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VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld 2014.

VMware’s Gelsinger: Hybrid is the endgame

August 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Hybrid IT isn’t a waypoint on the way to the cloud, it’s the right long-term approach for enterprises, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says ahead of VMworld.

Zetta.net brings full server image backups to the cloud

August 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Zetta.net, which has a strong MSP business, can now make full server image backups directly to the cloud, without requiring an appliance or a staging drive.

SaaSMAX sees opportunity in channel SaaS marketplace

July 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Proactively constructing links between app vendors and app resellers is proving profitable for San Diego-based channel marketplace SaaSMAX

IBM CEO Virginia Rometty and Apple CEO Tim Cook strike an alliance to bring iPads and iPhones into the enterprise.

Apple, IBM partner to tackle mobile enterprise

July 16, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

IBM and Apple have formed a partnership to make iPhones and iPad more valuable enterprise tools, and build a new, growth-oriented act for both companies.

Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise Group

Microsoft adds Azure to Open Licensing

July 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft claims great momentum for its Azure cloud offerings. But making it available to partners through open licensing should cause further acceleration.

IndependenceIT puts DaaS on Google Cloud

June 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Desktop-as-a-Service provider IndependenceIT announces its Cloud Workspace Suite is being integrated with Google Compute Engine infrastructure services.

Windows 8 sales grow, but still woeful

June 3, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft struggles to get legacy Windows XP users to convert to Windows 8 mostly because there’s a better option still available: Windows 7.

Microsoft big winner in cloud growth

May 13, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft is still lagging behind Amazon Web Services in the cloud wars, but it’s gaining fast as cloud sales skyrocketed in the first quarter.

Jeremy Burton, president of EMC’s Information Infrastructure business

EMC debuts Elastic Cloud Storage Appliance

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt 1

EMC says its new appliance allows enterprises and service providers to operate cloud storage cheaper than the big public cloud providers’ storage offerings.