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Conflicts between IT Vendors, Channel Partners on the Rise

Conflicts between IT Vendors, Channel Partners on the Rise

By Carolyn April, CompTIA
With so many firms generating so much business, opportunities for conflict between vendors and channel firms are bound to occur. Indeed, channel conflict isn’t anything new. Read More >>>





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From Broken to Renewed: Why the Cloud-Enabled IT Model Will Restructure the Enterprise IT Services Value Chain

August 14, 2013 No Comments

By Mohammed Farooq, GravitantCloud provides a platform to consume applications and infrastructure-as-a-service, quickly mix and match best-of-breed services to build solutions, and scale them based on business need. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Business Benefits of Mobile Device Management with AirWatch

August 8, 2013 No Comments

with Blake Brannon, AirWatchIn this interview, Blake Brannon from AirWatch outlines ways in which organizations today can maximize their mobile capabilities to increase productivity and gain ROI by deploying mobile applications and enabling mobile access to content. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Fine Tuning Enterprise Mobility Management with Jonathan Dale, Fiberlink

August 8, 2013 No Comments

By Jonathan Dale, FiberlinkIn this interview, Jonathan Dale from Fiberlink accentuates the importance of taking a flexible approach to Mobile Device Management, and offers expert advice for organizations looking to safely and securely manage company data stored on mobile devices. Read More >>>

The Evolution of Disaster Recovery and the Emergence of Cloud

August 8, 2013 No Comments

By Richard Cocchiara, IBMWith the growing dependence on technology, hard work and tons of data could be lost in the event of a building fire, flood, or even rodents chewing through wires. In the early days, most companies fortunately had the knowledge to do things manually if warranted. Read More >>>

Cloud Computing, Big Data and Smart Mobile Apps to Drive IT Spending in 2014

August 7, 2013 No Comments

By Patrick Burke, RackspaceA recent Forrester survey on IT spending worldwide detected areas of higher spending, including apps and tablets, as well as growing reliance on cloud computing systems in the enterprise. Read More >>>

What Paul Revere Can Teach Us About Emergency Communications Systems

August 6, 2013 No Comments

with Rick Stevenson, OpengearNot everyone has been insensible to the instability of our networks. Large enterprises, which of course have a great financial interest riding on the availability of those networks, generally construct systems that can function on any number of channels if the main line falters. Read More >>>

Will Oligopoly Give Rise to a Fertile Ecosystem?

August 4, 2013 No Comments

with Siamak Farah, InfoStreetWe live a non-tethered world. Users are demanding mobility and access to their data and apps at anytime, anywhere, and with any device. As a result of this demand, development of Software as a Service solutions is no longer a novelty limited to new or small developers. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Securing a World of Information with Katherine Lam, HP ArcSight

July 30, 2013 No Comments

with Katherine Lam, HP ArcSightIn the below interview, Katherine Lam from HP outlines some of the most prominent security threats emerging in the IT space today, and offers expert advice for organizations looking to overcome the security challenges they face as enterprise data volumes continue to grow. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Value of Fast, Agile, and Cost Effective Enterprise Apps with Gottfried Sehringer, Mendix

July 29, 2013 No Comments

with Gottfried Sehringer, MendixIn this interview, Gottfried Sehringer from Mendix offers expert advice for organizations looking to maximize business value through the rapid delivery of adaptable, multi-device Enterprise Application solutions. Read More >>>

USDA Certified: Agency Now a Bona Fide Cloud Provider

July 25, 2013 No Comments

By Patrick Burke, RackspaceThe United States Department of Agriculture is typically associated with, among other services, certifying beef or organic products. Now the agency can add another type of certification to its wall: cloud computing. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Staying Secure in the Cloud with Dr. Nataraj (Raj) Nagaratnam, IBM

July 19, 2013 No Comments

with Dr. Nataraj (Raj) Nagaratnam, IBM Security SystemsIn this interview, Dr. Nataraj (Raj) Nagaratnam from IBM Security Systems offers expert advice for organizations looking to securely manage a multitude of mobile devices in the cloud and on corporate networks. Read More >>>

Enterprises Slowed by Aging Data Centers

July 19, 2013 No Comments

By Patrick Burke, RackspaceA recent survey has found that data centers, often relying on technology more than 20 years old, are unable to keep up with the new guard of cloud computing, virtualization and mobility. Virtualization and cloud computing are pushing data center operators to think beyond their traditional network set up, according to a report released by Brocade. Read More >>>

Do We Really Know BYOD?

