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Marc Dupaquier, General Manager Global Business Partners at IBM

IBM sees SoftLayer as x86 server replacement

February 19, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

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.

The end of Windows 7 is now in sight

February 18, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

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.

Peter Beardmore, senior director of global product marketing for Kaspersky

Kaspersky to expand virtualization footprint

February 11, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Kaspersky Lab looks to reach more partners with its Kaspersky Security for Virtualization offering by adding support for Microsoft and Citrix hypervisors.

New Microsoft CEO says partnering “is in our DNA”

February 5, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

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.

Nadella reaction: Upbeat with a touch of meh

February 5, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Turns out most key industry executives are feeling at least optimistic about Satya Nadella’s Microsoft promotion, but some analysts see it differently.

Microsoft makes it official: Nadella in as CEO

February 4, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

As expected, Microsoft named veteran insider Satya Nadella as successor to CEO Steve Ballmer, making the 46-year-old just the third chief executive.

HP extends SMB-focused Just Right IT lineup

February 3, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

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.

Windows 8.1 update brings some PC relief

February 3, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

A series of leaked Windows screenshots making the rounds seems to indicate Redmond knows how to handle criticism and has made some changes accordingly.

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst spoke on cloud community issues at RHNAPC

Participation trumps technology in cloud: Red Hat CEO

January 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Solution providers looking to place bets in cloud efforts should consider the nature of the community over the nature of its technology, Jim Whitehust says.