December 2015
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December 31, 2015
31
Dec'15
GSA schedule: Distributors provide channel onramp
The GSA schedule offers channel companies access to the enormous public sector IT market. Distributors with GSA contracts provide one way to get on board. Continue Reading
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December 31, 2015
31
Dec'15
StackEngine acquisition aims to fuel Oracle Public Cloud
Oracle is investing in container management technology for Docker through an acquisition of cloud computing startup StackEngine, which provides a platform for managing Docker applications. Continue Reading
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December 30, 2015
30
Dec'15
New tech trends could lose ground in 2016: A contrarian view
Technologies often launch with great expectation, only to see limited uptake. Stanley Louissaint highlights a few tech trends that may see reversals or fail to fully emerge in 2016. Continue Reading
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December 30, 2015
30
Dec'15
Which storage vendors face most pressure in 2016?
EMC and Dell face the pressures of a $67 billion merger in 2016, but it will be a pivotal year for other storage vendors as well among declining sales and splits. Continue Reading
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December 30, 2015
30
Dec'15
Top SearchAWS news stories of 2015
Cloud customers keep their ears to the ground to keep up with new AWS information, particularly when it comes to service issues. These five news stories were most popular on SearchAWS in 2015. Continue Reading
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December 29, 2015
29
Dec'15
SDN expected to spike in production environments
Next year is expected to be a breakout year for SDN development, as a large number of enterprises and service providers take their projects into production. Continue Reading
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December 29, 2015
29
Dec'15
Dell-EMC wasn't the only storage disruption in 2015
Dell's move to gobble up EMC for $67 billion was the largest disruption in a year full of changes and new technologies for the data storage industry in 2015. Continue Reading
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December 29, 2015
29
Dec'15
Microsoft cloud telephony presents challenges
Microsoft's new Office 365 E5 suite includes cloud telephony services, but the software faces some challenges with deployment and business adoption. Continue Reading
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December 29, 2015
29
Dec'15
The biggest hyper-converged developments this year
The hyper-convergence market expanded to include bigger storage vendors in 2015, while also moving the market along through the development of new partnerships. Continue Reading
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December 28, 2015
28
Dec'15
Where does SAP NetWeaver 7.5 fit in the integration puzzle?
SAP's integration landscape is crowded with products, including SAP NetWeaver 7.5, HANA Cloud Platform and HANA Cloud Integration. So, what's your best option? Continue Reading
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December 28, 2015
28
Dec'15
Commvault IntelliSnap partnerships eye more thorough backup
Commvault partners with NetApp and Infinidat on IntelliSnap to simplify increasingly popular snapshot management and for a more inclusive backup offering. Continue Reading
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December 28, 2015
28
Dec'15
Slack courts developers in team collaboration tools race
In an effort to be more competitive in the team collaboration tools space, Slack is offering $80 million to developers who build integrated applications. Continue Reading
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December 28, 2015
28
Dec'15
Top virtual storage management tips of 2015
When it comes to managing virtual server environments, readers were most interested in technologies new to the market, such as Docker containers and VMware VVOLs. Continue Reading
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December 24, 2015
24
Dec'15
Analytics, social, employee engagement are keys for HR in 2016
Analysts from Deloitte, Forrester and Nucleus Research predict performance management, social media and employee engagement will lead HCM software trends in the coming year. Continue Reading
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December 23, 2015
23
Dec'15
FASB lease accounting changes to impact channel
FASB lease accounting changes will impact channel partners involved in IT leasing. Managed services could get a boost from the new standard. Continue Reading
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December 23, 2015
23
Dec'15
Microsoft Azure partnership with HPE: Channel reaction
News analysis: The recent alliance between Microsoft Azure and HPE could eventually open opportunities for the channel, but appears to have minimal short-term impact. Continue Reading
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December 23, 2015
23
Dec'15
Cloud data security skills to set your business apart
The wave of high-profile data breaches has led many customers today to take data security more seriously, and, as a result, many of them are turning to partners to safeguard their cloud data assets against developing threats.
In this three-part ... Continue Reading
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December 23, 2015
23
Dec'15
NSA implicated in Juniper firewall, VPN backdoors
Juniper firewalls are reportedly vulnerable to two serious backdoors, and the NSA may be at least indirectly responsible for one that exposes VPN data. Continue Reading
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December 23, 2015
23
Dec'15
Microsoft announces plans to buy startup Talko
This past year saw a surge of mergers and acquisitions among UC services, most recently with Microsoft buying startup Talko. Experts think this trend will continue in 2016. Continue Reading
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December 22, 2015
22
Dec'15
Cloud-based time-tracking system: TQS logs hours with Replicon
A cloud-based time-tracking system enabled Total Quality Systems to scale with growing business demands and provide its mobile employees with a flexible way to log hours. Continue Reading