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New Dell Business Unit Focuses on DIY Customers
Moving to create a business unit that focuses specifically on high-volume customer accounts, Dell announced the creation of a new line of business within the Dell Enterprise Solutions organization that focuses on the IT needs of Web-scale companies, telecommunications service providers, hosting companies, oil and gas firms, and research organizations. What all these customers have…
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16 Key Acquisitions the Channel Should Watch
Tech acquisitions 16 Key Acquisitions the Channel Should Watch We examined this year’s crop of acquisitions that could affect the channel. Here, we look at 16 key deals, although there are many more. Accenture Acquires FusionX Accenture acquired FusionX, a Washington, D.C.-based security company, to strengthen its security practice to help customers assess and respond…
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Tech Industry IPOs Remain Strong in Q2
Tech IPOs Tech Industry IPOs Remain Strong in Q2 The number of IPOs in the tech sector continued to climb in the second quarter, but the proceeds from these offerings showed only modest growth. Steady Funding There were 36 global tech company IPOs in the second quarter of this year, which raised a total of…
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Rooting for Windows 10 in the Channel
With the formal launch of Windows 10 this week, one area that Microsoft partners are really hoping will be addressed is the viability of Microsoft in the mobile computing space. As Apple and Google trounced Microsoft in the mobile space for years, solution providers have had to contend with having to first build solutions that…
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Microsoft’s Channel Strategy: From Cloud to Collaboration
Microsoft cloud collaboration Microsoft’s Channel Strategy: From Cloud to Collaboration Banking on its strong channel business, Microsoft showcased its new and improved mission at the recent Worldwide Partners Conference. Microsoft Aims to Make It Easier to Do Business With Redmond In many of the keynotes held during the kick-off day at WPC, Microsoft executives talked…
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Lenovo, Pivot3 Team Up on Hypercoverged Appliances
As part of an effort to make it simpler for channel partners to sell hyperconverged systems, Pivot3 and Lenovo have announced a partnership in which Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions will make available Lenovo servers and all-flash storage technologies as an appliance the comes pre-packaged with vSTAC OS software from Pivot3. “Our initial thought is to…
