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How the Microsoft Open Data Initiative may benefit partners

Partners responded optimistically to the Open Data Initiative from Microsoft, citing potential opportunities to help customers derive greater value from their data. Continue Reading
Digital marketing partnerships key to vendors' channel strategies

Rackspace, Salesforce and Progress Software explain how digital marketing agencies factor into their overall channel partner ecosystems and strategies. Continue Reading
How one of Microsoft's top CRM partners uprooted its business

A top Dynamics CRM Online partner has spun out a new business, which aims to enable other partners with a CRM deployment methodology. Continue Reading
Developers vet e-commerce platforms, with many to choose from

With a growing variety of e-commerce platforms available, channel firms in the business of e-commerce websites seek the one that suits them best. Continue Reading

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Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

Another busy few days across the industry with some executives deciding now is the time for a fresh challenge

Advanced brings more mainframe options to UK with GT Software

GT Software gets a chance to get into the UK market via an exclusive partnership with Advanced

The channel is really big business

Channel revenues at Dell have gained the attention of quite a few industry watchers, Billy MacInnes included

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Explore multifactor authentication products in-depth

Discover some of the best multifactor authentication products currently on the market based on target industry and main features ...

Google Play security improved by targeting repeat offenders

Google this week attributed security improvements in Google Play to both automated processes and human reviewers. The ...

Astaroth Trojan returns, abuses antivirus software

Cybereason's Nocturnus Research team has discovered a new strain of the Astaroth Trojan that attacks antivirus software to steal ...

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NetApp founder Dave Hitz steps away after 26 years

Retiring founder of NetApp Dave Hitz says the vendor is well-positioned for industrywide storage transitions, but recent sales ...

RAID levels and benefits explained

RAID can enable better data storage performance and higher availability, and there are many different types of RAID. Read about ...

HPE InfoSight to add support for partners' storage products

HPE CTO Milan Shetti outlines plans to add support for partners' storage products in its InfoSight predictive analytics platform ...

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Latest SD-WAN features offer better management, security

Enterprises looking to buy software-defined WAN products should evaluate the SD-WAN features that vendors offer. But the market ...

How to assess an SD-WAN product and determine which you need

Two main differentiators have emerged in SD-WAN products. Learn how they work and how an IT manager can use them to assess ...

Cisco earnings, revenue show strength of product roadmap

Cisco earnings and revenue show customers are putting aside global uncertainties and buying into the company's shift toward a ...

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Compare tools for multi-cloud Kubernetes management

For IT teams that need to manage Kubernetes deployments that span multiple cloud platforms, here are seven tools intended to ...

Control the cloud bill and avoid unexpected costs

Don't get discouraged by high cloud costs. Use these four tips to whip your bill into shape.

Back up VMs with Azure snapshots and managed disks

Follow these steps to take VM snapshots in Microsoft Azure and learn when the technique is -- and isn't -- the right fit for your...

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Originators form group to boost Presto SQL query engine

The Presto engine arose as an alternative to Hive for big data queries. Now, the Presto Software Foundation has formed to promote...

5 best practices for managing real-time data integration

Real-time data integration isn't like traditional data integration -- "it's moving, it's dirty and it's temporal," cautions one ...

Web integration platform eases way to machine learning models

StoryFit data scientists employ machine learning algorithms to gauge film script scenarios' prospects. They use Import.io tools ...

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Tableau Ask Data gives BI users simple NLP data query tool

Tableau's new Ask Data software uses natural language processing to enable users of any skill level to more easily search for ...

Expert urges data pros to hone data science skills

IT expert William McKnight shares job tips for data professionals looking to prosper in a changing enterprise. His first piece of...

Demand for data scientists is booming and will only increase

Fueled by big data and AI, demand for data science skills is growing exponentially, according to job sites. The supply of skilled...