Tag: SaaS

  • IBM Bets Big on Cloud for the Public Sector

    IBM Bets Big on Cloud for the Public Sector

    Gina Roos

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    IBM is making a bigger push into the public sector with its latest cloud partnerships. The company announced five new major cloud partners that serve the U.S. federal government and a First Responder Application Challenge to develop predictive analytic and mobile solutions to help first responders. Part of the reason for IBM’s big push is… Read more

  • Gear Up for a Cloud Boom

    Gear Up for a Cloud Boom

    Gina Roos

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    Cloud boom Gear Up for a Cloud Boom Key drivers of the transition to cloud services include personal cloud demands, public cloud services, virtualization in private clouds and more. Cloud Traffic Accelerates Global cloud traffic will grow from 2.1 zettabytes (ZB) in 2014 to 8.6ZB in 2019, outpacing the growth of global data center traffic,… Read more

  • Optimism Runs High in Channel and IT Camp Overall

    Optimism Runs High in Channel and IT Camp Overall

    Dennis McCafferty

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    Optimism Optimism Runs High in Channel and IT Camp Overall CompTIA’s IT Industry Business Confidence Index rose noticeably this quarter. Study respondents expect revenues to meet or exceed goals. Positive Momentum The overall CompTIA IT Industry Business Confidence Index—which is based on IT executives’ opinions of the U.S. economy, the IT industry and their own… Read more

  • Oracle Maps Out Cloud-First Plan for the Channel

    Oracle Maps Out Cloud-First Plan for the Channel

    Michael Vizard

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    Oracle Maps Out Cloud-First Plan for the Channel Oracle Maps Out Cloud-First Plan for the Channel As part of a cloud-first strategy, Oracle is getting ready to launch a channel program geared specifically for its cloud partners. Oracle Readies Dedicated Cloud Channel Program To drive further adoption of cloud services, Oracle on Feb. 1 will… Read more

  • Cloud, Managed Services Brighten Channel Outlook

    Cloud, Managed Services Brighten Channel Outlook

    Michael Vizard

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    Optimism Cloud, Managed Services Brighten Channel Outlook The channel is relatively bullish about its outlook for reasons ranging from cloud computing opening doors to robust demand for managed services, CompTIA finds. Channel Sales From New, Existing Customers Nearly half of channel firms expect revenue growth to come mainly from net new customers over the next… Read more

  • Unify Makes Circuit UC Tech Available to Partners

    Unify Makes Circuit UC Tech Available to Partners

    Jeffrey Burt

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    Unify, which launched its Circuit communications platform almost a year ago, is making the offering available to its more than 3,500 channel partners worldwide, rapidly expanding the availability of its technology in more than 30 countries. Circuit is designed to offer a single unified communications (UC) platform for a wide range of business applications, from… Read more