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Hybrid Cloud Architecture

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  STL adds more data centre expertise with IDS deal

  STL has moved to expand its data centre infrastructure expertise and elsewhere Telstra is bringing its activities under a single banner

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Insight exposes the challenges for those running cloud projects

  European wide research casts a light on the struggles that users are having meeting the various demands of their businesses

• September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19

  Distribution poised for growth after evolving for the digital future

  The Global Technology Distribution Council has wrapped up it 2019 Summit with plenty of upbeat messages for the channel

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  Enterprise growth delivers strong year at UKFast

  Cloud player has shared its 2018 numbers showing that revenues have increased by double digits

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Nadella: Trust has to be earned every day

  Microsoft CEO uses Inspire keynote to cover the importance of building trusted relationships

• June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19

  NetApp positions for hybrid world with as-a-service model

  Vendor offers more flexibility to appeal to those users that want to pay in the as-a-service style

• June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19

  Cloudian boss sees a long-term hybrid future

  Hybrid is here to stay according to the leader of one of the storage firms that offers both on-prem and hosted technology

• June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19

  SMEs still not getting the cloud

  Small firms are crying out for education around the cloud with many not using the technology

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  Nutanix channel will benefit from HPE partnership

  The two vendors are working together and the integrated appliance that will appear later this year will be available through Nutanix partners

• April 03, 2019 03 Apr'19

  Pure Storage rolls out distributor programme

  Storage player looks to formalise relationships with distribution partners across EMEA

• February 28, 2019 28 Feb'19

  Journey to the cloud not a straight line from A to B

  Campaign from Cogeco Peer 1 to help customers understand that moving to the cloud can be more complex than some might think

• February 22, 2019 22 Feb'19

  HPE boss: "If the channel doesn't grow we can't grow"

  Speaking to analysts about the HPE's Q1 numbers Antonio Neri made it clear that partners play a pivotal role

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Cogeco Peer 1 targeting VAR community

  The hosting specialist has identified a group of resellers that it plans to start working with

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Dell's UK channel boss identifies growth opportunities

  He might have only been in the job for a matter of weeks but Rob Tomlin has already identified areas where the channel can reap rewards in 2019

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Juniper Networks heralds multi-cloud channel opportunity

  Networking player views SD-WAN as a staging post on a much longer journey towards a multi-cloud automated world

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  IBM pledges to support Red Hat developer community post acquisition

  Big Blue's decision to strike a multi-billion deal for open source player Red Hat means it gains a firm with a strong channel and developer network

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  IDC increases cloud infrastructure spending forecasts

  The channel should benefit from customers spending on infrastructure in both private and public cloud areas

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  HPE points to a high value and hybrid services strategy

  The vendor is making some progress with its services strategy according to the numbers shared in its Q3 results

• August 28, 2018 28 Aug'18

  Multi-cloud the theme at VMWorld

  An acquisition and some partner programmes have underlined the commitment of VMware to carve out more share in the multi-cloud market

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Customers need cloud experience both on and off prem

  One of the talking points at the recent MicroScope storage roundtable was around the shift towards off-prem with vendors concluding that the experience is what really matters more than the location

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Digital transformation driving SCC growth

  The channel player has delivered a fifth consecutive year of growth as it meets customer demands for digital transformation expertise

• July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18

  Nadella signals hybrid theme for fiscal year ahead

  The CEO of Microsoft has indicated that it is going to work with partners around the hybrid message as it moves into a fresh fiscal year

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  UKFast increases public options with ClearCloud

  Firm known for hybrid and private cloud provision steps up efforts in the public space

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Spiraling public cloud costs making private option attractive

  An increasing number of companies are bringing their data back in-house and managed cloud providers are in an ideal position to

• May 22, 2018 22 May'18

  CompTIA: Cloud the springboard to further innovation

  The industry group has found that more customers are looking to use the cloud as a way to introduce more emerging technologies into their organisations

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Channel can help users with inefficient cloud usage

  An analysis of the cloud infrastructure services market from Canalys has highlighted an opportunity for partners with the right skills

• April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18

  The heart wants AI and M2M but the head knows skills are a problem

  Research from SolarWinds has revealed that legacy infrastructure and skills gaps are causing problems for those customers trying to embark on digital transformation projects

• April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

  HPE Pointnext picks up RedPixie to bolster hybrid cloud options

  The vendor has picked up its second cloud consultancy in the space of eight months as it looks to increase its hybrid cloud support for customers

• March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18

  Firms failing to invest in emerging technologies

  Dell EMC has warned that UK businesses are lagging behind European counterparts when it comes to investing in emerging technologies

• March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18

  Computacenter one of the first off the blocks with VMware Cloud on AWS

  The first two partners in the UK selling VMware Cloud on AWS have been revealed

• March 06, 2018 06 Mar'18

  BSA: The UK is a good place to move to the cloud

  Those customers concerned that a move to the cloud might be the wrong thing can take comfort in research that indicates the UK is one of the most robust places in the world to take the plunge

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  Dell EMC steps up support for digital transformation skills

  The vendor has rolled out a series of certifications aimed at arming people with the right skills to navigate some of the cloud and security issues that many customers are dealing with

• January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18

  Big bang not the way to deliver digital transformation

  Managed services player Claranet has looked into the market and exposed a series of challenges for those trying to pitch digital transformation

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Focus on cost cutting a danger in digital transformation pitches

  Customers might be looking for cost savings but the channel needs to steer the focus onto growth and longer term business benefits