the Microsoft Cloud Alliance. With plans to go public by year’s end, SimpliVity has been riding high on a software approach to hyperconvergence that enables IT organizations to embrace hyperconvergence across the data center, without having to acquire new classes…
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No App Is an Island Anymore
By Daniel Saks In today’s rapidly evolving software industry, trends seem to evaporate as quickly as they emerge. However, one undeniable fact stands out—the most successful technology companies have gone all-in on cultivating a network of software, developed by third parties, that enhances their core products. This is true for “born-in-the-cloud” companies as well as…
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Top Channel Partner New Year’s Resolutions
“Always innovate” was one of the first big lessons a friend from IBM taught me way back in the 1980s. IBM had just announced the Dealer Service Option, the company’s service contract for the IBM PC line of business. At the time, I was working at The Computer Factory and I asked my IBM Channel…
