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EMC Offers Partner Programs, Channel Products
Cloud and IT services specialist EMC Corp. announced the availability of the Data Domain DD160 deduplication storage system exclusively through the channel, enhancements to the channel-only VNXe unified storage technologies and new programs for Velocity partners that are designed to drive market expansion. The DD160 will be sold through EMC’s Velocity Solution Provider Partners or…
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N-Able Beats Automation Drum with Runbook Release
Sure, N-able provided a look at its product roadmap last week during its partner summit in Scottsdale, Ariz. And MSPs were generally excited about the mobile managed services that are coming down the road. But one of the big benefits that is coming wasn’t really part of the roadmap at all. N-able’s Robert Grapes announced…
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Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012
Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012 Media Tablets and Beyond. Users choose from various form factors, creating a diverse environment with two to four intelligent clients through 2015. IT leaders need a managed diversity program to address multiple form factors, as well as BYOD. No Title Mobile-Centric Applications and Interfaces. UIs with windows, icons,…
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Why Certifications Mean Better Pay, Better Recognition, Better Marketability
It’s hard to believe it wasn’t so long ago that IT was considered a competitive advantage for individuals and businesses. Like the wizards of the medieval era, IT was its own separate entity that mostly sat apart from the rest of world; as did the people in charge of it. Today IT is integrated into…
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IBM’s 3Q Profit Rises 7 Percent as BI, Cloud Spending Grows
IBM saw its third-quarter revenue rise 8 percent to $26.2 billion, largely based on the company’s performance in growth markets, software and services. Moreover, IBM reported that net income in this interval grew 7 percent to $3.8 billion from $3.6 billion. "In the third quarter, we drove revenue growth, margin expansion and increased earnings as…
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Enterasys Debuts OneFabric Networking Portfolio
Enterasys is rolling out its enterprise networking fabric play, OneFabric, which will look to challenge such heavyweights as Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks. Enterasys officials unveiled their OneFabric architecture Oct. 17, saying their strategy offers a more complete and less complex solution than those from their competitors. “There are other solutions out there, but…