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Cisco Quad and Cius cause commotion at Cisco Live 2011

Cisco Quad and Cius caused quite the commotion at Cisco Live 2011 in Las Vegas, but channel partners successfully selling both remains to be seen.
Demo: Cisco Quad offers mobile enterprise social networking

This Cisco Quad demo at Cisco Live 2011 shows the enterprise social networking technology as it would be used in an everyday work environment. Will the enterprise buy in?

Disaster recovery: Failover and failback

Get advice for handling disaster recovery failover and failback in this expert videocast with Bill Peldzus, DR consultant for GlassHouse Technologies.
Expert video: Hardware deduplication vs. software deduplication

Learn whether hardware deduplication or software deduplication makes more sense for your customers in this expert videocast with Jeff Harbert, storage consultant with GlassHouse Technologies.
Expert video: Server virtualization risks

Learn about server virtualization risks, such as VM failure, in this expert videocast with Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International.
Expert video: SSD advantages and disadvantages

Learn about SSD advantages and disadvantages in this expert videocast with Demartek Founder and President Dennis Martin.
Virtual server backup with W. Curtis Preston

In this expert videocast, backup expert W. Curtis Preston explains the major challenges to virtual server backup, what VM-specific backup tools bring to the backup table, how restores are different in the virtual world, and how dedupe and CDP impact virtual server backup.
Debunking MA 201 CMR 17 compliance myths

John Moynihan, president of Minuteman Governance, reviews how to help your customers get over common misconceptions related to the Massachusetts state data protection law.
VAR business must prep for cloud computing services

The VAR business can benefit greatly from offering cloud computing services and applications, according to IDC's vice president of channels, Janet Waxman.
McAfee CEO: How to gain VAR business partner opportunities

In this exclusive interview, Dave DeWalt describes various opportunities for VARs to partner with security solution providers, including what technical skills and certifications are currently the most sought-after.
Web application security best practices: Tips on implementation

The demand for Web application security tools continues to grow, thanks in part to PCI DSS compliance. In this video, learn some Web application security best practices.
Network solution provider talks network virtualization strategy, security

Learn how network solution provider Personal Computer Resources from Braintree, Mass., deals with network virtualization strategy, green networking, network security and more in this edition of Solution Provider Spotlight.
Massachusetts data encryption mandates and other VAR opportunities

Peter Hirschfeld, president of PC Resources in Braintree, Mass., talks to SearchITChannel.com about opportunities around Massachusetts' new data encryption law and other hot topics for VARs.
Novell's SUSE Appliance Program benefits ISVs

John Dragoon, Senior Vice President and channel chief for Novell Inc., discusses the new SUSE Appliance Program and how it benefits ISVs.

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SonicWall flags firewall upgrade opportunity

The security vendor has used its partner event as a forum to encourage resellers to talk to customers using ageing technology

Could YouView save our home from surveillance marketing by the Big Browser brigade

The IoT-connected home is becoming a location for commercial opportunities for the channel finds Nick Booth

MTI cranking up services revenues

The channel player has shared its first set of numbers since it was taken over by Endless last year

SearchCloudProvider

Azure licensing eliminates pillar of public cloud from its platform

Changes to Azure licensing mean customers who want pay-as-you-go pricing will have to make upfront commitments to get it, as ...

HPE Helion cloud brokerage supplants its defunct public cloud

With its public cloud soon a thing of the past, the HPE cloud strategy around hybrid management continues to take shape with ...

Docker containers slide into production with Tutum deal

Docker has acquired container management provider Tutum to help transition its much talked about technology from an intriguing, ...

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NSS Labs lawsuit takes aim at Crowdstrike, Symantec and ESET

In an antitrust lawsuit, NSS Labs accused some of the top antimalware vendors in the industry, including Crowdstrike and Symantec...

How SOC metrics improve security operation centers' performance

With the use of security operations centers comes the need for effective security metrics to gauge SOC performance and improve ...

WannaMine cryptojacker targets unpatched EternalBlue flaw

Unpatched systems are still being targeted by the WannaMine cryptojacker, despite warnings and global cyberattacks using the ...

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Quantum Xcellis unwraps NVMe-powered StorNext NAS

Quantum upgrades its StorNext file system to bolster file sharing and replication on Xcellis NVMe flash appliances. It's the ...

How a global file system interface eases data growing pains

If reaching the storage limits of a file server is an imminent threat at your organization, a global system may be the answer to ...

Lenovo-NetApp partnership targets rivals Dell and HPE

Lenovo and NetApp go after Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise with a multiyear partnership to bolster enterprise storage ...

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Juniper bundles Contrail Networking, OpenStack for the edge

Juniper Networks has introduced the Contrail Edge Cloud. The platform for running service providers' network edge applications ...

Access networking layer ready for software-defined reboot

After years of stagnation, the access-layer network is in need of a makeover. Implementing software-defined configurations is ...

Are SD-WAN security concerns warranted?

Networking analysts and engineers examine SD-WAN security concerns, the importance of cabling in wireless environments and a new ...

SearchCloudComputing

Compare IaC tools for hybrid, multi-cloud environments

Infrastructure-as-code tools come in two flavors: third-party and those native to a certain cloud provider. Keep these factors in...

Improve hybrid cloud monitoring through automation, alerts

To effectively monitor hybrid cloud infrastructure -- without being overloaded with data and alerts -- IT teams need to rethink ...

How Azure Cloud Shell can streamline resource management

Azure Cloud Shell's browser-based model frees IT teams from installation headaches but presents some formatting and timeout ...

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Containers key for Hortonworks alliance on big data hybrid

Hortonworks is joining with Red Hat and IBM to work together on a hybrid big data architecture format that will run using ...

Big data tooling rolls with the changing seas of analytics

Hadoop data tooling is expanding. A view holds that Hadoop is moving from alternate data warehousing to a full-fledged big data ...

Graph processing gives credit analysis firms an edge

A graph database startup's parallel loading, processing and querying combine to deliver real-time data for fintech firms that ...

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Self-service analytics tools hand BI power to business users

Self-service BI software opens the door to wider analytics uses in organizations. This handbook compares top self-service tools ...

Tableau vs. Power BI vs. Qlik: How the BI rivals stack up

Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense offer similar self-service BI functionality, consultant Rick Sherman says. But he points to some...

Tibco analytics capabilities get upgrade in Spotfire X

New Tibco AI and natural language processing functions in the soon-to-be-released Spotfire X look to create a simpler and faster ...