IDC

Data Centre

Moving beyond hyperscale: Dell DCS looks to embrace smaller customers

June 1, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Moving beyond hyperscale: Dell DCS looks to embrace smaller customers
Dell’s Data Center Solutions group was created to optimize Dell’s working relationship with its large hyperscale customers, but today, partly as a result of Dell going private, DCS is working with a broader range of customers to design customized solutions that meet their needs.

Big Data

Big Data big deal in Canada?

March 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Big Data big deal in Canada?
Thursday’s Microsoft Big Data event featured a panel of Canadian service providers and customers, who offered some interesting insights about the state of Big Data in Canada.

Big Data

Microsoft doubling down on Big Data

March 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft doubling down on Big Data
Microsoft says its recent focus on and investments in the Big Data space have made it a key player. That carries with it new partner opportunities, even for smaller ones with a focused vertical strategy.

Security

Cisco’s Security Manifesto for the real world

January 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco’s Security Manifesto for the real world
Cisco believes security teams need to rethink strategy, to ensure that their principles assist users in resisting attacks – since the reverse is all too common now.

server share pie chart
Data Centre

Server market poised for a shakeup

June 4, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Server market poised for a shakeup
New server market share numbers show HP remains in the front position, and will likely stay there after the transition of IBM’s x86 server unit to Lenovo.

Computer laptop and tablet
Computers

PC shipments, tablet inventories climb

May 13, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on PC shipments, tablet inventories climb
Commercial sales continue to bail out the PC market, notebook sales have stabilized and tablet inventories are increasing, according to research.

Windows XP
Computers

End of Windows XP aiding PC sales

April 10, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on End of Windows XP aiding PC sales
Windows XP is doing what Windows 8 couldn’t. Reports indicate adoption of new computers to businesses are slowing the decline in PC sales.

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Featured Post

Are partners ready for the new technology buyer?

April 9, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Are partners ready for the new technology buyer?
Line-of-business leaders are the buyers most hungry for business-focused technology solutions. Can the channel deliver?

Cisco security chief Chris Young
Featured Post

Cisco challenges community to secure Internet of Things

March 4, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Cisco challenges community to secure Internet of Things
Cisco launches a challenge for the global security community to propose practical security solutions across all of the markets being impacted IoT.

Pile of monitors
Computers

PC Monitor Market Still Bleak

December 27, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on PC Monitor Market Still Bleak
Global shipments of PC monitors in Q3 fell 8.6 percent from a year ago, a declined blamed on the continuing softness in PC sales.