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  • Cloud Computing

    Cloud Adoption Quickens, But Not Without Issues

    Challenges related to the cloud aren’t stopping businesses from adopting the service delivery model. That’s according to a new survey by Network Instruments of 94 network engineers, IT managers and executives who attended the recent Interop networking event. The results showed a surprisingly large increase in cloud service adoption in the last year, but it…

    Chris Talbot

  • Cloud Computing

    Rackspace Intros Virtual Desktop Platform

    Rackspace Hosting is launching a Rackspace hosted virtual desktop platform, enabling companies to gain the benefits of centralized infrastructure and data but without the capital investment,  and enabling resellers to offer virtual desktop solutions to their end-user customers. Rackspace’s Chris Zagorski, director of Enterprise Product Development, told Channel Insider that the adoption of mobile devices…

    Jessica Davis

  • Managed Services

    Managed Service Providers Get CompTIA Cert

    CompTIA has introduced a new business-level credential for managed service providers to prove their use of IT best practices for service delivery and customer interaction. The CompTIA MSP Partners Trustmark certification is designed to give customers peace of mind that they’re not signing on with fly-by-night IT operators. “The CompTIA MSP Partners Trustmark serves as…

    Ericka Chickowski

  • News and Trends

    IBM, Microsoft Market Value Reversal of Fortune

    NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) – International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) surged past old rival Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) in market value for the first time since April 1996, marking the latest twist in the fluctuating fortunes of two of the world’s most storied technology companies. IBM ruled the computer industry for decades until it hired the…

    Channel Insider Staff

  • News and Trends

    Tech Data Quarter Sales Climb 13 Percent

    IT distributor Tech Data Corp. (NASDAQ:TECD) reported net income of $48.7 million on sales of $6.3 billion, for its fiscal first quarter ending April 30. The net sales marked a 13 percent increase from the same period a year ago. “We are pleased to report another solid performance with record first quarter sales, net income…

    Jessica Davis

  • News and Trends

    LinkedIn Share Price Close at $94-Plus in IPO

    (Reuters) – LinkedIn Corp’s NYSE:LNKD shares more than doubled in their public trading debut on Thursday, evoking memories of the investor love affair with Internet stocks during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. The professional social networking company, which began in one man’s living room less than a decade ago, is now worth more…

    Channel Insider Staff

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