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ICYMI: 10 News Items From Vendors, Partners At XChange 2016

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There was plenty of news of interest to solution providers at this week's XChange 2016 conference in San Antonio. The conference, hosted by IT Best Of Breed's parent, The Channel Company, offered many insights for the channel from vendors, as well as other solution providers.

Here are links to 10 stories of interest to solution providers, from CRN.com:

NEWS FROM VENDORS

Strand Diagnostics simplifies data backup and DR using one comprehensive platform

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Strand Diagnostics, a provider of identity confirmation testing services, was dealing with different backup solutions from different third-party providers to address a variety of data protection requirements. This approach was time consuming from a management perspective

5 Ways Solution Providers Can Rake In Sales In Education

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The Education Market Outlook

The education industry offers an array of high-level trends for resellers, according to NPD Group industry analyst Michael Diamond.

Diamond, who addressed a roomful of channel partners Monday at XChange 2016, discussed education technology trends at the event, hosted by CRN parent The Channel Company.

Blog Roundup: Securing The Converged Infrastructure

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What’s on the minds of solution providers? ITBestOfBreed scours their blogs in search of perspectives that can help broaden your knowledge of current information technology issues.

Here are three recent posts focusing on the state of security and the new economics of information technology and its impact on the CIO.

Looking For New Vendors? Meet This Year's Innovation Drivers

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(Note: This story was originally posted to CRN.com Aug. 18.)

It's always important for solution providers to be aware of the up-and-coming IT companies that just might be the big names of tomorrow.

In the IT industry, shattering the status quo is the status quo. While big vendors generate their share of ground-breaking products, startups are a major driver of innovation and are changing the rules of the game.

Letting customers decide who really leads in cloud

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When people discuss “the cloud,” what they’re really talking about is the vast landscape of cloud solutions. Today, clouds fuel apps that are touched by thousands of organizations and millions of people every day. In a lot of ways, the cloud has become the invisible thread weaving its way through everything digital, in one form or another.

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