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For a company that made its bones as the direct-sales champion, Dell seems to have a lot of happy channel partners these days. At the Dell Storage Forum this week, Dell channel management executives described how former EqualLogic channel partners are now …
Infineta Puts New Tech in Big Data, Optimizes WAN Interactions
There’s a lot of changes stirring about the cloud, and as the enterprise furthers its transition to virtualized services, even eliminating hardware in some cases, optimization is key. Bridging the standards that got us here with the standards of the future, hardware …
WWDC 2011: Apple iCloud Is the Consumerization of IT
I remember when I got my first Android phone. It pulled all sorts of info from my Google account, from contacts to photos. By the time the Evo came out, Android device interfaces had begun to incorporate social networking accounts, pulling Facebook …
Groupon Files for IPO, Seeks $750M
After months of speculation, and even some on-stage dodging during an interview at the D: All Things Digital conference, Groupon has filed for an IPO. The development marks one of the most high-profile IPOs of the year, especially after Groupon turned down …
Hello Bar Goes Pro, Avoids Becoming Another Ad Unit: INVITES
When it comes to website design, there’s all sorts of tricks you can use to direct users’ attention, call them to action or simply make your site more functional. Advertisers have known this for years, but website design is something of a …
Apple iCloud Will Run Your Personal Cloud
Apple’s finally revealed more details towards its personal cloud service, including its name; iCloud. The product is to be unveiled at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6th, along with the release of Lion, the eighth major release for Mac …
Xiotech Simplifies VDI for Citrix with Hybrid ISE
Citrix has a great outlook for high-level virtualization, with flagship products like XenDesktop and GoToMeeting. But as amassing data drives demand for cloud innovation, storage presents itself as an important focal point for Citrix’s supporting products. At Citrix Synergy this week, the …
A Vision of Social Business Intelligence as Spigit Sees It
One of the great byproducts of the cloud and real-time data analysis is its impact on business intelligence, delivering new and powerful resources to nearly every type of business out there. Spigit, a company that’s always been ahead of the curve in …
Citrix Ushers In 3rd Era of Computing at Synergy 2011: Virtual Mobile
One of the biggest obstacles for the hybrid cloud has been marrying the private and public sectors for enterprise use, particularly around end-user devices, access and IT manageability. In the past couple of years we’ve seen virtual desktops emerge as larger solutions …
Business Intelligence Drives Social Game Decisions for Peak Games
Social gaming has turned the world on its head, making networks like Facebook mere hubs for gaming interaction, and driving monetization and advertising trends into a new era. There are several companies that have been able to take advantage of this emerging …