February 2010
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February 26, 2010
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Facebook: A VAR’s best CRM tool
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few years, you may have noticed that social networking sites are kind of a big thing. A recent study by Gartner on customer relationship ... Continue Reading
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February 26, 2010
26
Feb'10
Cisco UCS: Not so fast!; AMD gets ahead of itself; other news
Cisco's UCS claims questioned; new AMD Opterons out before their time; more headlines. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2010
26
Feb'10
VMware View modified by VMware-RTO Software acquisition
VMware's acquisition of RTO Software's assets means that VMware View will have new user management features from RTO's Discover and PinPoint. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2010
25
Feb'10
Intel Nehalem-EX servers pack power for shops needing consolidation
New servers could find homes in accounts needing consolidation. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2010
25
Feb'10
HP data center services to sell through VARs
New Hewlett-Packard data center assessment and planning tools augment partner offerings. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2010
25
Feb'10
A cloud computing data security checklist for the channel
Beth Cohen, president of of Luth Computer Specialists, Inc., reviews a list of business, financial, legal and technical guidelines that solution providers can use to help customers secure their cloud computing implementations. Continue Reading
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February 24, 2010
24
Feb'10
Fibre Channel switch adoption at a crossroads; EMC's Slootman dishes on EMC's disk-based backup plan
Headlines: Fibre Channel switch port shipments are expected to increase after first-time decline in 2009, but long-term outlook calls for eventual decline as Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) picks up steam; head of EMC's backup division discusses ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2010
23
Feb'10
HP recruits next channel chief from Lenovo
Channel sources have speculated for months about who will replace Adrian Jones as top channel poobah at HP. In the last week, speculation narrowed down to candidates from IBM, but the winner looks ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2010
23
Feb'10
Talk of new sales tax makes MSPs anxious
Potential new sales tax could put managed service providers and HaaS players at risk. Continue Reading
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February 23, 2010
23
Feb'10
Citrix XenServer license considerations
Sure, XenServer is available for free now. But your customers still have to obtain a XenServer license for certain XenServer components. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22
Feb'10
VAR business opportunities from Windows 7
Our Windows 7 expert discusses how a VAR business can take advantage of the client operating system. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22
Feb'10
PC power management solutions remain a hard sell
VARs say payback on desktop power management can be substantial, but the benefits are hard to quantify. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22
Feb'10
Mistakes to avoid when providing virtualization services and support
When offering virtualization services to your customers, there are four common mistakes that you need to look out for to provide the best virtualization support. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22
Feb'10
Channel Chat: New Aruba channel chief Bob Bruce discusses 2010 plans
Aruba channel chief Bob Bruce took over in late December, coming in with decades of channel experience. What does he plan to bring to Aruba? In this podcast, he discusses what differentiates Aruba channel partners from other vendors' partners and ... Continue Reading
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February 21, 2010
21
Feb'10
Connectwise funds another services-focused start-up
A second managed services infrastructure company, LabTech Software, has snagged an investment as part of ConnectWise Capital, which is managing a $20 million fund focused on incubating "innovative ... Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
19
Feb'10
Oracle tries to clarify Sun direct sales message
Oracle channel guy Judson Althoff does his best to talk large Sun resellers off the ledge after Larry Ellison's statement that Oracle will take Sun's top 4,000 Sun accounts direct. Check out the ... Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
19
Feb'10
Cisco dumps HP as partner
Can't we all just get along? Apparently not, if "we" is Cisco and Hewlett-Packard. The latest in the nasty HP vs. Cisco data center hardware battle is that Cisco is dumping HP, a long time partner ... Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
19
Feb'10
New VMware virtual desktop software shows improvements
View 4.5, VMware's latest virtual desktop software, will have features that could boost VMware's presence in the desktop virtualization market. Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
19
Feb'10
Private cloud storage software and hardware product handbook
Our private cloud storage software and hardware product handbook takes a look at hardware and software products to drive private cloud storage. Most systems are object-based, support clusters, and have multitenancy and security features to support ... Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
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Feb'10
Security 'Scoreboard' offers real-world security product reviews
The new website Security Scoreboard, launched in February, targets CISOs and IT managers looking to orient themselves in the marketplace. It may offer resellers a real-world reality check on the products they offer customers. Continue Reading