News

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  IBM aims for services growth with leadership change

  IBM is changing the management line-up in its Global Technology Services business as it looks for more growth in a key area of its operations

• November 02, 2014 02 Nov'14

  Managing change is key to success for infrastructure suppliers

  TechMarketView report says that there is more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to providing infrastructure

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  IBM bemoans September slowdown

  A slowdown last month hit IBM's third quarter numbers with the vendor also revealing it is offloading its OEM semiconductor business

• September 24, 2014 24 Sep'14

  Managed services becoming key for channel partners, says Canalys

  New research suggests that channel partners are moving to a managed service-centric future but majority still worry that cloud providers will bypass their offerings

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Node4 heads South with LETN Solutions acquisition

  Node4 has extended from its Derby base with the acquisition of Reading-based LETN Solutions

• August 01, 2014 01 Aug'14

  Colt remains optimistic despite losses

  Cloud infrastructure player Colt has sounded an upbeat note despite experiencing a disappointing first quarter

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  Avnet adds SoftLayer to its cloud portfolio

  Avnet has built on a long relationship with IBM inking a distribution agreement with SoftLayer

• June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14

  Oracle sets sights on taking SaaS market crown

  Acknowledging it is behind Salesforce.com the CEO of Oracle has made it clear the ambition is to become the top in the SaaS market

• June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14

  Claranet shuffles management pack

  Claranet has made changes to its management team as it looks to grow the business

• May 07, 2014 07 May'14

  Playing cupid in the cloud – finding the perfect partner

  Dave Ellis, director of strategy, Arrow ECS has some advice for those channel players looking for the right cloud partner

• April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14

  AWS Summit London: Amazon on channel charm offensive

  At its London partner and customer summit, Amazon Web Services presents itself not as a threat to channel businesses but as means by which channel businesses can evolve to meet growing cloud demand from customers

• April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14

  IBM launches partner cloud marketplace at Impact conference

  Big Blue claims its cloud marketplace will help partners tap into a $250bn opportunity and showcase its capabilities and ambitions as a leading cloud devotee

• April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 25 April 2014

  Six Degrees datacentre drops off the grid, software pirates sunk, and Westcon buys little brother Intact. Catch up on the biggest stories from the past week

• April 15, 2014 15 Apr'14

  Softcat records 30% year-on-year growth

  IT infrastructure provider Softcat has notched up revenues of £395.8 million for its financial year ending 31 July 2013, representing a 30% year-on-year increase

• April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14

  NGD signs BT Openreach Ethernet deal to increase capacity, speed

  Next Generation Data picks BT’s local access network business, Openreach, to provide high-speed connectivity at its South Wales datacentre facility