Microsoft is taking notice and reportedly ready for drastic measures to move the needle, including a free versions of Windows 8.1.
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Windows 8.1 market share barely inches up
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
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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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IBM’s Cure for Cloud Storage Fears: Spread the Love
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
Big Blue is showing off new cloud storage software that promises dynamic migration across multiple clouds while safeguarding confidentiality and security.
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Uneven Results Complicate HP Turnaround Efforts
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
Uneven results among HP’s business units give the channel pause over HP, which may be steering the right course but is far from fully righting the ship.
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Symantec Pivots Channel Toward High-Touch
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Symantec continues to trickle out changes to its channel program, focusing on top partners, specializations and high-touch field engagements.
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DiFranco: HP’s Got Its Mojo Back
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
As other big vendors show signs of slowing sales and transitional challenges, HP is emerging from its reorganization appearing a little more confident.
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Dell President: Partners Don’t Know All We Can Do
by Robert Dutt •
With the battle to go private won, Dell president Steve Felice says the company needs to make sure partners understand all of Dell’s capabilities.
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Distribution, Featured Post, Software
Tech Data brings Activate-Here ESD program to Canada
by Robert Dutt •
Tech Data Canada’s first foray into electronic software distribution includes most of the distributor’s Microsoft lineup, with more software to come.
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Server Sales Slip in Q2, Follow PC Decline
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Worldwide server sales fell 6.1 percent in Q2, with IBM and HP posting the steepest declines in the second straight quarter of declining server sales
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Retire
by Robert Dutt •
Steve Ballmer will retire from his post atop Microsoft in the next year, leaving a new CEO to guide its transformation into a devices and services company.
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Cisco Earnings Reflecting Another Tech Bubble
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Cisco beat estimates and improved profits, but is still slashing 4,000 jobs because of economic inconsistency. Could this be another tech bubble?
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Managed Services Tops Profitable Models
by Channelnomics Staff •
2112 Group’s latest profitability study says managed services still channel’s biggest moneymaker
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Gates Like Tablets, Taxes; Dreads China
by Channelnomics Staff •
Bill Gates remains bullish on technology, software, despite piracy issues
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Dell Unites Channel Amid Software Push
by Channelnomics Staff •
Vendor revamps PartnerDirect to better represent software as well as hardware offerings
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New FalconStor Canada chief aims to grow the pie for partners
by Robert Dutt •
Pramila Nair pledges new resources, new opportunities to company’s Canadian partners
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Dell targets HP and Cisco with Active Infrastructure play
by Robert Dutt •
Converged compute, storage, networking and management play runs the gamut from SMB to enterprise, vendor says
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QuickVid: VMware and the Software-Defined Data Centre
by Robert Dutt •
VMware Canada chief Grant Aitken discusses the company’s strategy for furthering the virtualization market and what it will mean for solution providers
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Channel Programs, Cloud, Featured Post
Microsoft to let partners bill for Office 365
by Robert Dutt •
Move will allow MSPs to add cloud service to their lineup, but what does it mean for third-party hosts?
