Managed Services

IBM CEO Gini Rommetty
Cloud

After Missing Goals, IBM Looks to Get Lean

May 2, 2013 Channelnomics Staff Comments Off on After Missing Goals, IBM Looks to Get Lean
Big Blue misses its earnings forecast for the first time in eight years

Larry Poirier sold Nitro to TUC last year
Channel Communities

Mergers on the Mind at VTN

April 24, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Mergers on the Mind at VTN
15 members sold their companies last year, and the trend shows no sign of slowing

Featured Post

HP NGIPS Launch Fills Networking Gaps

April 24, 2013 Channelnomics Staff Comments Off on HP NGIPS Launch Fills Networking Gaps
HP is building out a comprehensive security stack, and the latest installment is the release of a TippingPoint next-gen IPS line

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Report: Lenovo in Talks to Buy IBM Server Unit

April 19, 2013 Channelnomics Staff Comments Off on Report: Lenovo in Talks to Buy IBM Server Unit
Published reports indicate Lenovo is in talks with IBM to buy its underperforming Series X low-end server business

Jason Bystrak, executive director of cloud for Ingram Micro North America
Channel Programs

Ingram Adds Cloud Marketing, Technical Supports

April 10, 2013 Robert Dutt 1
“Seeding the Cloud” program aims to help VARs build out marketing, while Cloud Desk offers technical bench support

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Cloud

Managed Security Growing, Morphing to Cloud

April 9, 2013 Channelnomics Staff Comments Off on Managed Security Growing, Morphing to Cloud
Increasing threats by hackers and malware pushed the managed security services marketplace to a record high of $13 billion in 2012

Xerox Canada channel chief Ajay Dhingra
Featured Post

More Partners Adopting Managed Print: Xerox

April 4, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on More Partners Adopting Managed Print: Xerox
A year into the launch of Xerox Partner Print Services, the company is adding partners from a variety of backgrounds

Sherri Liebo, vice president, global partner marketing, Cisco
Featured Post

Cisco Names Liebo Partner Marketing Chief

April 2, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Names Liebo Partner Marketing Chief
New global partner marketing vice president Sherri Liebo outlines her priorities ahead of Partner Velocity later this month

Paul Comessotti
Cloud

Check Point to partners: Get involved with ThreatCloud

January 29, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Check Point to partners: Get involved with ThreatCloud
Vendor pitches new capabilities for remote managed security services

Clouds
Cloud

Cisco merges cloud, managed services partner programs

November 27, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco merges cloud, managed services partner programs
Program changes give MSPs and cloud-focused partners access to all-important VIP for first time