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VMworld: Journey to cloud not easy, starts with virtualization

August 30, 2011 Chris Talbot 7

“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

August 29, 2011 Chris Talbot Comments Off

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

HP introduces VirtualSystem for VMware vSphere 5

August 29, 2011 Chris Talbot Comments Off

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

QuickVid: Microsoft’s changing cloud conversation

August 4, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

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

QuickVid: Leaving behind XP and Vista

July 27, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft Canada’s Rochelle Coleman offers partners motivation, strategies and tactics to help customers ditch aging operating systems

Liveblog: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Day 2

July 12, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

LOS ANGELES — Microsoft‘s 2011 edition of its Worldwide Partner Conference gets underway Tuesday morning with keynotes from some of the heads of Microsoft’s business units. After getting the grand vision from the top with

Liveblog: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Day One

July 11, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

LOS ANGELES — Microsoft‘s Worldwide Partner Conference gets underway Monday morning with keynotes expected from CEO Steve Ballmer, worldwide channel chief Jon Roskill and other top executives. It’s been a year since last year’s “all