Topic: Cloud - Page 88

The day-long event gathers channel pros and security experts to discuss insights, research, and best security practices for the Internet of Things.

According to Senior Vice President of North American Sales Marty Bauerlein (pictured), being acquired by private equity will free Tech Data to pursue next-generation markets without answering to Wall Street’s quarterly scrutiny and short-term thinking.

The new PowerOne platform is designed to make deploying and maintaining the on-premises portion of a hybrid cloud environment simpler by automating complex functions like deployment, provisioning, and ongoing operations.

The $1.42 billion deal is designed to help OpenText boost cloud revenue, add recurring revenue, deepen its security solution portfolio, and expand beyond an enterprise-heavy customer base into the SMB and “prosumer” markets.

The new hosting option, which is designed to boost performance by tapping into the scale and reach of Microsoft’s extensive global data center network, is part of a new web application bundle that lets users buy all the cloud security tools they need in one place.

Both companies see offering Nerdio’s simplified Microsoft cloud services as a means of capitalizing on exploding demand for Microsoft Azure and forthcoming adoption of Windows Virtual Desktop.

Code-named “Flash,” version 2.0 of 1Stream includes new Windows and Mac clients that condense formerly multi-step processes and a feature that automatically pops multiple windows connected to multiple external applications when users answer a call.

Aimed at organizations with fewer than 25 employees, the new system utilizes a cloud-based artificial intelligence to identify and block top-ranked threats.

New features across the portfolio are designed to simplify and secure IoT solutions from cloud to the edge, according to Azure IoT executive Sam George (pictured).

The cloud-based offerings feature private label and co-branded reseller models that according to Intermedia enable channel pros to collect at least five times more revenue than they can through traditional commission-based agent schemes.