IT Channel News

Stratus Technologies launches new partner program
EMC-Dell partnership thorny after 3Par fiasco; other news
Microsoft Office 365 could shrink partner business
Ozzie exit from Microsoft stirs VAR interest
Microsoft BPOS suite: Creating business opportunities
Avnet's HealthPath: Healthcare IT training for solution providers
4G wireless adoption remains scattered, VARs say
Desktop virtualization technology must wait for heyday
New VMware management tools control workflow, storage
FalconStor CEO Jim McNiel: 'There will be change'
IBM to ship Storwize system without compression; Quantum completes dedupe line overhaul
Whither virtualization? Microsoft fixes fixes; other news
Top Channel Marker blogs for September 2010
AMD chips lose market share, some customers eye Intel
AMD enfolds disties in Fusion; XenServer gets virtual switching
HR outsourcer switches from LeftHand to Compellent for SSDs; plus, the role of VTLs
Top SearchITChannel.com stories for September 2010
Three vendor 'gotchas' and how VARs get around them
Hyperformix capacity management software prompts CA buy
Resignation of FalconStor CEO ReiJane Huai could signal shift in strategy, or possible sale
Sun VARs to Oracle: You need us!
Cisco targets SMBs with new products, names channel VP
HDS launches Virtual Storage Platform (VSP); SANpulse launches storage discovery app
Pivot3 expands into data protection with iSCSI SAN storage system
Cloud storage appliance announcements from Cirtas, Nasuni
Oracle Exalogic appliances intrigue VARs
Cloud storage vendor CTERA adds larger cloud storage appliance for VARs, MSPs
IBM to buy Netezza in billion-dollar deal
Channel hopes to profit in WAN optimization makeover
Sun VARS: Hurd won't change Oracle's direct-sales focus
Intel shells out $30 million in cloud computing investments
IBM targets Sun, HP shops; Virtuous workstations
DR planning a spending priority for SMBs; Virsto upgrades Hyper-V-focused storage management tool
Oracle-Sun convergence: What VARs need to know about the acquisition
Custom server sales driven by IT virtualization boom
How to break into the healthcare IT services market
Oracle shops shrug off Hurd; Symantec offers data dedupe in a box
Brocade focuses on channel services, trims direct accounts
Bank, brewer increase use of virtual servers; where does 3 PAR bidding war leave HP and Dell?
Brocade opens up more IT services to partners
Top SearchITChannel.com stories for August 2010
HP VARs assess 3Par impact
Top Channel Marker blogs for August 2010
Gluster launches clustered NAS virtual appliance for VMware; VM backup prominent at VMworld 2010
All VMworld all the time: vCloud Director debuts
Dell partners see opportunity in possible 3Par buy
Converged data center goal sparks HP bid for 3Par
Visa issues payment application security best practices for integrators, resellers
EMC rolls out Clariion, Celerra enhancements; HP offers $1.6B for 3PAR
Hybrid cloud can help MSPs with cloud transition
IT Client Manager r12.5 boosts virtual desktop shift, says CA
Egenera wants VARs; Intel, HP buy security expertise
Intel acquisition of McAfee raises 'value-add' questions
Dell acquires 3PAR; Oracle hardware strategy positions firm in workload optimization space
Cisco UCS makes channel inroads
Oracle to take more Sun hardware renewal biz direct
Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2 offers new features
Hurd ouster doesn't faze most IT shops
Top Channel Marker blogs for July 2010
VMware support still lacking among traditional SMB VARs
HP VARs stunned by Hurd exit
Hyperic monitoring extends to cloud-hosted applications
Top SearchITChannel.com stories for July 2010
Cisco and NetApp certify FCoE to run with VMware; JetBlue now uses EMC Avamar
VMware turns up volume on discounts
VMware offers discount program through partners
Managed preprint services catch on
EMC to add midrange storage array as sales rise; Dell-Ocarina deal could change primary data storage
Tech Watch: MSP platforms extend endpoint cloud reach
Cloud storage audit trail key to Geminare archiving service for MSPs
Partner support for Hyper-V slowly increasing
Nimbus launches new S-class solid-state storage platform; IBM SONAS gets new tiering feature
Seagate's i365 aims 'Project Cloudburst' at VARs for SMB cloud backup
Windows Intune appeals to MSPs
VMware woos SMBs with new vSphere; Microsoft tests new self-service portal
Top Channel Marker blogs for June 2010
Azure cloud computing appliance appeals to VARs
Websense 'downloadable' DLP may expand data loss prevention market
Hyper-V ignites SAN project for Austin Powder; tape is alive and well at college department
VARs eye Azure appliance, love Aurora
Microsoft partners see Hyper-V catching on among SMBs
Microsoft increases cloud services margins
Converged data centers to drive joint IT services
Top SearchITChannel.com stories for June 2010
Profile management void has VMware View users seeking options
Microsoft BPOS, cloud to dominate partner confab
Avnet finalizes Bell Micro buy; Amazon's cloud move
EMC news: Company to sell Atmos Online only via providers; buys data warehouse vendor Greenplum
VARs: The year of desktop virtualization approaches
VMware View 4.5 minus RTO equals partner snafu
New Cisco protocol, FabricPath, eyes long-distance migrations
Dell slammed in suit; Oracle updates Sun X86 servers
HDS, two vendors boost their cloud storage; Double-Take Flex for HPC delivers iSCSI SAN boot option
New VMware View to lack profile management; other news
Crossbeam Systems, Sophos partner on email, messaging security
Oracle VM machine promised
Microsoft sets minimum sales levels for ERP VARs
Less is more for Red Hat VAR program
SMB cloud services: Microsoft managed cloud services for SMBs
SMB networking services: Offering managed cloud services to SMBs
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