OpenStack hype is now OpenStack skepticism amid public cloud setbacks at Dell and Rackspace. But don’t panic. The open source platform is still an increasingly popular option for public and private clouds. Here’s why.
Dell has scrapped plans to build public cloud services using OpenStack and VMware. Instead, Dell will defer customers to public cloud partners, while focusing more aggressively on private clouds.
NetApp may announce layoffs and job cuts during its May 21 quarterly earnings results. Can Chief Marketing Officer Julie Parrish — the company’s former Channel Chief — get ahead of the story?
Will Ubuntu PC makers ZaReason and System76 introduce Ubuntu tablets? Here are clues about the future of ZaTab and System76’s own Ubuntu tablet ambitions.
Could the new VMware vCloud Hybrid Service run Zimbra hosted email to counter Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud?
New VMware Global Channel Chief Dave O’Callaghan must empower channel partners to master software-defined data centers, vCloud Hybrid Service, desktop as a service (DaaS) out to smartphones and tablets, and more.
Microsoft is making a Windows 8 and Office partner sales push to help close fiscal Q4 2013 on a high note. The Microsoft sales push, called Beyond easy, offers profit incentives on Windows 8, Office, SQL Server, Windows Server 2012 and more.
HP Q2 2013 earnings results, coming May 22, must show progress with HP Autonomy, cloud, security and big data. Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman must also show that she’s taking the right steps to stabilize HP’s PC business. Can Whitman deliver the goods?
Yahoo apparently is buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion. But Tumblr had only $13 million in revenue last year. Does Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer know something about Tumblr’s blog platform that the rest of us don’t?
SugarCRM grew annual recurring revenue 30 percent in Q1 2013 vs. Q1 2012. Channel partners are embracing the company. Is there a longer-term exit strategy?
Verizon and VMware partnered to offer Horizon-based desktop as a service (DaaS) capabilities to Google Android smartphones from LG and Motorola. Here’s where channel partners fit in.
VMware vCloud Hybrid Service debuts May 21. How will VMware’s IaaS Cloud counter Amazon, Google and Microsoft Windows Azure? Where will partners fit into the conversation? The VAR Guy offers insights.
Intel Hybrid Cloud and the Intel AppUp Small Business Software Service are dead. Intel killed the services based on weak business results, according to a letter from the chip giant to resellers.
Is Intel Hybrid Cloud Server dead? Have resellers lost another alternative to Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS)? Is Microsoft Office 365 now the de-fault option for small business partners? The VAR Guy investigates.
Carl Icahn is trying to buy Dell out from under Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners. But which private equity deal is better for Dell’s channel partners? The answer right now is obvious.
Ingram Micro is educating VARs about virtualization and cloud security, promoting solutions like Trend Micro Deep Security for cloud services providers (CSPs) and channel partners.
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VMware’s Hybrid Cloud Strategy, countering Amazon Web Services and Windows Azure, will come into sharper focus on May 21. Will a partner program for VMware’s public cloud emerge soon, too?
Apple iOS and Google Android remain the dominant operating systems for smartphones and tablets. But alternatives like Canonical's Ubuntu and Firefox OS are hoping to disrupt the mobile market — despite the stark reality that even Microsoft and Blackberry are having trouble in the market.
Microsoft may launch a Surface Tablet partner program during Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2013. Will a Surface Mini Tablet (countering iPad Mini, Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD) debut around the same time?
