Recent Articles
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Google Clarifies Channel Position; Questions Linger
Following the publication of my article “Google’s Incomplete Channel Program Still a Work in Progress” on Monday, the G-men sent me a note to clarify a point in the article—where to find information about Google’s channel program(s). While Google is all about organizing and simplifying access to information on the Internet, it’s no different from…
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FastBack Technology Makes Tivoli Storage an MSP Tool
IBM’s Tivoli Storage technology has gotten more relevant for managed service providers and midmarket customers. That’s because IBM’s Tivoli Storage now offers functionality that enables data protection and recovery of data in remote locations and smaller locations in the form of FastBack. IBM acquired the technology last year when it bought FilesX, a company that…
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Insider Security Events Mostly Unintentional
Even though malicious insider threats receive the most hype, most organizations experience more accidental insider threat incidents than intentional, according to a new threat report released by IDC in conjunction with RSA yesterday. The report can act a good lesson to channel providers on the opportunities presented by customers facing risks from within their organizations,…
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Yahoo to Compete with Bing Despite Microsoft Deal
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc said on Monday it has revamped its search to compete against Microsoft Corp’s Bing, even as it relies on the Redmond giant to power its queries. The announcement of plans to put a new face on Yahoo Messenger and Mail and add functions to its search engine came after news that…
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NetApp Unveils Data ONTAP 8, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure
NetApp has unveiled Data ONTAP 8, the latest version of its platform now specifically designed for a model of IT delivered as a service (ITaaS) that will serve as the cloud infrastructure. "This is the next step in the evolution of a trend in virtualization," said Patrick Rogers, VP Solutions Marketing at NetApp. "It began…