Digital consulting firms
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Feature
24 Feb 2022
Deloitte software engineering gets global boost
Recent acquisitions help the consultancy pursue 24/7 software sprints to meet customer demand for digitalization and faster product delivery cycles. Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2021
ServiceNow partner Thirdera buys 5th company, UX/UI skills
With the acquisition of Appoxio, Thirdera expanded its UX/UI capabilities and plans to help clients improve ServiceNow workflows; other IT channel news. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jul 2019
Ross Perot helped create the IT services industry
Ross Perot may be known to many people as a former presidential candidate, but he also played a central role in launching the IT services industry. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jul 2019
Grant Thornton LLP taps Rightpoint for digital workspace
Grant Thornton LLP, a professional services firm, got an assist from Rightpoint on a digital workspace project that breathed new life into an aging intranet system. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2019
White-hot RPA market 'could change nature of work'
RPA vendor Automation Anywhere said it's poised to take full advantage of the burgeoning RPA market. Its recent deal with Microsoft is just one indication of RPA's popularity. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Jul 2019
Intelligent operations guidance from Accenture, Ahead, Orion
The nascent intelligent operations field promises to shake up how companies do business. But customers need not start from scratch to get the benefits, IT consultants noted. Continue Reading
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News
05 Jul 2019
Armor Cloud Security bets future on channel partners
Armor Cloud Security has retooled its go-to-market strategy and partner program to appeal to cloud consultants, MSPs, MSSPs and resellers; other news from the week. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2019
A buy-U.S. market greets new Huawei switches
The latest refresh of the Huawei CloudEngine switches highlights the preference of U.S. and Chinese enterprises to buy homegrown gear. Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2019
President Trump changes Huawei restrictions
President Donald Trump promised to loosen trade restrictions on Huawei, while respecting national security concerns, but the details of the changes are still unclear. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Jul 2019
Cognilytica expands on CRISP DM model for AI project management
As AI projects become commonplace, channel partners may need to find a way to manage them. Cognilytica offers one approach that draws upon the CRISP DM model Continue Reading
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News
01 Jul 2019
Identiverse attendees look to modernize IAM strategy
At a recent security and identity conference, attendees discussed the IAM market in clear terms: Shiny new features might be cool, but practicality reigns. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Jun 2019
Dell Technologies partners thrive under updated program
Dell Technologies continues to report strong channel growth and highlight the cross-selling opportunities inherent in its portfolio. Looking back at its fiscal year 2020 first quarter, which ended ... Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2019
Extreme to plug hole in WLAN offering with Aerohive buy
Extreme Networks' Aerohive acquisition would fill a gap in Extreme's WLAN portfolio by adding a cloud-based management option competitive with Cisco and Aruba. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jun 2019
AI applications in government: Virtual assistants could see uptick
Conversational AI in the form of intelligent virtual assistants and chatbots could player a bigger role in government agencies' citizen service initiatives. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jun 2019
Asigra calls out the perils of cloud brokerage model
Cloud backup vendor Asigra shed light on the negative aspects of brokering cloud services. Find out about three potential business issues inherent in the brokerage model. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jun 2019
Launching an AI project calls for careful scoping
AI implementation may benefit from a handful of steps and a common set of patterns, according to speakers at the AI World Government conference in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jun 2019
Partners seek to elucidate intelligent operations vs. AIOps
Consultants and integrators have differing views on intelligent operations and AIOps, but partner executives agree that the approaches require a well-defined customer journey. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jun 2019
New Fidelis Cybersecurity channel VP ups partner focus
Eddie DeWolfe, who became Fidelis Cybersecurity's channel vice president earlier this month, said the company is pursuing a more focused and strategic approach with partners. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Jun 2019
Armorblox takes NLU email security software to the channel
Startup Armorblox is looking to carve out a space in the email security software market with the help of channel partners. The company, based in Cupertino, Calif., touts its platform's use of ... Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2019
Tata Consultancy Services launches center for retail transformation
