The channel has to change; it has been guilty of keeping cloud away from smaller and mid-sized businesses. New routes to market are by-passing both IT departments and traditional channels, however just as channel selling methods need updating; it is likely that most salespeople won't survive the transfer to the new models.
Read MoreOpen source leader refines structure of its EMEA Partner Program to enable partners to deliver solution-based product sets to customers. Red Hat, Inc. plans to build on its successful Partner Program in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with a new program designed to focus on solution-based portfolios to sell to enterprises.
Read MorePUE to be incorporated into global standard for the first time; EMEA Forum 2013 to explore key topics in data centre energy reduction.
Read MoreSplunk Inc. has announced the general availability of Splunk® Enterprise 6, the latest version of the company’s award-winning platform for machine data. Splunk Enterprise 6 delivers powerful and fast analytics, up to 1,000 times faster than previous versions, and patent-pending technology designed to quickly unlock the value of machine data to IT and business users alike.
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Read MoreSyncsort has completed the acquisition of UK-based Circle Computer Group, kicking off the acquisition-based and organic growth strategy announced earlier this year by its new CEO, Lonne Jaffe. Circle offers a portfolio of software products that allow organisations to make valuable, previously “locked away” mainframe data securely available for new enterprise-wide Big Data initiatives without requiring any changes to existing applications, reducing software costs in the process.
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