Showing headlines posted by thevarguy2

When Ubuntu 13.10 launches Oct. 17, Canonical will need to work closely with cloud services providers (CSPs), new software companies, telcos, VARs and PC makers. Here's why.

As K-12 schools and colleges face Microsoft's Windows XP End of LIfe deadline (April 8, 2014), some educational institutions may jump to Google Chromebooks.

Pivotal, the EMC and VMware spin-out, will eventually pursue an Initial Public Offering (IPO), according to EMC CEO Joe Tucci's Oracle OpenWorld 2013 Keynote.

Microsoft (MSFT) is loaning Dell roughly $2 billion, but Michael Dell continues to support Ubuntu, Oracle, Red Hat and other Microsoft rivals. Here's why.

Oracle's (ORCL) In-Memory Database, Cloud and Engineered Systems are on center stage at OpenWorld 2013. But here's an interesting side show: MongoDB, provider of a NoSQL database, has a major presence here at the conference. And Oracle's own NoSQL database is generating some noise. Here's why VARs should pay attention.

When Canonical launches Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu Touch on October 17, will ISVs, OEMs and channel partners rally around the new Linux-based offerings?

Oracle NoSQL will dominate a dozen OpenWorld 2013 sessions. But is Oracle (ORCL) serious about the open source Big Data database?

Can Red Hat's latest financial results and profits prove that partners are pushing the open source company's cloud, virtualization and storage offerings?

Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian told geeks today that "I have no idea what I'm doing -- and that's awesome." The statement, delivered at Datto Partner Conference 2013, also included this: "You can disrupt an industry from anywhere. You don't need to be in Silicon Valley." But that's not all.

Intel (INTC) has decided not to support the Mir display server built into Canonical's forthcoming Ubuntu 13.10 release, which is set to arrive in late October 2013. Most observers think Intel backed away from Mir because the chip giant is embracing Wayland, another display server. Here's the background, and potential implications for Ubuntu and Intel partners.

DataStax, a key NoSQL database provider, is preparing to hire a channel partner program leader. Backed by $45 million in recent venture capital funding, DataStax plans to focus its Big Data solutions on six types of partners while also driving international growth, according to Executive VP John Schweitzer Here's the update.

Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer plans to exit the software giant within a year. The new CEO will need to manage a major acquisition (Nokia) -- essentially playing catch-up with market-trailing products. It sounds a lot like Novell around 1995. And that's alarming. Let me explain why.

Less than two months ahead of the Ubuntu 13.10 launch, buzz about the new operating system (code-named Saucy Salamander) is subdued. How can Canonical crank up the energy and excitement, especially as some partners attempt to pitch Ubuntu for private and public clouds? Perhaps the answer involves a Juju contest and some new cloud moves. Here are the details.

So, Google's (GOOG) Sundar Pichai sort of says Android 4.4 will be called KitKat. Some chocolate lovers wonder if Nestle (owner of KitKat chocolate treats) will object. But take a closer look, folks: Nestle is actually partnering with Google on the Android 4.4 KitKat name. Now, let's shift our attention to the actual launch date....

The Microsoft and VMware clouds support a range of Linux distributions -- but not Red Hat Enterprise Linux. That's a huge mistake and customers should demand corrective action, or head to alternative Red Hat-friendly clouds like Amazon Web Services.

Apple (AAPL) is set to deliver iOS 7 for iPads and iPhones in September. But the buzz isn't good. Bugs. Hiccups. And a new user interface. Will iOS 7 fall flat like Windows 8?

Open source evangelist Matt Asay, now a VP at 10gen, describes how the NoSQL database provider has been embracing partnerships with Amazon, IBM, Windows Azure, and plenty more.

As Microsoft's (MSFT) board seeks a new CEO to succeed Steve Ballmer, here are 10 ways the software and cloud giant must change under a new leader.

Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook competes with a ghost -- the memory of Steve Jobs. Microsoft's (MSFT) next CEO must compete with a living legend: Chairman Bill Gates. Will the next Microsoft leader be up to that task?

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's tenure had some high points and some extremely low points. As the software giant seeks to name a new CEO within 12 months, one thing is absolutely clear: Microsoft's (MSFT) next CEO -- Ballmer's successor -- must apologize to partners for numerous channel, mobile and cloud missteps in recent years. Here's why.