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VAR Dynamics Aims to Alter Cloud Channel Economics
One of the primary issues solution providers face when shifting to the cloud is all the capital costs associated with setting up a cloud management platform. Everything from hosting the applications to managing the billing process winds up eating at the bottom line of solution providers that generally don’t wind up making money on any…
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Scality Aims to Help Channel Bridge Storage Divide
With a major shift toward software-defined storage (SDS)—which is attached directly to a server, rather than a storage array—gaining momentum, many solution providers are trying to figure out how best to tap into that opportunity. With that goal in mind Scality, a provider of software designed to manage petabytes of storage using object-based software running…
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AirVM Unveils New Cloud Management Platform
AirVM Intros New Cloud Management Platform Cloud management platform company AirVM unveiled AirSembly 2.0, a turnkey cloud management platform designed to enable cloud service providers to customize and integrate to speed delivery of VMware-based cloud services. Aimed at VMware vCloud Air Network Managed Service Providers (MSPs), AirSembly 2.0 features a new user interface (UI) and…
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Ingram Micro Aims to Keep Boosting Its Cloud Clout
Ingram Micro has significantly enhanced its cloud program over the past few months with several major additions to its Cloud Marketplace portfolio and the expansion of its marketplace to 13 global locations, supporting more than 3,500 channel partners. Currently, the U.S. Cloud Marketplace includes 15 vendors and 60 cloud solutions. “Ingram Micro is a master…
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The Trouble With OpenStack
Some five years after the launch of OpenStack as a cloud management framework, the platform’s adoption continues to be artificially constrained. While there have been some notable implementations by IT organizations with a lot of internal IT engineering talent at their disposal, mass adoption of OpenStack has yet to occur for a variety of technical…
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IndependenceIT Enhances Channel Partner Program
IndependenceIT Beefs Up Its Channel Partner Program IndependenceIT, a provider of an integrated workspace automation software platform, released an enhanced partner program for independent software vendors (ISVs), managed service providers (MSPs) and VARs. These enhancements include the introduction of two-tier partner levels and professional service/technical support groups to streamline service development and delivery. The program…