Retail digital transformation is a key focus of a newly launched innovation and research center that Tata Consultancy Services unveiled in New York; more news from the week. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2019
Extreme Networks rolls out the welcome mat to Aerohive partners
Extreme makes it clear that there will be opportunities in a unified partner program after its acquisition is completed. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jun 2019
As NVMe prices fall, Qumulo hawks new all-flash storage
The Qumulo all-flash P-184T packs 184 TB of NVMe storage in 2U. The vendor also launched the C-168T hybrid and K-168 Active Archive arrays that use disk storage with SAS SSDs as a write cache. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Jun 2019
MDR services evolve into distinct security service offering
MDR services are developing into a new category of cybersecurity offering for channel partners. Learn how MDR providers take a different approach from traditional MSSPs. Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2019
How to decide how much government AI regulation is needed
Government AI regulation is needed, AI experts and policymakers concur. But, there's no clear consensus on how much regulation by the government is necessary. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jun 2019
Data center infrastructure spending gets AI boost
IT solutions providers are finding a role in helping clients create the artificial intelligence infrastructure they need to handle emerging technology requirements. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2019
Veritas builds data services platform around NetBackup
The Veritas services platform addresses protection, availability and data intelligence by unifying multiple products around NetBackup and its metadata catalog. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jun 2019
DXC enables speedier autonomous vehicle development at BMW
Channel firms are playing a role in visionary initiatives that could redefine customers' products and services. Read how DXC is helping BMW drive autonomous vehicle development. Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2019
Fortinet SD-WAN highest value rating from NSS Labs
The latest NSS Labs SD-WAN report gives Fortinet the best ratings for value and total cost of ownership, while Silver Peak gets the worst of eight vendors. Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2019
HPE partner enablement seeks greater unity with the channel
The latest HPE partner program updates made enablement an important theme, as the vendor transitions to a solutions-oriented sales approach; other news from the week. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Jun 2019
Kaseya software expansion, sales support targets MSPs
Kaseya has had a busy few weeks, launching and acquiring products, unveiling a $500 million investment and setting up a program to boost MSP sales readiness. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2019
NetApp HCI underpins vendor's multi-cloud Data Fabric
NetApp Data Fabric links NetApp storage and data services. New NetApp Cloud Data Services embed Kubernetes orchestration and Cloud Volumes for Google in beta. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jun 2019
HPE brings Nimble to HCI -- make that dHCI
Is disaggregated HCI a thing? Hewlett Packard Enterprise says yes, with its new Nimble Storage-ProLiant server combo that looks more like converged infrastructure than hyper-converged. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Jun 2019
Titus data classification software now channel-exclusive offering
Titus data classification software is getting a boost from the channel as the company ups its investment in partners. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jun 2019
VMware to acquire Avi to bolster NSX
VMware plans to acquire Avi Networks. The VMware acquisition of the application delivery controller maker will fill gaps in VMware's NSX virtual networking software. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Jun 2019
Sensu targets MSPs with multi-cloud monitoring, multi-tenancy
Sensu's multi-cloud monitoring tool has been redesigned to support multi-tenancy, a plus for managed service providers. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jun 2019
Cisco partners hail unified Webex client
Cisco partners pointed to the networking company's unified collaboration strategy as an important development at Cisco Live; other news from the week. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2019
AWS courts ISV workloads with partner, customer perks
A new AWS cloud migration program is geared to bring ISV application workloads to the platform, and offers a financial incentive for cloud migrations that go well. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2019
Kaminario adds 3 platforms, unified licensing
To expand its capabilities as a storage-as-a-service platform, Kaminario has added metered usage payments, disaster recovery and the ability to use services on the public cloud. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Jun 2019
Machine learning consultants explore use cases
Machine learning consultants and developers are among the IT channel partners discovering AI-driven business opportunities across a range of vertical markets. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2019
Channel partners react to Google cloud outage
