Synnex Canada introduces CloudSolv and ServiceSolv practices, while MobilitySolv continues to gain ground.
Cloud, Distribution, Featured Post, Mobility
Synnex brings key solution practices to Canada
by Robert Dutt •
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Channel Programs, Featured Post
HP points partners towards SMB, services
by Robert Dutt •
HP’s Sue Barsamian calls SMB the biggest untapped opportunity for the company’s channel, touts how far partners have come in HP’s services business.
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Computers, Featured Post
End of Windows XP aiding PC sales
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
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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Computers, Featured Post, Software
Post-XP disposal: It’s a dirty job and partners should do it
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
In the wake of Windows XP upgrades, clients will be looking to solution providers to ensure their old computers are safely, securely and legally disposed of.
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Featured Post, Storage
EMC refreshes data protection for software-defined environments
by Mark Cox •
EMC refreshes its Data Domain operating system, introduces a new release of VPLEX.
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Computers, Featured Post, Mobility
Surprise! Chromebook demand rising fast
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
A new report confirms growing demand for Google Chromebooks, and says the Web-based devices on track to take a significant share from Microsoft and Apple.
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Featured Post, Mobility, Software
Office for iPad a potential bonanza for partners
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Much attention is being placed on how Microsoft’s new Office for iPad could make it harder for Windows to gain a legitimate foothold in tablets.
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Channel Programs, Featured Post, Software
Villeneuve to add Canadian resources for Red Hat
by Robert Dutt •
New Red Hat Canada country manager Luc Villeneuve seeks to add resources to help manage partners in country, with ISVs and OEMs top on his to-do list.
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No easy way to define ‘channel-friendly’
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Can a vendor be channel-friendly and still sell direct? The true meaning of ‘channel-friendly’ isn’t cut and dry.
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Featured Post, Servers
Exchange Server 2003: The other end-of-life opportunity
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
While much attention is being focused on the pending end of life of Windows XP, Microsoft is also discontinuing support for Exchange Server 2003.
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Cloud, Featured Post, Software
Microsoft ex Roskill lands Acumatica CEO role
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
Microsoft’s popular former channel chief Jon Roskill has a new gig as CEO Acumatica, a cloud ERP vendor focused on SMBs.
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Friends don’t let friends stay on Windows XP
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Time is running out for the vaunted Windows XP operating system, and Microsoft is pulling out all the stops to get businesses and consumers to upgrade.
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Cloud, Featured Post
Microsoft adds a touch of BI to Office 365
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Microsoft’s new Power BI for Office 365 offers businesses a touch of intelligence on top of their existing cloud-based applications.
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Cloud, Featured Post, Servers
IBM sees SoftLayer as x86 server replacement
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
IBM may be selling its x86 server unit to Lenovo, but it doesn’t see it or its reseller partners getting out of the server business entirely.
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The end of Windows 7 is now in sight
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Microsoft set the end-of-sales date for Windows 7 consumer editions, in which the vaunted operating system will be no longer available for sale.
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Kaspersky to expand virtualization footprint
by Robert Dutt •
Kaspersky Lab looks to reach more partners with its Kaspersky Security for Virtualization offering by adding support for Microsoft and Citrix hypervisors.
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New Microsoft CEO says partnering “is in our DNA”
by Robert Dutt •
Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new CEO, says partnering is key to the company, but partnerships will evolve as Microsoft goes cloud-first and mobile-first.
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Nadella reaction: Upbeat with a touch of meh
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
Turns out most key industry executives are feeling at least optimistic about Satya Nadella’s Microsoft promotion, but some analysts see it differently.
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Microsoft makes it official: Nadella in as CEO
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
As expected, Microsoft named veteran insider Satya Nadella as successor to CEO Steve Ballmer, making the 46-year-old just the third chief executive.
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HP extends SMB-focused Just Right IT lineup
by Robert Dutt •
HP’s new members of its Just Right IT lineup for SMBs include reference architectures for SAP HANA and Microsoft Exchange, as well as new services.
