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ANS first off blocks with Cisco cloud badge
Manchester-based Cisco partner ANS Group has become the first European partner to receive Cisco's cloud infrastructure certification. The competency forms part of Cisco's Cloud Builder and Provider programme, formally announced earlier this year at t... News | 14 Jul 2011
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Microsoft unveils cloud, virtualisation incentives
Microsoft is improving the incentives it offers partners to encourage more to sell cloud and virtualistion. Using its worldwide partner conference as the platform to announce the changes the vendor unveiled enhanced incentives for those selling Azure... News | 14 Jul 2011
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Hybrid cloud model set to be the norm
Microsoft has told partners that a hybrid cloud model, with customers taking a mixture of hosted and on-premise solutions, is going to be a reality for years to come as the market makes its transition to the brave new world. The vendor has been spel... News | 13 Jul 2011
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Micro-P looks to Outsourcery for hosted options
Micro-P has given its backing to cloud service provider Outsourcery signing up to allow the connectivity specialist to provide its resellers with hosted services. The decision by Micro-P to become a strategic partner in the InPartnership Programme m... News | 11 Jul 2011
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VMware appoints cloud technology chief
Virtualisation giant VMware has appointed a chief cloud technologist based in the UK offering guidance to resellers across Europe, writes Linda Endersby.The newly created role will see former Quest Software CTO Joe Baguley develop and communicate the... News | 07 Jul 2011
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ThinkGrid urges partners to develop vertical approach
Hosted virtual desktop specialist ThinkGrid is encouraging its reseller partners to target vertical markets with bundles designed to meet the needs of specific customers. The vendor has taken the wraps off its Windows 7 virtual desktop product which... News | 06 Jul 2011
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Cloud Alliance slammed by standards group
The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) has slammed moves by Star Internet to establish a Cloud Alliance warning that the development will not be a positive one for the channel. A group of around 17 firms have flocked to announce they have joined the Cloud A... News | 05 Jul 2011
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DiData buys enterprise cloud outfit OpSource
System and networkintegrator Dimension Data has bought California-based enterprise cloud specialist OpSource for an undisclosed sum and opened a new centralised Cloud Solutions Business Unit. 150-strong OpSource, which maintains an office in the UK a... News | 01 Jul 2011
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Magirus close to finalising VCE programme
Magirus is close to finalising the details of the VCE partner programme as the scheme is rolled out across Europe for resellers selling the products from the technology consortium of Cisco, VMware and EMC. The distributor was appointed by VCE last mo... News | 23 Jun 2011
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Red Hat sees 'fundamental shift' towards cloud spending
Red Hat president and CEO Jim Whitehurst has pointed to a "fundamental shift" towards cloud and virtualisation spending among business ICT buyers which is starting to benefit the open source solutions specialist. Speaking as Red Hat unveile... News | 23 Jun 2011