Channel Marker

December 2017

IT channel partners: A look ahead at 2018
John Moore - Senior Site Editor 22 Dec 2017

Here's a look at the most popular Channel Marker blog posts of 2017 and what they might say about 2018 trends for IT channel partners.

Digital transformation business: Procurement ripe for revitalization
John Moore - Senior Site Editor 08 Dec 2017

As the digital transformation business moves into back-office operations, systems such as procurement may be among the candidates for renewal.

MicroscopeUK

Silver Peak cautions against sitting on the fence over SD-WAN

The market is reaching a tipping point and those resellers that have not yet got involved with SD-WAN need to make a decision soon

Dell platinum partner OCF undergoes an MBO

The owners of the high performance computing specialist have decided the time is right for some fresh hands at the wheel

Customer experience driving collaboration investments

Improving customer experience is one of the main factors behind the decision by users to invest in unified comms and ...

SearchSecurity

Check Point: Qualcomm TrustZone flaws could be 'game over'

Researchers discovered vulnerabilities in Qualcomm TrustZone that Check Point says could lead to 'unprecedented access' because ...

InfoTrax settles FTC complaint, will implement infosec program

InfoTrax settled an FTC complaint over an extensive data breach that lasted two years. Now, it can no longer collect any personal...

Microsoft to apply CCPA protections to all US customers

Microsoft said it will apply the California Consumer Privacy Act across the nation and extend the law's data privacy protections ...

SearchStorage

NetApp storage systems growth hinges on cloud transition

NetApp's decision to aggressively market storage systems for building hybrid and multi-clouds is put to the test in the face of ...

Michael Dell on Dell cloud strategy: On-premises cloud rules

Dell's CEO lays out his company's cloud plan, which is to connect on-premises with public, edge and 5G clouds though integrated ...

Is Zadara storage as a service right for your company?

Zadara Cloud Platform offers a storage-as-a-service approach that limits customers' upfront investment and risk, while providing ...

SearchNetworking

The top 10 network security best practices to implement today

Even as security techniques improve, attackers are becoming more adept. Learn about 10 network security best practices and how ...

SD-WAN explained in 15 key terms and phrases

This SD-WAN glossary delves into the various capabilities, technologies and components that encompass SD-WAN, explained with 15 ...

Cisco earnings foreshadow slowdown in tech spending

The latest Cisco earnings report indicated a weakening in business confidence as economic uncertainties lowered tech spending by ...

SearchCloudComputing

A primer on Alibaba Cloud for Western enterprises

When Western cloud users think of major cloud providers, it's typically the top three: AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft ...

AWS, Azure and Google peppered with outages in same week

Cloud outages hit AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud within the past week, an outcome that suggests customers must take a more...

Google to unveil post-Chronicle cloud cybersecurity plans

Google plans to discuss its cloud cybersecurity portfolio at a conference next week, with the capabilities developed by Chronicle...

SearchDataManagement

How AI could save the enterprise data catalog

Enterprise data catalogs record all the databases and files in a corporation, but sometimes it can become out of date. Advances ...

With Vitess 4.0, database vendor matures cloud-native platform

Scaling a MySQL database in the cloud is not easy, but the open source Vitess project manages the project at scale for ...

Managing unstructured data is crucial to enterprises' AI goals

Unstructured data makes up a huge portion of most businesses' data volume. But, with data-hungry AI systems coming online, making...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

Salesforce acquisition of Tableau finally getting real

With Salesforce and Tableau finally free to start integrating, Andrew Beers, Tableau's chief technology officer, talks about what...

Tableau analytics platform upgrades driven by user needs

In a Q&A, Tableau chief technology officer Andrew Beers talks about the driving factors behind recent product upgrades centered ...

Tableau or Qlik: What separates the data visualization tools?

While leading data visualization vendors Tableau and Qlik may seem similar, there are substantial differences. Understanding the ...