Category: News

Mitel’s channel will get cross sell opportunities soon

Posted on January 30, 2023 by - News

Mitel’s channel has been promised that it will get the advantage of cross-sell opportunities once the deal to acquire Unify closes.

Mitel announced a €700 million move for the unified communications and collaboration (UCC) and communication and collaboration services (CCS) businesses of the Atos Group earlier this week, heralding the move as a positive one for the channel.

Mitel chief sales officer Graham Bevington said that his outfit and Unify share a common, channel-driven go-to-market approach that is well-suited to fuel success for channel partners.

“Partners would have a broader portfolio of products and services with which to ensure customers have the flexibility to choose the communications model they prefer, as well as more global resources to support the overall partner experience.

Managers want to improve databases

Posted on January 30, 2023 by - News

A new report shows that IT decision-makers at organisations in banking, insurance, and the public sector across the US, Canada, and the UK are largely clueless about the accuracy of the data they store.

The research – commissioned by Quantexa found that 42 per cent of Data and IT leaders believe that all business units trust the accuracy of data available to them. In addition, more than one in five leaders (do not think their organisation is maximising the value of its data.

About half of the managers want to improve their data quality, which is a big change from 2021 when improving data quality was a top priority for only 26 per cent of organisations.

SAP lays off staff

Posted on January 27, 2023 by - News

The business software maker which makes business products so esoteric that no one is quite sure what they do is laying off 3,000 employees.

The layoff plans were disclosed this morning during the company’s fourth quarter/full-year 2022 financial results conference call.

CEO Christian Klein said they are part of a targeted restructuring in select areas of the company and makeup 2.5 per cent of the company.

The company provided few details about where the layoffs would occur, although Reuters reported that slightly more than 200 jobs would be cut in Germany where the company is headquartered.

Atos wants to flog its UCC services businesses, Unify, to Mitel

Posted on January 27, 2023 by - News

Atos has entered negotiations to sell its unified communications and collaboration (UCC) services business, Unify, to Canadian vendor Mitel.

The talks are part Atos’ divestment programme announced during its Capital Markets Day in June 2022.

The plan involves its separation into two publicly listed companies – Evidian, which would bring together its digital transformation, big data and cybersecurity services; and Atos (formerly TFCo), which would make up managed infrastructure services, digital workplace and professional services.

Dell buys Cloudify for better cloud orchestration

Posted on January 27, 2023 by - News

Michael DellDell has acquired Cloudify to spruce up its cloud orchestration capabilities.

Apparently, Dell wrote a cheque for $10 million and filed a Form S-8 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) “regarding certain outstanding and unvested options to acquire the ordinary shares of Cloudify Platform, an Israeli private liability company.”

A Dell spokesperson said that the transaction allows Dell to continue to innovate its edge offerings.

Arrow scores global agreement with Lenovo

Posted on January 26, 2023 by - News

Arrow Electronics has landed a global agreement with Lenovo to deliver its TruScale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).

For those not in the know, TruScale IaaS operates on a consumption-based subscription model that allows companies to use and pay for datacentre solutions – on-premise or at a customer-preferred location – without having to purchase the equipment.

The idea is to deliver the service using Arrow’s cloud management platform, ArrowSphere, to provide customers with a flexible cloud coupled with the security and control of an on-premises solution.

Microsoft concerned about Azure

Posted on January 26, 2023 by - News

Microsoft campusSoftware King of the World Microsoft is a little worried about the future of its Azure product after it posted a flat top line in its latest quarterly results.

Generally, Vole’s numbers were reasonable. Revenues in the second quarter climbed two per cent to $52.7 billion during the quarter. Net income was $16.4bn GAAP, a drop of 12 per cent compared to the same period of its last fiscal year.

Sales in Azure and other cloud services grew 31 per cent, aiding revenues in Microsoft’s intelligent cloud segment to bring in $21.5 billion.

Avery Design Systems partners with CoMira

Posted on January 26, 2023 by - News

Verification outfit  Avery Design Systems has teamed up with high-speed connectivity IP innovator CoMira Solutions to enable chiplet design using the UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) die-to-die interface standard.

The idea is that by combining Avery’s verification IP (VIP) and functional verification platform and CoMira’s high-speed protocol stack controller technology you will get a good method of designing and verifying multi-die systems using the UCIe standard.

