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IDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global HPC Sales

September 11, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global HPC Sales
Worldwide revenue for the HPC servers jumped 7.9 percent to $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up from $2.4 billion in the same period last year.

Chimney Group CEO Henric Larsson at HP's workstations event
Computers

Apple Professional Customers Ripe for the Picking

September 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Apple Professional Customers Ripe for the Picking
As Apple’s de-emphasizes its professional lineup, even diehard loyalists in creative fields are looking for high-performance alternatives elsewhere.

EMC storage
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EMC Plans Storage Products to Compete With Cloud

September 9, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on EMC Plans Storage Products to Compete With Cloud
Is EMC’s Project Nile an effort to prevent local storage from being overtaken by storage in the cloud?

Server sales are declining
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Server Sales Slip in Q2, Follow PC Decline

August 29, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Server Sales Slip in Q2, Follow PC Decline
Worldwide server sales fell 6.1 percent in Q2, with IBM and HP posting the steepest declines in the second straight quarter of declining server sales

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
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Partners Hail Microsoft Leadership Change

August 26, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Partners Hail Microsoft Leadership Change
Microsoft partners are not holding back in their endorsement of Steve Ballmer’s announced retirement, saying change is needed to revive the software giant.

Computers

HP vs. Lenovo: A Contrast in Highs and Lows

August 26, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 1
HP reported a 10 percent decline in year-over-year revenues. Meanwhile, Lenovo is seeing sales increase as it expands into servers, storage and smartphones.

HP Enterprise Groupd chief Bill Veghte
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Donatelli Out, Veghte In After HP Enterprise Group Disappoints

August 21, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Donatelli Out, Veghte In After HP Enterprise Group Disappoints
Bill Veghte’s appointment atop HP Enterprise Group underlines the growing importance of software in the company’s efforts to reinvent its enterprise business.

Marvin Blough is leading the charge to bring Dell Software into PartnerDirect.
Channel Programs

Dell PartnerDirect Nears Software Integration

August 19, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Dell PartnerDirect Nears Software Integration
Dell will add new competencies to PartnerDirect program as it builds on its solutions focus.

John Chambers at Cisco Partner Summit 2013
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Cisco Earnings Reflecting Another Tech Bubble

August 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Cisco Earnings Reflecting Another Tech Bubble
Cisco beat estimates and improved profits, but is still slashing 4,000 jobs because of economic inconsistency. Could this be another tech bubble?

There can be an upside and a downside for managed services vendors
Computers

The Incredibly Contradicting Trends of PC Sales

August 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on The Incredibly Contradicting Trends of PC Sales
Analysts and vendors agree PC sales are falling precipitously. At the same time, solution providers report selling more PCs. Is there a contradiction here?