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Microsoft’s branding ’sucks,’ partner says
Here on Channel Marker, we love taking vendors to task for their mumbo-jumbo technobabble. You know, announcements like, “This new suite of solutions will provide a platform for customers to leverage...
View ArticleVMware CEO Diane Greene suddenly replaced
VMware CEO Diane Greene — who is widely credited with driving server virtualization into the mainstream — was suddenly replaced by Microsoft veteran Paul Maritz. Maritz had most recently been running...
View ArticleHP’s mini-data center in a box: No partner play yet
HP has introduced a data center in a box. Or a pod. Well actually a shipping container. The mini data center, called Performance Optimized Data Center or POD, is a 40-foot shipping container that...
View ArticleIs Fibre Channel over Ethernet really ready for primetime?
Ask Cisco executives about Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) deployment in data center and storage networks and they’ll tell you it’s a no-brainer. The technology will be ready for volume deployment...
View ArticleIs Sun in play?
Gabriel Consulting Group posted an interesting item about Sun Microsystems‘ future. It speculates that the beleaguered tech giant may be taken private. Southeastern Asset Management, and its more...
View ArticleDell gets it right
After slamming Dell last week for ignoring partners in its news announcements, it’s only fair to point this out: Dell gives its channel partners prominent mention in today’s press release about the new...
View ArticleVista-capable suit highlights PC power rifts
The class action suit filed over Microsoft’s discredited “Vista Capable” hardware claims has brought to light quite the sordid saga. TechFlash recounts the epic very well here. The tale shows just how...
View ArticleEPEAT makes it easier for resellers to be green
Anyone who has any interest in representing green technology is familiar with the EPEAT rating system (EPEAT stands for Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool). At least I hope you are, since...
View ArticleCDW sees growth in government market
Earlier this week I got to talk with Casey Jones, a field sales executive for CDW Government, about the channel opportunities in the government market — expected to be one of the hottest verticals in...
View ArticleDell’s New Year’s Eve surprise
Dell Inc. launched a major reorg on December 31. The move “globalizes” operations around three major customer segments — large enterprise, public sector, and small and medium businesses (SMBs). The...
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