Tag: Microsoft
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VMware Study Points to Windows 10 Adoption Paradox
Categories: News and TrendsWindows 10 migration The Windows 10 Adoption Paradox: VMware Study A VMware study finds that most firms won’t have Windows 10 on three-fourths or more of their machines until the end of 2017 at the earliest. Top End-User Computing Priorities Windows 10 migration is at the top the list, at 64%, but maintaining existing Windows… Read more
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Accelerating Microsoft Cloud Migrations
At this juncture, it’s clear to channel players that Microsoft is anxious to accelerate the rate at which customers are making the transition to the cloud. Yet, what often gets overlooked in terms of making that shift occur is how long it takes to migrate data from an on-premise environment into an instance of Microsoft… Read more
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Tech M&A Deal Value Nearly Doubles in Q2
Categories: News and TrendsTech deals Tech M&A Deal Value Nearly Doubles in Q2 The internet, IT services and software sectors took the lead in M&A deals for the second quarter, but overall there were more than a dozen deals exceeding $1 billion. Upward Trend There were 414 (both disclosed and undisclosed) tech industry M&A deals in the second… Read more
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Who Needs a Channel? Maybe You
Categories: News and TrendsYou may not have noticed it happening all around you, but many channel partners have been quietly introducing their own products. Often, these are software products—applications that do everything from ERP to analytics—designed, developed and marketed by themselves. This is happening mainly because the behemoths of the IT industry have been stomping around in your… Read more
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Windows 10 Headwinds to Get Stronger
Categories: Tech AnalysisWindows 10 adoption Windows 10 Headwinds to Get Stronger Time will tell if new features in Microsoft’s Windows 10 anniversary release will be compelling enough to break an adoption logjam once the company starts charging customers for the OS. Windows 10 Adoption on Pace Nearly four in 10 organizations worldwide have adopted Windows 10. That’s… Read more
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Microsoft Aims to Build ISV Momentum on Azure
When most folks in the channel think about distribution, their thoughts naturally turn toward familiar names such as Ingram Micro and Tech Data. But in the age of the cloud, it turns out that cloud service providers (CSPs) such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are rapidly emerging as the new kings of software… Read more