If “Black Friday” is an indication of how the retail industry is going to fare in 2012, we all have reason to be optimistic. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), sales were up for both brick and mortar stores and online merchants. NRF President and CEO, Matthew Shay, said the results were a promising sign for the economic recovery.
When Oracle (ORCL) announced the Oracle Database Appliance in September, Avnet Technology Solutions ordered 100 of the appliances for its VARs and channel partners to resell. Avnet (AVT), the value-added distributor, received the Oracle appliances in October. So how are they selling?
Many organizations today are beginning to expect more from their solution providers. Topping the list of IT partner qualifications these days is a thorough understanding of the end-user’s business and industry—and they’re willing to pay extra for it. Here are 8 tips to adding industry-specific solutions to your portfolio.
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard plan to ship a SQL Server database appliance in November. The Microsoft-HP database appliance, announced at PASS Summit, sounds a lot like a recent Oracle Database Appliance launch. Is The VAR Guy imagining this database appliance feud or is it real? Here’s the update.
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Microsoft has confirmed SQL Server 2012, formerly code-named Denali, is on track to debut in the first half of 2012. For channel partners, SQL Server 2012 will blend new business intelligence, data warehousing and cloud computing capabilities. The VAR Guy’s key question: Will SQL Server 2012 really gain ground on Oracle’s scalability and Big Data capabilities?
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