Whine, Whine, Whine ... Oh, RATs!

[TechNews]

 Last week was kind of an amazing week. Google's chief counsel earned himself a new title: chief whining officer. He tried to blame Microsoft, Apple and Oracle (missed EMC) as companies that were colluding to force Google to stop stealing other people's stuff. Google's whiny argument made me wonder if anyone over there actually reads what they write. Also, McAfee released its RAT report, which basically says there are two types of organizations in both the private and public sector: those that know they've been hacked and those that haven't found out yet.

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[ECTNews]

 Over the past two years, I've been chronicling the evolution of the channel in the cloud in my monthly commentaries in this space. Although many industry pundits have predicted the disintermediation of the channel in the cloud computing marketplace, I continue to see signs of success but under a new set of rules. There is no question that traditional channel companies face serious challenges in the cloud market. The fundamental value proposition of the cloud, as well as its direct delivery model, run counter to channel companies' traditional business model and positioning.

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