Tag: IBM
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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… Read more
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How Cloud Computing Is Transforming IT Distribution
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud and distributors Large Players Rely on Distribution While only three in 10 hardware and software vendors in the U.S. have at least one distribution relationship, many of those relying on distributors are the biggest players in the IT industry, including Apple, IBM, Cisco, Intel, and Oracle. Building Cloud Offerings Since 2010, large IT distributors… Read more
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Time to Create a Big Data Practice
Big data as an opportunity for the channel has proven to be somewhat elusive, largely because of the investment required to attain the skills to build and manage big data applications. The good news is that major players such as IBM and Cloudera are moving to make big data more accessible to the channel. At… Read more
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Arrow Launches a Global Training Alliance
Categories: Careers, Cloud Computing, Mobile Devices, Networking, News and Trends, Security, StorageArrow Electronics launched its Global Training Alliance with the announcement that Fast Lane, a provider of advanced IT training courses, is the first to join the global program. The alliance is designed to extend Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions education coverage and infrastructure with select partners. “When IBM decided to change their model with regard to… Read more
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Flash Storage Drives Major Channel Opportunities
Flash storage—which in all its forms is likely to be the biggest thing to hit the data center in 2013—creates opportunities for solution providers to help customers reinvent how primary storage is managed. Flash memory has been around for more than 20 years. However, with the advent of smartphones and tablets, consumer demand for flash… Read more
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IBM Adds Arrow, Avnet as Global Training Partners
Categories: Tech CompaniesIBM has added Arrow and Avnet, two of the industry’s largest value-added distributors, to its roster of IBM Global Training Providers. Both distributors demonstrated the requirements for delivering quality IT training capabilities globally. They will provide their reseller partners and end users with access to IBM IT technical resources for advanced technologies, including mobile, cloud,… Read more