June 24, 2011 5:09 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dell,
Exadata,
Exalogic,
HP,
IBM,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
Safra Catz,
Sun MicrosystemsOh, Oracle, Oracle, Oracle. You're nothing if not predictable.
On yesterday's Oracle fourth quarter earnings call, there was the usual happy talk about fat margins and great execution. The...
June 20, 2011 8:30 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
cloud computing,
converged hardware,
Exalogic,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Marc Benioff,
Oracle,
Salesforce.comAs Oracle, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard try to convince the world that every data center needs Oracle or Cisco or HP's own unique brand of converged hardware--that mythical IT beast that somehow combines the best of every breed plus absolute adherence to industry standards--there seems to be a...
June 16, 2011 2:45 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Itanium,
Larry Ellison,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
OracleIt would be sad if it weren't so entertaining: The HP-versus-Oracle spat ratcheted up again this week with Hewlett-Packard suing Oracle.
Again.
June 14, 2011 1:29 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dave Donatelli,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Leo Apotheker,
Todd BradleyAnn Livermore, the respected Hewlett-Packard veteran once considered a prime CEO candidate, is relinquishing day-to-day responsibilities and will take a seat on the HP board. Here's HP's official statement .
June 9, 2011 2:18 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dell,
Exadata,
Exalogic,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Marc Benioff,
NetSuite,
Oracle,
Salesforce.comIt's really not news that Oracle sales people go into a discounting frenzy at the close of the fiscal year. And, that discounting has netted Oracle some Exadata deals in its...
May 31, 2011 7:17 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
EMC,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
the VCE Company,
Vblock,
VMwareOur good buddies at The Virtual Computing Environment Co., last week added four distributors -- Arrow, Avnet, Ingram Micro and Magirus--to its channel roster. that means a VCE VAR selling Vblocks can source all the...
May 26, 2011 3:28 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
John Chambers,
Microsoft,
Steve BallmerThere are some prominent executive fannies on some very hot seats right now. And calls for change at the top of high-tech giants are getting hard to ignore.
So ... which high-tech CEO should go first? A table full of VARs discussed this topic at a recent conference and the very non-scientific...
May 19, 2011 5:36 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark HurdMany Hewlett-Packard VARs are not enamored of the company’s new CEO and have been vocal—if not attributable—in their view that he is not “the” guy to run HP. Most of those VARs were fans of the previous CEO, Mark Hurd.
Depending on your point of view, Hurd managed the company—or Wall...
May 17, 2011 6:30 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Camera Corner Connecting Point,
Hewlett-Packard,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
vendor lock-inGREEN BAY, WI. -- Rick Chernick sure knows how to throw a good expo.
Chernick, the CEO of Camera Corner / Connecting Point, brought several hundred of his best friends--customers AND vendors--here to hear about the latest and greatest in...
