Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

AWS brings AMD-powered instances to Australia

AWS brings AMD-powered instances to Australia

EPYC 7000-powered processors undercut Intel instances by 10 percent.
Simon Sharwood Jul 22 2019, 10:56AM Cloud
NEC sues Feds over binned biometrics imbroglio

NEC sues Feds over binned biometrics imbroglio

‘Simply seeking to have investment returned’ after negotiations failed.
Simon Sharwood Jul 19 2019, 3:17PM Services
Chrome's Incognito Mode has loophole

Chrome's Incognito Mode has loophole

Google will close it on 30 July to stop detection of private browsing.
Simon Sharwood Jul 19 2019, 11:53AM Security
Buyers bury RFPs for MSPs, embrace ‘agile workshops’ instead

Buyers bury RFPs for MSPs, embrace ‘agile workshops’ instead

90% of deals to use design thinking bakeoffs by 2022.
Simon Sharwood Jul 19 2019, 11:50AM Sales & Marketing
Dell EMC to support third-party software

Dell EMC to support third-party software

Names Microsoft, RedHat and VMware, but only for ProSupport Plus for Enterprise customers.
Simon Sharwood Jul 18 2019, 12:05PM Services
Salesforce asks partners to practice ‘inclusive’ marketing

Salesforce asks partners to practice ‘inclusive’ marketing

Elevate diversity, ditch stereotypes.
Simon Sharwood Jul 17 2019, 11:22AM Sales & Marketing
Kordia’s Matthew Madden named CEO of DXN

Kordia’s Matthew Madden named CEO of DXN

Formed Nextgen and Infoplex exec scores the big chair.
Simon Sharwood Jul 16 2019, 5:06PM Data centre
Avanade starts Adobe practice

Avanade starts Adobe practice

Connecting Adobe Experience Cloud to Dynamics 365.
Simon Sharwood Jul 16 2019, 3:36PM Software
Forgive Microsoft? It's too soon, say partners

Forgive Microsoft? It's too soon, say partners

Reversal AND new plans aren't resonating with most.
Simon Sharwood Jul 16 2019, 6:55AM Software
More temp tech visas needed, says CEDA

More temp tech visas needed, says CEDA

457 visas may have done more good than harm.
Simon Sharwood Jul 16 2019, 6:55AM Training & Development
Why Microsoft reversed channel changes

Why Microsoft reversed channel changes

Partners were ready to dump Microsoft.
Simon Sharwood Jul 15 2019, 6:00AM Cloud
Andrew Foot leaves Dell, re-appears at HPE

Andrew Foot leaves Dell, re-appears at HPE

And HPE is hiring senior channel exec(s).
Simon Sharwood Jul 15 2019, 6:00AM Training & Development
Microsoft rescinds channel changes

Microsoft rescinds channel changes

Wants to preserve ‘trust we have with partners’; promises better consultation.
Simon Sharwood Jul 13 2019, 9:14AM Finance
Pure Storage to divide and conquer with new distie plan

Pure Storage to divide and conquer with new distie plan

Formally splits distie-managed and Pure-managed resellers.
Simon Sharwood Jul 12 2019, 9:31AM Distribution
HPE aims new Primera storage at Dell EMC’s heart

HPE aims new Primera storage at Dell EMC’s heart

Channel told to target VMAX refreshes.
Simon Sharwood Jul 11 2019, 12:00PM Servers & Storage
Distie shift has paid off, says Promethean

Distie shift has paid off, says Promethean

Interactive display vendor went for fulfillment and direct enablement. .
Simon Sharwood Jul 11 2019, 11:16AM Hardware
Microsoft partners rage against channel changes

Microsoft partners rage against channel changes

‘Why do you hate us? We make you money!” is a common sentiment.
Simon Sharwood Jul 11 2019, 6:45AM Sales & Marketing
Ingram Micro wins Blancco's business

Ingram Micro wins Blancco's business

Size matters, says data erasure and mobile device diagnostics vendor.
Simon Sharwood Jul 10 2019, 4:53PM Distribution
Domino’s delivers software with a bitter taste for resellers

Domino’s delivers software with a bitter taste for resellers

FINAL FANTASY Shadowbringers Pizza and Gaming Bundle cheaper than DVD.
Simon Sharwood Jul 10 2019, 12:19PM Software
Microsoft’s class of 2008 has started dying out

Microsoft’s class of 2008 has started dying out

And that actually gives you a good reason to consider Windows Server 2019.
Simon Sharwood Jul 10 2019, 6:48AM Software

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