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Nine Essential Facts to Consider About Windows XP Migrations
Nine Essential Facts to Consider About Windows XP Migrations Status of Windows XP Migration A large number of respondents report that the migration from Windows XP is still under way. In process of migration: 47%, Completed migration: 37%, Still on Windows XP: 16% When Migration Is Scheduled to Be Completed The Windows XP migration issue…
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HP Expands PartnerOne to Handle Channel Diversity
Recognizing that business models throughout the channel vary widely, Hewlett-Packard is opening up its Partner One channel program to include new types of partners. At the HP Global Partner 2014 Conference this week, company officials revealed that they are expanding PartnerOne to include service providers, systems integrators, independent software vendors, OEMs and distributors alongside traditional…
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What to Do When Apps Become Services
There’s no doubt “the times they are a-changin’” in the channel. Just about everywhere a solution provider looks somebody is trying to turn an application into a service. Google and Microsoft are leading that charge. The former wants to gain share at the expense of the other by getting customers to adopt Google Apps while…
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Getting Started With Big Data in the Channel
The challenge with big data in terms of actually trying to monetize it is that it is as much a concept as it is a set of technologies that companies in the channel can sell. As a result, it takes a lot of patience on the part of solution providers to get customers to the…
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10 Things the Channel Should Know About Microsoft
10 Things the Channel Should Know About Microsoft Nadella Is No Ballmer Don’t expect Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to stay the course his predecessor put Microsoft on. He’s already said in emails to his employees that Microsoft needs to change in drastic ways. Gates Is Back Bill Gates has decided to come back to Microsoft…
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Exablox Launches Program to Drive New Storage Paradigm
Conventional wisdom holds that most of the data small and midsize businesses (SMBs) generate will wind up in the cloud. In reality, storing lots of data in the cloud has limitations from both cost and performance perspectives. Looking for channel partners to help determine when and where on-premise and cloud storage makes sense, Exablox launched…
