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TechEd 2014 was a week full of announcements in the Azure platform. One might think of this as a major release – Azure 3.0? Below are some key technologies and announcements that came out of Houston last month.

Azure ExpressRoute

Enables organizations to create private connections into Microsoft cloud datacenters from on-premises or co-located infrastructures. By leveraging Azure ExpressRoute services, organizations can provide faster, more secure, cost effective connections to the cloud with using the public internet when compared to using site-to-site VPN connections. There are two connectivity options for ExpressRoute. You can select Direct Layer 3 connectivity through an Exchange Provider between your network and services hosted in Azure (compute, storage, media services, websites and other services), or Layer 3 connectivity through a network service provider between your network and services hosted in Azure (compute, storage, media services, websites and other services). Or you can choose both. The tables below outline the bandwidth options and requirements for each type of connection. [Read more…] about Microsoft TechEd 2014 Recap

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Arraya Solutions announced today it has been named to the 2014 Solution Provider 500 (SP500) list by The Channel Company’s CRN. The list ranks the top revenue-generating technology integrators in the U.S. and Canada whose forward-thinking approach to the channel has helped them evolve and thrive in today’s cloud and services-driven IT era.  The list spans eight categories from hardware and software sales, to managed IT services. Arraya Solutions placed 369 in the annual ranking.

Revenue size is determined by the amount of annual products and services sold over the course of 2013.  Companies with no public documentation were required to submit a notarized affidavit attesting to their 2013 revenue. [Read more…] about Arraya Solutions Named to CRN’s Solution Provider 500 List

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Arraya Solutions announced today it has received the 2013 EMC® Partner Services Quality Award from EMC Corporation for achieving outstanding service excellence and customer satisfaction as measured by the EMC Partner Services Quality (PSQ) program. 

The EMC PSQ program is a project-specific survey program designed for partners with Service Partner designations to solicit customer feedback regarding the quality of the partner’s service engagements.  [Read more…] about Arraya Solutions Honored as Recipient of 2013 EMC Partner Services Quality Award

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EMC World 2014, EMC Corporation’s annual conference, was held once again in Las Vegas during the week of May 5. It served as a fantastic opportunity for EMC to share their latest technical and business offerings with EMC customers, business partners and IT professionals.

In case you were unable to attend or follow along virtually, we’d like to take a moment to share some highlights from 4 days of incredible content: [Read more…] about EMC World 2014 Recap

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Arraya Solutions today announced it has been named to CRN’s annual list of the Tech Elite 250 for the fourth consecutive year. These companies represent an elite group of IT solution providers that have invested in the training and education needed to earn the most advanced technical certifications from leading vendors.

In compiling the list, CRN editors worked with The Channel Company’s research group to define the most customer-beneficial technical certifications in the IT channel.  These technical certifications – from vendors including Cisco, Citrix, Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, NetApp, Microsoft, VMware, and Symantec – have enabled solution providers to deliver the most premium products, service and support to their North American customers.  [Read more…] about Arraya Solutions Named to CRN’s 2014 Tech Elite 250 List

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As many people have now heard, support for Windows XP of Office 2003 will end on (a quickly approaching) April 8th. There will be no more security updates or technical support for the Windows XP operating system, making it very important for customers to migrate to a modern operating system such as Windows 8.1. Customers moving to a modern operating system will benefit from dramatically enhanced security, broad device choice for a mobile workforce, higher user productivity, and a lower total cost of ownership through improved management capabilities. [Read more…] about Support for Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 ends April 8, 2014

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Arraya Solutions announced today it has been named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list as one of the MSP Elite 150. The annual list recognizes the top technology providers and consultants in North America whose cutting-edge approach to managed services puts end-user customers in the best position to improve efficiencies, cut costs and speed time to market for their own products and services.

In today’s world of computing power, end users are barraged by options. CRN, the leading media outlet for vendors and solution providers attempting to understand sales and service channels, selected the top MSPs in order to bring clarity to the decision-making process. [Read more…] about Arraya Solutions Named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider Elite 150 List

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I was at VMware Partner Exchange last week and as usual there were several announcements that continue to shape VMware’s vision of a “New Reality”. It was also a good chance to catch up with the various teams and hear more about the direction for products like VSAN, as well as their Cloud and End User Computing strategy. 

The biggest announcement was a partnership with Google. VMware and Google are teaming up to ensure you can deliver Windows applications and desktops to Chromebooks. Of course you will have to be connected, but they are working to ensure the user experience is great and I know there are a number of educational institutions that will be glad to see broader support for View in a Chromebook. The low cost of Chromebooks and the expanding use of Google apps in education has made them very popular. This partnership should bring a much better experience to these and other Chromebook users. All of this is delivered via HTML 5 and VMware’s Blast technology which performs very well for HTML. I have used this successfully on a number of devices and while it isn’t PCoIP, it provides a great experience with no client to install.  [Read more…] about Mastering the New Reality with VMware – PEX Recap

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Arraya Solutions announced today that it has been named to the 2013 CRN Fast Growth 150 list. The annual list features the fastest-growing solution providers in the technology industry based on two years’ growth of net sales from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2012. Arraya Solutions grew 52% in this time period by demonstrating the value of investing in new systems to its customers.  [Read more…] about Arraya Solutions Named to CRN Fast Growth 150 List