Recent Articles
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Navigating Changes SAP HANA Will Bring About
In SAP circles, there’s something of a frenzy going on relating to anything to do with the SAP HANA in-memory computing platform. But, as is often the case, the law of unintended consequences necessarily applies. While most SAP customers are initially embracing SAP HANA as a way to speed up the processing of reports, it’s…
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Tech Data to Distribute Google’s Chromecast in Europe
Tech Data Europe has inked a deal to manage the supply chain and distribution of Google’s Chromecast media streaming device. Under the agreement, Tech Data Mobile Solutions will deliver fulfillment services to Google’s indirect channel across Europe. These services include logistics, transportation management, forecasting, procurement consolidation, inventory management, invoicing and collection. Tech Data Mobile Solutions can…
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CompTIA Opens Access to Channel Resources
One longstanding challenge that the channel has faced is that there is always a shortage of IT pros who really understand what makes it tick. There are plenty of people with IT skills, but very few are savvy about what makes one solution provider more successful than another. Looking to significantly increase the pool of…
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Questions on Symantec’s Future Arise After CEO Exit
Following the sudden dismissal of former Symantec CEO Steve Bennett late last month, many questions linger about not just who will replace him, but ultimately what kind of company Symantec will become. Symantec has been essentially a holding company comprised of three major lines of business for most of the last decade. The first is…
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Following the Hadoop Money
Once venture capitalists start throwing millions of dollars into a particular IT sector, it usually starts to attract the attention of the channel. Case in point is Hadoop. This week, Hortonworks announced it has picked up an additional $100 million in funding. That comes on the heels of Cloudera raising another $140 million earlier this…
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HP Expands PartnerOne to Handle Channel Diversity
Recognizing that business models throughout the channel vary widely, Hewlett-Packard is opening up its Partner One channel program to include new types of partners. At the HP Global Partner 2014 Conference this week, company officials revealed that they are expanding PartnerOne to include service providers, systems integrators, independent software vendors, OEMs and distributors alongside traditional…
