Tag: Storage

  • HPE, Zynstra Team Up to Drive Managed Services

    HPE, Zynstra Team Up to Drive Managed Services
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    Seeking to make it much simpler for channel partners to generate streams of recurring revenue from managed services, Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveiled a converged appliance that can be remotely managed via the cloud. Priced starting under $300, the HPE Proliant Easy Connect Managed Hybrid appliance is based on the HP Gen9 server platform running the latest… Read more

  • Data Management Opportunities Abound for Channel

    Data Management Opportunities Abound for Channel
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    Data management Data Management Opportunities Abound for Channel Poor data management practices may cost organizations more than $3 trillion by 2020. This creates significant data management opportunities for the channel. The Growth of Data On average, IT executives report data is growing at a rate of 39% per year. Average File Size The average size… Read more

  • What Partners Should Know About the Dell-EMC Deal

    What Partners Should Know About the Dell-EMC Deal
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    Dell – EMC merger What Partners Should Know About the Dell-EMC Deal The Dell-EMC merger has major implications for partners that work with or compete against both companies. Here’s what the channel should know about the deal. Financing the Deal Dell is taking on some additional $40 billion in financing to help fund the acquisition… Read more

  • Why Dell’s EMC Buyout Plans Spell Channel Turmoil

    Why Dell’s EMC Buyout Plans Spell Channel Turmoil
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    Although neither company sells 100 percent of its products and services through the channel, there is almost no solution provider that will not be affected, to one degree or another, by the $67 billion merger of Dell and EMC that is expected to close in mid-2016. While the CEOs of both companies touted the complementary… Read more

  • Measuring Returns on Big Data Investments

    Measuring Returns on Big Data Investments
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    Big data investment Measuring Returns on Big Data Investments Investments in big data are helping increase revenue and reduce costs, despite significant cultural and tactical challenges. Big Data’s Impact on Revenue Over a quarter (27%) said the impact of big data investments exceeded 3% of revenues, while 38% pegged the value of those investments at… Read more

  • Why Selling IT Infrastructure to SMBs Is Hard

    Why Selling IT Infrastructure to SMBs Is Hard
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    Why Selling IT Infrastructure to SMBs Is Hard Why Selling IT Infrastructure to SMBs Is Hard By Michael Vizard Number of Virtual Hosts The vast majority of respondents have somewhere between four to 10 virtual hosts. By comparison, few have more than 11. Number of Virtual Machines The majority are running between one and 10… Read more