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Nirvanix is shutting down its cloud services

No Reason to Panic Over Periodic Cloud Outages

August 21, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

In the last week, three major Web outages have drawn attention to the fragility and frustration that come when a service is unavailable. Get used to it.

Lenovo North American channel chief Chris Frey

Lenovo PC Plus: A Trend Driving Channel Sales

August 19, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

The PC Plus strategy from Lenovo allows partners to explain why users should buy touch-enable devices for what will inevitably become a touch-enabled world.

John Chambers at Cisco Partner Summit 2013

Cisco Earnings Reflecting Another Tech Bubble

August 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Cisco beat estimates and improved profits, but is still slashing 4,000 jobs because of economic inconsistency. Could this be another tech bubble?

There can be an upside and a downside for managed services vendors

The Incredibly Contradicting Trends of PC Sales

August 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Analysts and vendors agree PC sales are falling precipitously. At the same time, solution providers report selling more PCs. Is there a contradiction here?

server sales are up, but revenues are not following

Microsoft Office 365 Uptime Steady at 99.97%

August 13, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 1

Microsoft is giving its partners another reason to sell its Office 365 cloud-based software suite: some of the highest uptimes in the business.

tablets and other mobile devices bucked IT spending trends

IDC Lowers IT Forecast, Mobility Remains Hot

August 5, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

If solution providers need evidence that mobility services are on the rise, they need look no further than revised IT spending forecast for 2013 from IDC.