February 15, 2011 8:43 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
IBM,
IBM Partnerworld,
IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference,
IT channel products and technologies,
Sam PalmisanoORLANDO, FL.--IBM chairman Sam Palmisano may have been jet lagged, flying 7,000 miles to Orlando from Asia, but he was feisty enough to take some shots at unnamed competitors.
Unlike rival Oracle CEO Larry Ellison --who relishes tweaking IBM, SAP and others by name-- Palmisano didn't specify...
February 9, 2011 6:52 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Azure,
Barbara Darrow,
Bob Muglia,
internet search,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Satya NadellaMicrosoft named Satya Nadella to head its Server & Tools group earlier today. Nadella will step in for departing S&T president Bob Muglia.
Muglia, a long-time and respected Microsoft veteran is leaving this...
February 9, 2011 1:59 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Channel partner programs,
Colin Steele,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
specializations,
VAR training, certification,
VMware,
VMware Partner ExchangeBy Colin Steele, Senior Site Editor
ORLANDO -- VMware is moving away from certifying partners by size, instead focusing on their areas of expertise.
Two new channel specializations debuted today at the company's
February 4, 2011 5:55 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
VMware,
VMware Partner ExchangeVMware partners based in New England, the Midwest, well frankly anywhere but Florida, are dying to get to sunny Orlando for the VMware Partner Exchange.
News going into the show is that
January 31, 2011 5:27 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and technologies,
IT channel technology and services,
Randall Runk,
Randy RunkRandall Runk is leaving Hewlett-Packard today, after nearly four years at the IT giant.
An HP spokewoman confirmed the move on Monday, adding that John Maguire is joining HP as senior vice president, worldwide sales for the huge enterprise services group. Maguire is coming from...
January 26, 2011 4:58 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
EAs,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
large account resellers,
LARs,
Microsoft Enterprise Agreements,
Microsoft licensing,
Paul DeGrootPaul DeGroot knows more about Microsoft licensing than nearly anyone, including most people at Microsoft itself.
DeGroot formerly an analyst with Directions on Microsoft and now off on his own at PIca Communications, details in...
January 24, 2011 12:56 AM
Posted by: badarrow
APC,
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
SAPLeo Apotheker, who proved somewhat, um, elusive, during the first weeks of his stint as Hewlett-Packard CEO, will speak at HP's Americas Partner Conference (APC) in late April....
January 21, 2011 2:35 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Eric Schmidt,
Google,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Page,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
Ray Lane,
Sergei BrinLooks like Hewlett-Packard is ejecting a few bozos from its clown car of a board.
January 20, 2011 9:35 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
channel conflict,
Cisco,
EMC,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
the VCE Company,
VCE Coalition,
VMwareLookie here, the VCE Company is finally official after an extremely long birthing process reported here. And
