How to make hybrid cloud work
By: Mary Branscombe Last year, hybrid cloud was a priority for many enterprises, although with a certain amount of confusion about what it involved. This year, those ambitious plans are showing up as an approach to hybrid cloud that relies on platform as a service (PaaS) to take full advantage of cloud models. rebuiding The […]
Microsoft Axes Pinpoint: Partners React with Surprise, Disappointment, Ambivalence
By: Linda Rosencrance Recently, Microsoft deep-sixed its Pinpoint online partner directory, replacing it with its new “referral engine,” or Find a Partner section of its Partner Center. The change rolled out just before the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2016 in July. Microsoft promised in a report from CRN Australia that the new referral engine […]
IBM cloud chief: The next phase of cloud is a race to add value
By Brandon Butler and John Gallant At 105 years old, IBM has been through more than a few major technology transformations. Arguably, none is bigger than the current retooling of the company around cloud computing – an effort overseen by Robert LeBlanc, senior vice president, IBM Cloud. LeBlanc says IT leaders and business executives aren’t […]
Hurdles to Oracle buying NetSuite
What was expected as a smooth transition is not running to plan. The acquisition of NetSuite by Oracle has been hit by delays and opposition. Can Oracle overcome the new hurdles placed in front of them? First the delay hurdles Late last week Oracle issued a press release, stating that the tender offer is extended to […]
AzureAD Identity Protection & Privileged Identity Management plus Azure AD Premium P2 will be Generally Available Sept 15th
By: Alex Simons Today we’ve got some cool news! Azure AD Identity Protection, Azure AD Privileged Identity Management and Azure AD Premium P2 are going to be Generally Available next Thursday 9/15! I’m incredibly excited about the work the teams are doing here. I hope you will be as well. Azure AD Identity Protection is […]
451 Research: 60% of workloads running in cloud by 2018 – and the rise of cloud-first
By: James Bourne According to the latest forecast from 451 Research, three in five enterprise workloads will run in the cloud by mid-2018, up from two in five (41%) today. The analyst firm argues there will be strong growth in particular enterprise workload categories, including data and analytics and business applications. In the same timeframe, […]
IoT for Airlines: Smart Baggage Tracking with RFID Tags and Cloud Foundry
To reduce baggage mishandling—and comply with the IATA resolution—airlines and airports are developing IoT systems using RFID tags. Less than two years are left to adopt the initiative on a large scale. Millions of bags are mishandled by airlines each year, at a cost to the industry of hundreds of millions of dollars and upset […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: NAV for Wine Cellars; New Tier 1 CSP; US & Asia/Pac Partners Join Enterprise Cloud Alliance
By: Linda Rosencrance TVision To Implement Dynamics NAV for Berkmann Wine Cellars UK-based TVision Technology has been awarded the contract to implement The Wine System for UK wine merchant Berkmann Wine Cellars. The Wine System is the ERP solution for wine and drinks distributors developed by TVision and built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Berkmann Wine […]
10 tech skills that will earn you more money
By: Sarah White Tech skills that will earn you more money It’s a great time to be in tech. According to data from Dice, technology salaries in the U.S. rose to an average of $96,370 per year. That’s a 7.7 percent increase and the biggest year-over-year jump in average tech salaries since Dice began tracking […]
Public cloud and the global economy: Digging further into the opportunities
By: David Auslander New business models Large organisations worldwide are looking for new ways to conduct business more efficiently, more effectively, and at lower cost. Many of these companies are looking to new technologies as the catalyst of these efforts. Use of the public cloud, as part of a hybrid cloud solution, has grown and […]