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Carbonite’s EVault Buy Reflects Change in DR Space
Moving to expand its reach across the disaster-recovery (DR) space all the way up to the top end of the midmarket, Carbonite has acquired EVault from Seagate for $14 million. The acquisition is complementary for Carbonite in that its existing offerings are focused on consumers and small businesses, said David Raissipour, senior vice president of…
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What Gives Execs Confidence and What Concerns Them
Tech spending What Gives Execs Confidence and What Concerns Them C-level tech execs express optimism about the business outlook. Their confidence is generating interest in increasing R&D spending, staffing and acquisitions. Robust Outlook 80% of C-level tech industry execs said the global economy is improving, up from 52% a year ago. Lean In 52% said…
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How to Make the Most Out of Marketing Events
Marketing events are a fact of IT channel life. If you track Facebook profiles, they may seem to be a chronicle of some people’s entire lives. It makes you wonder how those people are getting so much value out of so many events, especially if you haven’t experienced that success lately yourself. You may be…
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Small Firms’ Tech Spending Reflects Their Optimism
Business apps Small Firms’ Tech Spending Reflects Their Optimism Small-business owners are optimistic about the economy and their business outlook, and their tech investments reflect that sentiment. Tech Spend More than seven in 10 (71%) of small-business owners say they invest in IT upgrades at least once a year. How Small Businesses Use Technology While…
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Distribution Comes of Age in the Cloud
As a vehicle through which IT products have been acquired and ultimately delivered to end customers, distributors have long played a pivotal role in the channel. With the rise of cloud computing, the way IT products are consumed is fundamentally changing. Those changes, however, are not so much eliminating the need for distributors as much…
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Ingram to Acquire Odin Service Automation Platform
Ingram Micro to Acquire Odin Service Automation Platform Ingram Micro will acquire certain assets from Parallels Holdings Ltd., a provider of commercial cloud management platform technologies, connectors, billing systems and professional services. Under the terms of the transaction, Ingram Micro will acquire the Parallels Odin Service Automation platform along with associated cloud management technologies, intellectual property…
