Articles by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics)

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Q&A: Taking Content Marketing to the Next Level

November 27, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Q&A: Taking Content Marketing to the Next Level
Executives from content marketing powerhouse McMurry/TMG discuss the state of content marketing and peer inside the strategies of key players.

HP CEO Meg Whitman
Computers

Uneven Results Complicate HP Turnaround Efforts

November 27, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Uneven Results Complicate HP Turnaround Efforts
Uneven results among HP’s business units give the channel pause over HP, which may be steering the right course but is far from fully righting the ship.

Gerhard Eschelbeck, CTO of security vendor Sophos
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Ponemon Study: SMBs Fail Miserably at Security

November 25, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Ponemon Study: SMBs Fail Miserably at Security
According to new research from Ponemon Institute, 58 percent of small and midsize firms do not see cyber attacks as a significant risk to their business.

Dimension Data Cloud CEO Steve Nola
Cloud

Dimension Data Debuts SaaS Solutions Suite

November 21, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Dimension Data Debuts SaaS Solutions Suite
Dimension Data rolled out a new suite of SaaS hosting and application management services intended to simplify cloud hosting and management operations.

Dell channel chief Cheryl Cook
Channel Programs

Davis Out, Cook In as Dell Shakes Up Channel Org

November 19, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Davis Out, Cook In as Dell Shakes Up Channel Org
Dell announces a reorganization of its channel and sales leadership that sharpens the vendor’s go-to-market strategy.

Fiberlink
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IBM’s Fiberlink Buy Could Help Clear MDM Fog

November 14, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) 2
Partners who have a hard time deciding on an MDM platform have something new to consider with IBM’s purchase of Fiberlink.

An HP Moonshot Server
Data Centre

HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI

November 13, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI
HP continues to shoot for the moon with its power- and space-thrifty Moonshot servers, this week rolling out a line based on Opteron processors from AMD.

Lenovo's Touch Combat Kit
Computers

Quarterly Numbers Good for Lenovo, Bad for PCs in General

November 11, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Quarterly Numbers Good for Lenovo, Bad for PCs in General
The PC market is a tough place even for the world’s largest maker of the increasingly commoditized gear.

Google Helpouts
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Google Helpouts: Channel Boon or Bane?

November 6, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Google Helpouts: Channel Boon or Bane?
Google went live this week with Helpouts, the search giant’s effort to connect folks with “experts” in various fields. Should IT partners be worried?

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins
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Blackberry Sale Dead, CEO Out

November 4, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Blackberry Sale Dead, CEO Out
The deadline for Blackberry to find a suitor has come and gone with no deal, and it will now soldier on by raising $1 billion in new funding on its own.