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IDC: Storage And Server Sales Will Fall In 2020 Because Of Coronavirus
by Mark Haranas
IDC predicts worldwide external enterprise storage revenue will drop 5.5 percent year over year in 2020, while server sales will decline 3.4 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Public Cloud Propels Slight Increase In 2019 Data Center Spending
by Joseph Tsidulko
After an unusually lucrative 2018, growth drastically slowed in sales of hardware and software powering data centers, but still climbed above $152 billion, according to Synergy Research.
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HPE Surpasses Dell In Server Market Share Revenue
by Mark Haranas
HPE, along with its China-based joint venture New H3C Group, captured $4.13 billion or 16.3 percent of the worldwide server market share revenue in fourth quarter of 2019 compared to $3.98 billion or 15.7 percent share for rival Dell, according to IDC. Statistically IDC Is calling it a “tie” with both Dell and HPE sharing the number one position because there is a difference of one percent or less in the share of revenues or shipments.
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San Francisco Bay Area Shelter In Place Order Adds Channel Uncertainty
by Joseph F. Kovar
The six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have sent out shelter in place orders to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. While a nuisance for residents, the orders could impact the businesses of local solution providers.
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Despite Falling Revenue, Dell, HPE And NetApp Still Storage Market Leaders: IDC
by Joseph F. Kovar
Fourth quarter 2019 branded OEM storage sales dipped over last year, while ODM sales to hyperscalers rose strongly, continuing storage migration from on-premises to on-line. Strong IBM and Huawei growth couldn't overcome competitors falling revenue.
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Cisco, Dell, Xerox Stocks Slammed In Sell-off Amid Coronavirus Fears
by Joseph F. Kovar
Panic gripped investors Thursday as concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and its economic and personal impacts grew despite reassurances from the White House, with IT company share prices falling by up to 20 percent.
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IDC IT Spending Forecast Cut Due To Coronavirus; No Slowdown For Partners Yet
by Mark Haranas
‘I’ve got some customers asking for relatively large server orders because they’re concerned that six months from now, the stock might not be there. So it’s almost like customers are looking for some commodity IT items like the rest of us are doing for toilet paper,’ says Rick Gouin, CTO for Winslow Technology Group.
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Cognizant Taps Intel CIO Archana Deskus To Join Its Board
by Joseph F. Kovar
"Archie" Deskus, currently Intel's CIO, was previously CIO at HPE and multiple other companies, and has a record of helping those companies restructure and improve their internal processes.
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Aruba, HPE Launch Solutions To Connect Telco 5G, Enterprise Wi-Fi
by Gina Narcisi
HPE and Aruba introduce a handful of new offerings, such as Aruba Air Pass and HPE 5G Core Stack that will let 5G and Wi-Fi 6 technology play well together at the enterprise edge.
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5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
by Rick Whiting
For the week ending March 6, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
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HPE Global Channel Chief Paul Hunter: Six Signs Of HPE’s Channel Success
by Steven Burke
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Global Channel Chief Paul Hunter says HPE’s channel strength is showing up in quarterly results including a third consecutive quarter of SMB sales growth.
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CEO Antonio Neri On Why HPE ‘Outperformed’ Dell, Cisco
by Steven Burke
'We outperformed every single competitor,' says HPE CEO Antonio Neri. 'Everyone that was put in front of us we beat them this quarter. Cisco was down. Arista was down. Juniper was down. Ruckus was down. Ubiquiti was down. We were the only one that had a plus in front of it.'
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Service Models Like HPE GreenLake Can 'Double' MSP Valuations, Exec Says
by Dylan Martin
'Want to double your valuation? Become an as-a-service vendor. As-a-service vendors typically get a 6x multiplier versus a 3x multiplier for product only solution services, even in small organization,' says Scott Herman, director of North American distribution for HPE-owned Aruba Networks, at XChange 2020.
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