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VMworld: Channel opportunity in virtualization huge and growing

by Chris Talbot • August 31, 2011

Carl Eschenbach, co-president of customer operations at VMware

Executives hint at bundling to make VMware solutions more accessible to smaller customers

VMworld: Journey to cloud not easy, starts with virtualization

by Chris Talbot • August 30, 2011

“Infrastructure, at the end of the day, is not interesting to business. It’s kind of like plumbing in your house,” executive argues

VMware provides foundation for enterprise hybrid cloud

by Chris Talbot • August 29, 2011

VMware‘s key message this week at its annual VMworld conference is making the shift to the hybrid cloud. The company announced new and enhanced products around helping customers migrate to hybrid cloud environments so they can get all the benefits associated with such an operating platform. The new products are being introduced to meet the…

HP introduces VirtualSystem for VMware vSphere 5

by Chris Talbot • August 29, 2011

HP is extending the Microsoft– and Citrix-based VirtualSystems announced at HP Discover to VMware’s upcoming vSphere 5, the company announced at VMworld in Las Vegas. VirtualSystem for vSphere 5 is shipping in three versions, one aimed at mid-sized businesses that will be mostly sold through the channel, a higher tier product for businesses with a…

AMD appoints ex-Lenovo head as new CEO

by Chris Talbot • August 25, 2011

Rory Read to take the helm at chipmaker

HP deep-sixes webOS; are PCs the next to go?

by Robert Dutt • August 18, 2011

Company shutters smartphone and tablet development and sales, looking at options for PSG

QuickVid: Microsoft’s changing cloud conversation

by Robert Dutt • August 4, 2011

Channel chief Jon Roskill with advice on partners concerned about now owning the billing relationship

Avnet adds end-user consulting, assessments to CloudReady

by Robert Dutt • July 27, 2011

Distributor rounds out cloud services with customer-facing offerings

Citrix Systems acquires Cloud.com

by Liam Lahey • July 12, 2011

“Strategic acquisition” to accelerate Citrix cloud portfolio.

The cloud and the Microsoft Canada/VTN connection

by Robert Dutt • July 10, 2011

How member roundtables and the actions of one Microsoft Canada exec are making the cloud more accessible for VTN members.

Office 365: Come for Exchange, stay for SharePoint, Lync

by Robert Dutt • June 28, 2011

Microsoft looking for the channel’s help in extending the Office 365 value prop beyond e-mail

Office 365: Addressing two potential channel caveats

by Robert Dutt • June 28, 2011

Billing questions persist, while VARs and MSPs also face competition from service providers

QuickVid: Partner opportunities with Office 365

by Robert Dutt • June 28, 2011

ChannelBuzz.ca caught up with Microsoft Canada president Eric Gales at the company’s Toronto launch media event for Office 365 to discuss partner implications of the new online productivity suite. On the agenda: how Gales is seeing partners innovate around the new cloud-based service, and how partners are reacting to Microsoft’s decision to retain control of customer billing even with partner-sold 365 implementations.

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