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  • Security, Skills Gap Concerns Dampen IT Outlook

    Cyber-security Security, Skills Gap Concerns Dampen IT Outlook A sweeping report from CompTIA paints a bright future for IT spending and hiring but shows rising concerns about cyber-security among business and IT execs. Improving Business Conditions 62% of global execs said business conditions are improving, but in the United States, the number is even higher…

  • Cisco Plans to Acquire Piston Cloud Computing

    Cisco to Acquire Piston Cloud Computing Cisco plans to acquire Piston Cloud Computing to help boost the product, delivery and operational capabilities of Cisco Intercloud Services. The Intercloud is a globally connected network of clouds, designed to deliver secure cloud services and built by Cisco and its partners. In a company blog post, Hilton Romanski,…

  • Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs

    Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs By Michael Vizard How CIOs Spend Their Time More than half spend more than 50% of their time reactively—with network downtime/availability as one of the most likely causes of unexpected disruptions. Half of CIOs lose around 1,000 working hours…

  • Tech Data Expands Its Cloud Portfolio

    Tech Data Expands Cloud Lineup, Adds Windows Server 2003 Migration Hub Tech Data announced an agreement with Barracuda Networks, a cloud-connected security and storage specialist, to provide Barracuda’s complete product portfolio to Tech Data’s channel of solution providers in the United States. Barracuda products, including content security, network and application security, and storage, are now available…

  • ISVs Start to Embrace Docker Containers

    In a sign of the software times to come, AeroFS this week announced that it will be making its file-sharing and collaboration software available on Docker containers. As a lighter-weight alternative to traditional virtual machines, AeroFS support for Docker containers means that the company’s software can now be deployed via a single click on any…

  • Cisco Rolls Out New Partner Programs

    Cisco Rolls Out New Partner Programs On the first day of Cisco’s Partner Summit, the company made several announcements, including a new Software Partner Program and the next generation of the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Partner Program. The Cisco Software Partner Program provides enablement resources, incentives, benefits and rewards. New roles under the program…

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