7 Biggest Stories of the Week, Jan. 12-16
It has been a long week, and I'm ready for a three-day weekend. But before I hit mini-vacation mode, here are The VAR Guy's seven biggest stories for the week ending Jan. 16.
January 16, 2015
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It has been a long week, and I’m ready for a three-day weekend. But before I hit mini-vacation mode, here are The VAR Guy’s seven biggest stories for the week ending Jan. 16.
IBM (IBM) reportedly is putting the finishing touches on a major corporate reorganization to bet firmly on the cloud and move convincingly away from its hardware, software and service silo history that’s long dominated its business structure.
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Three top AMD (AMD) executives, including chip boss John Byrne, have been shown the door in a C-suite purge as new chief executive Lisa Su tries to stem the company’s continuing losses.
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For the time being, EMC (EMC) has fended off activist investor Elliott Management’s campaign to break up the storage giant with a deal to add two mutually acceptable directors to its board.
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Word surfaced late on January 14 that Samsung has engaged in buyout talks to acquire mobile device maker BlackBerry (BBRY) for as much as $7.5 billion but both companies quickly denied that any acquisition huddles had occurred.
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In a sign of Docker’s increasing maturity, as well as the importance of value-added tools for the open source containerized virtualization platform, CloudPassage has announced new security tools for Docker applications.
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Leaked documents have revealed some significant changes to Google’s (GOOG) new channel partner program, including new partner requirements and increased margins for Premier tier partners.
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Citrix (CTXS) is rolling out a new channel program that focuses on skill specialization as a way of differentiating partners. The program also introduces streamlined certification requirements and a new specialist track designed to incentivize partners to focus on unique skill development.
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Citrix (CTXS) is rolling out a new channel program that focuses on skill specialization as a way of differentiating partners. The program also introduces streamlined certification requirements and a new specialist track designed to incentivize partners to focus on unique skill development.
Read the story here.
It has been a long week, and I'm ready for a three-day weekend. But before I hit mini-vacation mode, here are The VAR Guy's seven biggest stories for the week ending Jan. 16.
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