Google's four-hour disruption is the latest outage to hit cloud providers, sparking questions about cloud redundancy; other channel news from the week. Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Jun 2019
Post-digital world calls for collaborative security
As the post-digital era dawns, organizations will need to rethink cybersecurity as they confront threats that span entire ecosystems, Accenture's Michael Biltz contends. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
07 Jun 2019
How to install and configure vCenter Update Manager
Follow these steps to install and configure VMware vCenter Update Manager, which can help solution providers with patching hosts and virtual machines. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Jun 2019
Customers poised to adopt managed public cloud services
The managed public cloud services sector is getting a boost from an Accenture study revealing nearly 87% of senior IT professionals would consider purchasing managed cloud services. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Jun 2019
No-code app development vendor Crowd Machine bets on channel
Crowd Machine is enlisting help from channel partners as it bids to differentiate itself in the growing no-code app development platform marketplace. Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2019
SolarWinds updates network management portfolio
SolarWinds has made a host of changes to its network management portfolio, including adding Network Insight for Palo Alto Networks and centralized upgrades, among others. Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2019
SolarWinds releases slew of network management upgrades
SolarWinds has made a host of changes to its network management portfolio, including adding Network Insight for Palo Alto Networks and centralized upgrades, among others. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2019
Second BlueKeep warning urges users to patch
Microsoft again urged users to patch against the BlueKeep vulnerability as more potential exploits surface and one researcher discovered almost 1 million vulnerable systems. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2019
Google Cloud seeks to lure AI and ML workloads with price change
Google Cloud has expanded its committed use discount plan to include GPU, TPU and local SSD resources to spark more AI and machine learning workloads. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2019
Why local governments are getting slammed by ransomware
State and local governments are experiencing a rise in ransomware attacks. Experts sound off on what's triggering this trend and offer best practices for defense. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 May 2019
Wipro evolves AI capabilities to maintain competitive edge
Wipro continues to invest in an AI-first approach to data and analytics. Learn about Wipro's strategy, which includes a framework for using AI across the data and analytics value chain. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2019
RapidFire Tools, Kaseya embark on 100 points of integration
MSPs will see tighter integration between an expanding RapidFire Tools product line and Kaseya software in the coming months; more news from the week. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 May 2019
Business-driven security: Consultants help clients play catch-up
Digital transformation projects and other sophisticated tech initiatives call for integrated security. IT service firms are addressing the gap between security and business teams. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 May 2019
Early-stage companies sell to, partner with consultants
Some of the early-stage companies featured in MIT Sloan CIO Symposium's Innovation Showcase are partnering with IT consultants. Continue Reading
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News
30 May 2019
Avaya lets partners deliver UC from Google Cloud
Avaya is giving partners the ability to deliver cloud UC through containers running on the Google Cloud, a cheaper and simpler deployment model. Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2019
Red Hat GM discusses impact of storage strategy shift
A Red Hat GM discusses the impact of a shift in storage focus from stand-alone products to OpenShift containers, hybrid cloud and hyper-convergence. He says value lies more with innovation than commoditization. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 May 2019
IBM puts an AI spin on partner lead sharing
An IBM lead-sharing tool highlights how AI is making inroads in systems that facilitate partner engagement. Launched in 2018, Smarter Cognitive Opportunity Recommendation Engine (SCORE) uses IBM ... Continue Reading
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Feature
28 May 2019
Robotic process automation vendor teams with Tech Mahindra
Service desk automation is the focus of a recently launched joint offering from digital transformation firm Tech Mahindra and robotic process automation vendor UiPath. Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2019
NetApp, all-flash Pure Storage miss on earnings
NetApp said 'execution challenges' cut into earnings last quarter due, in part, to changing data center buying patterns. All-flash vendor Pure Storage's losses grew to $100 million. Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2019
JetStream Software seeks MSP DR partners
Enterprise Networking Solutions chose JetStream backup because of its continuous replication technology, giving it an RTO/RPO edge over other products in its DR catalog. Continue Reading