July 19, 2013 No Comments

By Ian Marshall, IceWarpWhat falls within the sphere of BYOD is always getting wider. More employees are using more devices to sync to more areas of their work life. The devices and types of information being transferred today don’t necessarily exclude those used six months ago, but rather encompass a wider spectrum. Read More >>>

Data Driven Businesses Have a Big Advantage

July 18, 2013 No Comments

by Rick DelGado, Independent AuthorBig Data is the new exciting buzzword in the business world. While most businesses have relied on a mix of research data and gut intuition to make decisions, some businesses are moving toward making all decisions based on data. This has been made possible mostly due to technology like hadoop solutions. Read More >>>

Analytics as a Game in the World of Sports

July 16, 2013 No Comments

with James Richardson, QlikTechSports play an important role in building a cohesive and inclusive society, capable of uniting people from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds through playing or supporting sport together. Ultimately, we love to cheer on our compatriots and favorite athletes to success, or to see how, by improving their performance, the underdog can come out on top. Read More >>>

Summer in the Server Room: Strengthen IT Security

July 16, 2013 No Comments

By Vinod Mohan, SolarWindsIt’s summertime—the season of fun in the sun and beach vacations. But as business slows down, what’s happening in the server room and network operations center? Unfortunately, security threats know no seasons, which means neither does IT. Read More >>>

Protect What You Can. Dam the Rest.

July 16, 2013 2 Comments

By Michael Susong, Litera Corp.We are more than a stereotype. We are everything that could happen. Concocted and linked together to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. We are the sum of our parts. We are Murphy’s Law…a hypercane. Read More >>>

Researching the Origins of the Universe, CERN Joins Forces with Rackspace on Hybrid Cloud

July 12, 2013 No Comments

By Patrick Burke, RackspaceTo put it mildly, it’s a pretty big universe out there, one that has challenged, perplexed and, every so often when things go just right and the cosmic tumblers finally click into place, revealed itself to some of the greatest minds in history. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Securing the eDiscovery Frontier with Trevor Daughney, Symantec Enterprise Vault

July 11, 2013 No Comments

with Trevor Daughney, SymantecIn this interview, Trevor Daughney from the Information Intelligence Group at Symantec discusses ways in which organizations today can optimally manage their company information early in the eDiscovery process to save costs and increase ROI. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Protecting Our Businesses and Our Government from Online Security Threats with Adobe

July 9, 2013 No Comments

By John Landwehr, AdobeIn this interview, John Landwehr from Adobe outlines top national security threats to desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones, and ways in which Adobe working to help businesses fight this security battle. Read More >>>

Myths and Cloud Computing

July 8, 2013 No Comments

By Patrick Burke, RackspaceOne of cloud computing’s greatest draws is its ability of offer flexibility. Throw in potential cost savings and a way to make an IT manager’s life just a bit easier when he’s asked to ramp up the enterprise’s firepower, and you’re on the path to a winning combination. Read More >>>

Cloud Computing Can Save Enough Energy to Power Los Angeles for a Year

July 3, 2013 No Comments

By Patrick Burke, RackspaceAccording to a recent study, cloud computing could cut U.S. enterprise energy use by 87 percent by enabling firms to shift their software applications from local servers to the cloud. The report was conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read More >>>

Big Data Shall Not Go the Dot-Bust Route

July 1, 2013 No Comments

By Yves de Montcheuil, Talend Do you remember the late 1990s? The so-called “Dot-Com” era? I do. I was marketing Web testing tools at the time, so you can say I was right in the middle of the heat. It was a thrilling experience, and I learned a lot – about technology, about marketing, and about reality of business.Read More >>>

Look Inside Your Company to Prevent Costly Data Breaches

July 1, 2013 No Comments

By Linda Park, Symantec Corp.Data breaches are serious problems, costing some businesses millions of dollars in damages each year. But knowing these threats exist is one thing; understanding them is another. Read More >>>

Conflicts between IT Vendors, Channel Partners on the Rise

July 1, 2013 No Comments

By Carolyn April, CompTIAWith so many firms generating so much business, opportunities for conflict between vendors and channel firms are bound to occur. Indeed, channel conflict isn’t anything new. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Online Security without Compromise, with Alex Balan at BullGuard

June 28, 2013 No Comments

By Alex Balan, BullguardIn this interview, Alex Balan from Bullguard outlines the primary security threats that both users and businesses are facing online today, and offers expert advice for avoiding the “dark corners” where hackers may be lurking.Read More >>>

Businesses Tap Cloud Services When Disaster Strikes

June 27, 2013 No Comments

By Patrick Burke, RackspaceWith fears of potential security breaches and disasters such as Superstorm Sandy weighing on IT executives, businesses nationwide continue to advance their business continuity and disaster recovery planning to include the adoption of wireless network capabilities, cloud services and mobile applications. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview with Gibu Mathew, ManageEngine

June 21, 2013 No Comments

with Gibu Mathew, ManageEngineIn the following interview, Gibu Mathew from ManageEngine discusses the rise of application performance monitoring delivered as a cloud-based service and why such a service may be in your future. Read More >>>

The Next Evolution of M2M- Your Personal Social Network

June 18, 2013 1 Comment

with Savio Rodrigues, Outerlink Global SolutionsThere has been a lot of buzz recently around Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology or the Internet of Things, which refers to the connections between devices, enabling reporting of information on a person, a place or a thing and the interactions between them. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: IBM PureSystems One Year Milestone and Outlook for Cloud

June 18, 2013 No Comments

with Savio Rodrigues, IBM PureSystemsIn this interview, Savio Rodrigues from IBM PureSystems, outlines ways in which PureSystems is enabling IBM customers to accelerate cloud deployment and address specific business or IT initiatives. Read More >>>

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