Tag Archive for Hybrid

Cloud

Microsoft adds Azure to Open Licensing

by Robert Dutt • July 14, 2014

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

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

Ingram to partners: Look beyond cost plus for cloud success

by Robert Dutt • April 8, 2014

Ingram Micro global cloud chief Renée Bergeron

Ingram Micro cloud chief Renée Bergeron tells partners at the company’s Cloud Summit to embrace value-based pricing to get the most out of cloud services.

McAfee adds hardware to managed services mix

by Robert Dutt • February 21, 2014

McAfee worldwide channel chief Gavin Struthers

As more and more solution providers add managed security services to their arsenals, McAfee extends the offerings available to partners.

VMware Canada focuses on channel enablement

by Robert Dutt • February 19, 2014

Donna Wittmann, exeuctive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada

Solution providers can expect “a very close alignment” with the whole Canadian organzation, channel chief Donna Wittmann says.

IBM to partners: Transform or get left behind

by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) • February 18, 2014

Marc Dupaquier, General Manager Global Business Partners at IBM

IBM is pushing hard on its transformation message, saying that the development of cloud and mobile practices is critical to sustaining business viability.

IBM calls PureSystems a managed services enabler

by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) • February 3, 2014

IBM says more than 10,000 units of its PureSystems have shipped since its 2012 release, driven largely by managed service providers.

VMware Chief: Virtualization Has a Decade of Runway

by Robert Dutt • August 27, 2013

As VMware broadens its borders beyond its sweet spot in server virtualization, does it risk coming into increased conflict with allies and channel partners?