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News
24 May 2019
Datto: Channel firms eye monthly recurring revenue expansion
Managed service providers are aspiring to greater levels of MRR and deeper vertical market expertise, according to new Datto research; other news from the week. Continue Reading
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News
23 May 2019
Salesforce consultants get bigger AppExchange spotlight
Changes to AppExchange will highlight consulting firms within the Salesforce partner ecosystem. Additions include a consultant finder and new analytics tools. Continue Reading
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News
23 May 2019
Citrix Managed Desktops offers simplified DaaS
Citrix announces its new Managed Desktops service to unburden IT administrators by helping manage the back-end infrastructure during the provisioning process. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2019
Google and Informatica eye big data in the cloud
Google and Informatica have expanded their partnership and product integrations as enterprise customers seek to move large data sets into the cloud for processing and analytics. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2019
Thales the latest to flag digital transformation security opportunity
The firm has added to a growing number of examples of growing security risks surrounding digital transformation projects. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2019
Coalfire adds 2 programs to its cloud security services
Coalfire has launched Secure Cloud Automation Services and Cloud Security Strategy and Maturity Assessment programs to build out its cloud security services. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2019
Employee experience gets top billing at Citrix Synergy
Citrix details upgrades to Workspace and unveils a new DaaS product called Managed Desktops, as well as a new integration with Google Cloud at its annual user conference. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2019
Pegasystems acquires In The Chat digital messaging platform
Pegasystems' recent acquisition of the digital messaging platform In The Chat brings Pega customers new communication channels and improves AI chatbot capabilities. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 May 2019
SADA Systems taps Google Cloud solutions lead Miles Ward as CTO
Cloud consultancy SADA Systems has appointed Miles Ward as CTO, a move that aims to strengthen the company's ability to build complex Google Cloud environments. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Business-driven security may help channel unlock innovation
Channel partners can expect to see business-driven security become a key theme for forward-thinking customers pursuing digital transformation; more news from the week. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
IBM mainframe pricing overhaul inspired by cloud model
IBM's new Tailored Fit Pricing model gives enterprises more flexibility in the types of workloads they run on the z/OS platform. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Alibaba Cloud continues to expand partner ecosystem
The cloud player continues to sign up partners as it gets ready to bring the message to the UK. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Qlik multi-cloud, Kubernetes options drive cloud-first vision
Qlik advances its plan to be a cloud- and SaaS-first analytics vendor with new multi-cloud and Kubernetes deployment options. But on prem still is a priority -- for now. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Barracuda enlists partners to hit $1 billion target
Barracuda CEO reveals growth plans to partners during firm's channel get together. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Cisco sees enterprise network opportunity in public cloud
CEO Chuck Robbins says Cisco is in the best place to make the most of the new era of 5G, IoT and Wi-Fi 6 enterprise networking. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Apptio buys Cloudability for cloud cost optimization
Apptio looks to strengthen its cloud cost optimization services with the addition of Cloudability, as the industry continues to coalesce around hybrid and multi-cloud management. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Plattner: Cloud is the way forward for S/4HANA systems
In this Q&A, SAP's Hasso Plattner explains why the cloud is the best option for SAP S/4HANA systems and why companies must know their customers' feelings in order to succeed. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Microsoft working to support decentralized identity
Microsoft is among the big tech players aiming to help enable personalization of products and services without putting privacy at risk Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
VMware's Bitnami buy targets multi-cloud deployments
VMware has inked a deal to buy Bitnami, maker of a catalog that vets and packages up popular software, such as MySQL, for quick, secure multi-cloud deployments. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Lenovo to launch ThinkBook brand, next-gen ThinkPad X1
Lenovo announced the launch of its ThinkPad subbrand called ThinkBook. It will be focused on small and medium-sized businesses and will launch with two laptops. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Kaseya acquisition trail continues with ID Agent -- is DR next?
