Cloud
Canadian C-levels clueless on cloud?
A new survey commissioned by Microsoft found under 5 per cent of Canadian C level execs understand what the cloud is, but the reality is somewhat different.
Office 365
Distribution
Tech Data’s full StreamOne coming to Canada
Tech Data will bring its full StreamOne cloud, SaaS and app store to Canada in the next month as it continues to take the platform global.
Cloud
Silver Peak unveils Unity Fabric uniting cloud, internet, and WAN
Unlike traditional WAN optimization solutions, Unity’s ability to keep Cloud SaaS and IaaS traffic on the same fabric lets it intelligently route traffic to the public cloud over a secure, optimal path.
Channel Programs
Microsoft expands partner-owned billing options for cloud
Microsoft offers up new options for partners to control billing for customers using Microsoft cloud products, and introduces new cloud programs and support.
Cloud
Microsoft adds Azure to Open Licensing
Microsoft claims great momentum for its Azure cloud offerings. But making it available to partners through open licensing should cause further acceleration.
Cloud
Microsoft’s table stakes for safeguarding Office 365 data
Microsoft does its part to help ease customers’ minds about trusting the cloud, and particularly its flagship Office 365 hosted applications.
Cloud
Microsoft big winner in cloud growth
Microsoft is still lagging behind Amazon Web Services in the cloud wars, but it’s gaining fast as cloud sales skyrocketed in the first quarter.
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5 reasons the tablet era is ending already
Five years on, evidence is growing that the tablet’s days may be numbered as the handhelds get squeezed between PCs and smartphones.
Cloud
Synnex brings key solution practices to Canada
Synnex Canada introduces CloudSolv and ServiceSolv practices, while MobilitySolv continues to gain ground.
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Office for iPad a potential bonanza for partners
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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Exchange Server 2003: The other end-of-life opportunity
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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GFI MAX App Control foretells MSP evolution
GFI MAX released App Control, a new system that allows MSPs to monitor and manage cloud-based applications and licenses on behalf of their customers.
Cloud
Microsoft adds a touch of BI to Office 365
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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Microsoft makes it official: Nadella in as CEO
As expected, Microsoft named veteran insider Satya Nadella as successor to CEO Steve Ballmer, making the 46-year-old just the third chief executive.
Cloud
Tech Data expands software business with BitTitan deal
The distributor’s deal with BitTitan provides new ways for solution providers to help clients move to the cloud, particularly to Microsoft’s Office 365.
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Kaseya Launches RoverApps-based BYOD Suite
Managed services tools provider Kaseya launched the first product based on its RoverApps acquisition, the Kaseya BYOD Suite.
Distribution
Larocque’s New Role Hints at More Continental Synnex Strategy
Three U.S.-pioneered “Solv” practices headed to Canada in months to come as Synnex beefs up support for Canadian operations.
Channel Programs
New Microsoft Channel Chief Says Surface Strategy Still Evolving
Phil Sorgen says the reason the Surface tablet isn’t broadly available to solution providers for resale is because Microsoft lacked a distribution strategy.
Cloud
Kaseya Buys 365 Command to Tap Microsoft Cloud
Kaseya has made its third acquisition since changing ownership; this time it’s Microsoft Office 365 migration and management specialist 365 Command.
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Microsoft, the Cloud and Device Company, Posts Strong Quarterly Earnings
Microsoft doused doubters with a strong earnings report as revenue and profits grew at double-digit rates, driven by strong cloud and server sales.