For those who came in late, UCIe was announced earlier this year as a mean to provide interoperability of chiplets within a package, enabling an open chiplet ecosystem and ubiquitous interconnect at the package level.

Elliott Management prepares to take on Salesforce

Posted on January 25, 2023 by - News

Sparks are expected to fly after Elliott Management made a multibillion-dollar investment in CRM powerhouse Salesforce.

For those not in the know, Elliott Management has a history of investing in companies and then forcing them to turn over more money to shareholders. It is expected that Elliott will force more layoffs at the outfit.

Salesforce has been doing well as a company but not returned enough cash to investors, which makes it ripe for activism.

In a statement Elliott Management managing partner Jesse Cohn said his outfit was ,looking forward to “working constructively with Salesforce to realise the value befitting a company of its stature.

“Salesforce is one of the preeminent software companies in the world, and having followed the company for nearly two decades, we have developed a deep respect for (Salesforce co-founder and co-chief Executive) Marc Benioff and what he has built,” said Cohn.

 

 

Cloud rains profits

Posted on January 25, 2023 by - News

Public cloud service and infrastructure markets, operators and vendors’ revenue jumped 21 per cent to $544 billion in 2022.

New data from Synergy Research Group claims that the biggest growth was seen in infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS).

Annual revenue from these services grew 29 per cent to reach more than $195 billion, despite some headwinds from the strengthening US dollar and problems in the Chinese market.

In the other main segments, managed private cloud services, enterprise SaaS and CDN added another $229 billion in service revenues, having grown by an average 19 per cent from 2021.

Synergy said public cloud providers spent $120 billion on building, leasing and equipping their datacentre infrastructure, which was up 13 per cent from the previous year.

Cognizant snaps up Mobica

Posted on January 25, 2023 by - News

IoT software engineering services provider Mobica was snapped up Cognizant a few weeks after Cognizant hired former Infosys veteran Ravi Kumar S as its new CEO.

Mobica’s is a Microsoft IoT edge solutions partner, is part of chipmaking vendor ARM’s partner ecosystem, and works with Apple.

The buyout will push Cognizant’s IoT-embedded software engineering capabilities and provide clients with a broader array of end-to-end support to enable digital transformation.

Prodec Networks becomes TIEVA

Posted on January 24, 2023 by - News

Reseller Prodec Networks has rebranded to TIEVA after merging with several resellers

Tech investors Fulcrum Pegasus carried out the merges with Reading-based VAR Prodec Networks in July 2022 and Northern reseller Optm UK in 2021.

CEO Mark Lee said the firm and investors Fulcrum are also eyeing further acquisitions “to continue to strengthen the company in 2023 and beyond”.

Lee hinted that TIEVA’s acquisition profile could be built up outside of the UK into Europe.

Daisy gets a new money man

Posted on January 24, 2023 by - Moving People, News

Daisy Corporate Services has appointed Kris Lee as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on 1 February 2023, taking over from Paul Worthington who is leaving the business after 16 years..

Lee will work alongside the senior leadership team to help execute the company’s strategy for continued financial growth.

Lee has more than 25 years’ experience working for privately owned, private equity and public sector organisations. For the last five years, Lee was CFO for Card Factory during which time he helped the company navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, setting it up for future growth. Before that, he was Group CFO of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill for five years. Kris has also held senior finance positions across various sectors including Brighthouse, Phones4U, JD Sports, all:sports, Barclays Bank and BMI

Internet of Fings are not what they used to be

Posted on January 24, 2023 by - News

A new study from Juniper Research has found that 5G IoT (Internet of Things) connections will reach 116 million globally by 2026; rising from just 17 million in 2023.

The study predicts that the healthcare sector and smart city services will drive this 1,100 per cent growth over the next three years.

The comprehensive research examined 5G adoption across key sectors, such as the automotive industry, mobile broadband and smart homes, and forecasts that the healthcare and smart cities market will account for over 60 per cent of 5G IoT devices by 2026.

Gotham snapped up by Abacus

Posted on January 23, 2023 by - News

Abacus Group has picked up Gotham Security and its parent company, GoVanguard.

Abacus wants to run Gotham Security as a subsidiary as part of its cunning plan to become a managed security services provider (MSSP).

The firm has an established reputation as a managed services provider to alternative investment firms with the ability to deliver security but wants to take that further.

Gotham can handle penetration testing, red teaming, tabletop exercises, risk and compliance gap assessments, and threat-hunting services for Abacus.