ID Agent, the latest Kaseya acquisition, adds its identity protection capabilities to IT Complete and will be integrating with Spanning and Unitrends products. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Sage cloud ERP services add production management module
Sage has released the Production Management module for its cloud-connected ERP Sage 100cloud. The new module is designed to give users visibility into the production process. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2019
Print players step up channel support
Epson and Kyocera have both revealed intentions to make life easier for partners. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 May 2019
Digital inheritance project unites startup, consultant
The second phase of a project to create an ecosystem for transferring blockchain assets is getting underway as Synechron contributes technical resources to Swiss startup PassOn. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 May 2019
How to grow your AI services business
Getting to the next stage of AI growth calls for IT service providers to consider security, marketing and ROI. A talent for demystifying technology also helps. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2019
Extreme unveils network Elements, ExtremeAI Security
Extreme unveils its building blocks for an autonomous network, called Elements. The company also introduces at the Extreme Connect show an IoT security tool. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 May 2019
Assured DP partners with Rubrik, Equinix in DraaS twist
Assured DP is putting its own stamp on the disaster recovery-as-a-service market, creating a DRaaS offering through a partnership with Rubrik and Equinix. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 May 2019
Cybersecurity issues top list of customer concerns
Cybersecurity issues, either embedded in broader digital initiatives or as an overarching IT issue, rank as the top customer concern, according to a new survey. Continue Reading
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News
10 May 2019
Another Symantec CEO steps down
Cybersecurity giant Symantec is searching for a new CEO once again after Greg Clark unexpectedly resigned from the vendor after three years at the helm. Continue Reading
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News
10 May 2019
ServiceNow partner strategy ramps up for $10 billion target
The ServiceNow partner program will retire its Gold, Silver and Bronze tier system and roll out fresh enablement tools; other news from the week. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 May 2019
Why SOAR platforms are gaining attention from the channel
The cybersecurity skills gap and demand for process automation are powering the growth of the SOAR market. Learn how partners can benefit from these multifaceted platforms. Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2019
Unitrends launches direct-to-cloud backup
Unitrends Cloud Backup protects data on workstations through direct replication of endpoint devices to the cloud. UCB also enables direct restores from the Unitrends Cloud. Continue Reading
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News
08 May 2019
OpenShift Azure managed service emerges
Enterprises will consider an OpenShift managed service on Azure as part of a multi-cloud strategy, but Kubernetes won't necessarily make workloads cloud-agnostic. Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2019
Cisco launches SD-WAN for colo deployment
The new Cisco SD-WAN for co-location facilities is aimed at enterprises that have dozens of branch offices in major cities in multiple countries. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 May 2019
Dell Boomi forges ahead under Dell Technologies Partner Program
Dell Boomi said it will continue growing its partner program under the new Dell Technologies Partner Program. The cloud integration platform vendor is one of the many Dell subsidiaries now housed ... Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2019
MDR services company taps MSPs as partners
Pondurance, an MDR services provider, has unveiled a partner program, targeting managed service providers in a market forecast to grow rapidly over the next few years. Continue Reading
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News
06 May 2019
Microsoft Build spotlights big data, open source
Microsoft Build's agenda shows the company wants every developer under its big tent, yet has a strong focus on open source and big data analytics. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 May 2019
How Dell Technologies partners can align with VMware strategy
Dell Technologies partners have what they need to facilitate customers' digital transformation journeys, according to VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. At the Dell Technologies Global Partner Summit, held ... Continue Reading
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News
03 May 2019
FDA seeks to regulate 'adaptive' algorithms
AI algorithms in healthcare currently regulated by the FDA are static and require manual updates. The FDA is now looking into what it would take to regulate AI algorithms that are dynamic. Continue Reading
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News
03 May 2019
How Dell Unified Workspace benefits channel partners
Dell Technologies partners may be able to pursue consulting work instead of assembling IT components in light of the vendor's Unified Workspace offering; more news from the week. Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2019
Dell EMC points hardware arrays toward cloud
Using VMware virtualization technology and new as-a-service pricing, a cohesive Dell EMC cloud strategy came into view at 2019 Dell Technologies World conference. Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2019
Wendy Bahr joins Rubrik to run channel
Wendy Bahr has joined Rubrik as chief commercial officer. She will be responsible for the company's efforts with managed service providers, integrators, resellers and tech alliances. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Apr 2019
Bot stores open opportunities in robotic process automation market
Automation Anywhere's expanding Bot Store could provide opportunities beyond professional services for systems integration firms targeting the robotic process automation market. Continue Reading