Tag: coronavirus

Coronavirus is a black swan says Kicking Pat

Posted on March 18, 2020 by - News

VMware CEO Pat “kicking” Gelsinger says the coronavirus pandemic is a“black swan” that changes the way the world works.

Writing in his bog, Gelsinger said: “As we navigate this global pandemic, the future of work is changing. As the work-from-home model becomes the norm and work itself becomes more distributed, we will continue to build infrastructure and technology solutions optimised for the workplace of the future. This is a ‘black swan’ event that I believe will permanently change the way we work, learn, connect, worship and simple how we live in community with each other.”

Softcat has no cough from coronavirus

Posted on March 18, 2020 by - News

Softcat has delivered a solid set of numbers and indicated that the business has not seen a snuffle from the coronavirus.

The reseller delivered 20.8 per cent growth in revenues to £524.1 million for its half-year ended 31 January. Operating profit climbed by 19.5 per cent, hitting £40.5 million.

During H1, the firm cut the ribbon an a new office in Birmingham, which already has a staff of 20, and increased the overall headcount by just shy of 13 percent.

Softcat CEO Graeme Watt said there had been a 4.2 percent increase in the firm’s customer base over the six month period.

Universities tap TAP in COVID-19 crisis

Posted on March 16, 2020 by - News

A university technology platform is being rolled out as a front line tool in the fight to maintain control of admissions amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Access Platform (TAP) provides a virtual environment in which prospective university students can interact with ambassadors who are already studying courses at a given university.

It has proven to be particularly successful for universities which have high overseas student intakes – and in recent weeks has become an invaluable tool as COVID-19 has gripped the world.

TAP Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Nik Higgins, is currently in Australia where the platform has quickly established itself as the market leader.

Coronavirus recession will bring about a new business world.

Posted on March 16, 2020 by - News

A CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations has warned that the the recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession will usher in a new era in which how we live, do business and invest will fundamentally change, 

Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere Group said: “Any way you look at it, it’s now almost certain that there will be a coronavirus-triggered recession as both global supply and demand are impacted. We can expect this recession to be deep but short. The slowdown will be temporary because it’s not caused by deep-rooted problems and imbalances in the economy, rather by a wholly unexpected shock that’s gripped the world.”

He said: “Every recession produces a new world. This one will too.  

Dell Technologies World Kung Flued

Posted on March 10, 2020 by - News

Dell Technologies’ largest event of the year, Dell Technologies World 2020, will go virtual conference due to concerns around the coronavirus outbreak.

In a statement Dell said:  “Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our team members, customers, partners and suppliers, we have decided to make Dell Technologies World 2020 a virtual event. This decision was not made lightly. As we learn more about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, we know this is the right thing to do, given the global nature of Dell Technologies World.”

HP Reinvent joins list of partner events downed by Kung-Flu

Posted on March 2, 2020 by - News

HP has moved next month’s Reinvent conference in Anaheim to later in the year over fears that coronavirus might damage its channel.

In a statement the outfit said: “HP has made the difficult decision to postpone HP Reinvent in Anaheim until early autumn. According to the World Health Organization [WHO], corona virus continues to escalate, rather than subside, with widespread implications in multiple countries and markets. We must place the well-being of our employees, our partners, and our media and industry analyst community as our number one priority.”

Intel seems rather scared of travelling

Posted on February 17, 2020 by - News

Godzilla: Big DataAfter cancelling its attendance at the Mobile World Congress, it seems Chipzilla is still rather scared of getting its ample bulk into an aircraft.

Intel has cancelled its channel event in Milan because of the coronavirus.  While there has been a case of Kung Flu in Italy, it seems that Intel is taking no chances.

In an email sent to partners, Intel channel VP Greg Baur said the vendor had made the “difficult decision” to scrap the three-day event because a number of partners would have been unable to attend.