Tag: automation

  • Hybrid Cloud Computing Sees Growing Acceptance

    Hybrid Cloud Computing Sees Growing Acceptance

    Michael Vizard

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    Hybrid clouds Hybrid Cloud Adoption Rises More than a quarter (27%) have deployed a hybrid cloud, representing a 9% increase since 2013. Benefits of Hybrid Cloud 79% said they expect to gain a competitive edge from megatrends, such as cloud, mobile, social and big data. Reasons for Adopting a Hybrid Cloud IT organizations want the… Read more

  • The Road to Converged Infrastructure

    Michael Vizard

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    Adoption  31% have converged infrastructure in the data center, and 51% are considering it. Read more

  • OpenStack to Transform Data Center Market

    OpenStack to Transform Data Center Market

    Michael Vizard

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    Now that IBM has become the latest major vendor to throw its weight behind the emerging OpenStack cloud management framework, solution providers in the channel need to adapt to a competitive landscape that is rapidly changing. At the IBM Pulse 2013 conference, March 3 to 6 in Las Vegas, IBM reiterated its support for OpenStack… Read more

  • See the Opportunity

    See the Opportunity

    Michael Vizard

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    See the Opportunity Recognize the value of investing in Big Data systems that drive increased sales through complete and accurate customer contact details, histories of products and services purchased, and suggestions for related follow-on sales. Chart the Course Make use of Big Data internally to gain better customer insight to increase sales and improve service.… Read more

  • EMC Unveils Pre-Configured VSPEX Storage Systems

    Michael Vizard

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    Vendors everywhere are determined to reduce the complexity associated with configuring and deploying IT equipment. The latest example is EMC, which today launched a VSPEX Proven Infrastructure reference architecture that initially consists of 14 configurations that have been tested and pre-integrated by EMC to work with virtualization software from VMware, Microsoft and Citrix, and IT… Read more

  • IT Automation Reduces Technical Services Revenue for the Channel

    Michael Vizard

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    Major advances in IT automation hold both great promise and significant amounts of peril for solution providers in the channel. Both IBM and Hewlett-Packard have moved to significantly reduce the total cost of IT by introducing new system architectures that make extensive use of IT automation. In the case of IBM, the PureSystems the company… Read more