supply chain

Partnerships

Outsourcing tech development in the digital economy driving OEM business growth

February 1, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Outsourcing tech development in the digital economy driving OEM business growth
A new study commissioned by Dell EMC and Intel found that 93 per cent of enterprise customers surveyed believe that OEM partnerships accelerate product and services innovation, with the numbers being highest in banking and finance, and in media and technology.

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Cloud

Armughan Ahmad to drive digital transformation as Canadian Managing Partner of digital and technology solutions at KPMG in Canada

January 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Armughan Ahmad to drive digital transformation as Canadian Managing Partner of digital and technology solutions at KPMG in Canada
Dell EMC and HP alumnus Armughan Ahmad talks about his move to KPMG in Canada, and how he intends to accelerate their digital transformation business, which will include increasing the work KPMG does with the IT channel.

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Computers

HP’s immersive computing thinks beyond Sprout to business applications

May 30, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP’s immersive computing thinks beyond Sprout to business applications
How immersive computing and 3D printing made a footwear insole vendor an HP reseller as its Sprout technology gets down to work.

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Ed Galasso, general manager of Tech Data Canada
Distribution

New Tech Data Canada leadership pledges expanded opportunities, high service commitment

June 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Tech Data Canada leadership pledges expanded opportunities, high service commitment
Ed Galasso is promoted to GM of the company in Canada, and leadership of the commercial and retail business, while Brian Aebig, who came to Tech Data with Avnet, will run the enterprise business. Rick Reid is now executive advisor to Joe Quaglia on the integration.

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Cloud

Dell’s Jeff Clarke outlines seven top tech trends he sees coming in 2017

December 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell’s Jeff Clarke outlines seven top tech trends he sees coming in 2017
Breakout creative workstations, Chief IoT officers and a self-healing future are among Dell’s vice-chairman of Operations and president of Client Solutions’ 2017 predictions.

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Data Centre

Nutanix to lose out as expanded Dell EMC VxRail appliance line targets VMware users?

October 19, 2016 Mark Cox 4
Dell EMC has announced upgrades to its hyper-converged VxRail and VxRack offerings, with hardware improvement stemming both from Intel Broadwell processors and optimization with PowerEdge servers. Many more configurations will be available, including a 3 node VxRail offering that drops the entry price by a quarter.

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Avnet Technology Solutions' Gavin Miller
Distribution

Avnet regroups around technology hotspot specializations

July 27, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet regroups around technology hotspot specializations
Distributor Avnet introduces new global specialization areas as it seeks to help partners focus on software, subscription, and as-a-Service sales.

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Data Centre

Dell brings Datacenter Scalable Solutions business out of stealth

August 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell brings Datacenter Scalable Solutions business out of stealth
Dell says there will be incremental opportunities for channel partners in its newly announced DSS business, which targets the area just below the hyperscale vendors and will see branded DSS products on the market later this fall.

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