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LSI Broadens Disk Array Options for VARs
Chip maker LSI Logic has introduced a new controller and board designed to work with both Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA storage infrastructures, opening the door for VARs to experiment with SAS systems or easily migrate to such systems. LSI said that its internal-connect MegaRAID SAS controllers eliminate the need to design SATA-only infrastructures.…
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How to Tackle the IT Skill Shortage
Cisco Systems told channel partners the week of April 2 that it would help them tackle one of their most vexing problems—finding skilled IT workers. Among other initiatives, the vendor is considering creating a portal for sharing with partners the resumes of candidates for jobs at Cisco. Meanwhile, a bill was being introduced in the…
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Green Grid Plans First Technical Summit
The Green Grid, a nonprofit consortium based in Portland, Ore. and dedicated to cutting the use of IT’s single most precious resource—electricity—announced on April 10 plans for a technical summit to be held April 18-19 in Denver. The summit, the first event the organization will host since its formal launch on Feb. 26, is expected…
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Sophos Goes 100 Percent Channel
Security and control vendor Sophos is converting to a 100 percent channel sales strategy for North America, the company announced April 9. The new Sophos Partner Program offers three levels – Platinum, Gold and Silver with tiered benefits – plus lead distribution to qualified partners, online deal registration and dedicated pre-sale and post-sale support. Sophos…
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Silverback Embraces the Desktop
Managed services platform provider Silverback Technologies is extending its service beyond servers and network perimeter devices, this time to encompass desktop computers too. It’s a service that MSP customers have been demanding from their providers, and one that Silverback has dabbled in as a result. But now the company, based in Billerica, Mass., has bundled…
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Indian Techies Are Well-Paid but Restless
Despite 70 percent of Indian IT professionals having been promoted in the last 12 months and 42 percent in the last six months, nearly half have been with their employers for less than a year, found a survey released on April 6. Job-hopping is de rigueur, according to the survey, released by CyberMedia Dice, a…
