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Infortrend picks Zycko for growth

CNR
10th September 2009

Specialist distributor Zycko has partnered with networked storage specialist Infortrend to help grow its European footprint.

Zycko will target its integrator base to push the vendor’s enterprise scalable virtualised architecture (ESVA) suite to verticals that are suffering from financial pressures, such as media and education.

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Zycko And Infortrend Join Forces In Europe

SNS EUROPE
3rd September 2009

Zycko, the value added distributor of best-in-class convergent storage and IP solutions, has joined forces with Infortrend, the global leader in Networked Storage Solutions, to grow its European market share and boost its focus on scale-out architecture.

Director of Sales and Marketing (Northern Europe) for Infortrend, Jon Ashley said: "As a leading name in the storage sector, Zycko has exactly the right mix of expertise, contacts and experience to help us grow our channel partner base in Europe.

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HDS partner quiz shows costs are major obstacle

CRN
24th August 2009

Storage vendor HDS has quizzed its UK partners on what they believe is the biggest business challenge for their customers over the next year.

Due to the downturn, 80 per cent of partners cited operational costs as the biggest challenge; and 78 per cent cited capital costs. They were also asked how customer business priorities will affect their own business. Of these, 37 per cent said investing in IT will be challenging for customers, and 27 per cent stated it will be hard to find new customers. more »


Know your data management

CRN
July/August 2009

Data volumes may be growing at a rate of 50-80 per cent annually. The ability to effectively manage and contain this information is key to any business.

Most IT departments need to accommodate growing volumes of data and comply with regulations that require businesses to protect data from destruction, loss or misuse. more »

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Hanging onto the centre

Shipping world & Ship builder
July/August 2009

In an effort to avoid a $13k monthly IT price hike, off-shore rigging company Stena Drilling realised it needed a WAN Optimisation solution and employed the services of EssentialNET, who demonstrated the benefits od Riverbed® Steelhead® appliances. Riverbed reduces bandwisdth utilisation, optimises all TCP connections and accelerates key applications across the wide area network. Word icon more »


Hanging onto the centre

Banking Technology
July/August 2009

Pretty much the last thing a bank financial officer wants to hear these days is that IT needs a new data centre to keep the business running. Word icon more »


Infortrend makes scale-out splash

CRN
June 25th 2009

Network storage vendor Infortrend has launched an attack on the mid-tier and enterprise storage market and plans to ride the wave of demand for virtualised scale-out architecture. more »


North Wales NHS Trust Solves Storage Headache with Disk-Based Backup and Data De-Duplication

The British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management
June 11th 2009

Conwy and Denbighshire North Wales NHS Trust is saving more than 120 hours of staff time per month, thanks to an improved data storage and information management system utilising data deduplication. more »


Root6 Looks to Networking

Channel Web
June 8th 2009

London-based VAR Root6 is targeting more networking revenue after completing an installation of Force10 Networks kit for animation house Nexus. more »

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WAN Links Tune up to save cash

Networking Plus
June 2009

The current economic downturn is forcing cash_strapped IT departments to simultaneously find savings and offer more productivity to help keep their organisations moving forward. More and more trafficof an increasing unruly nature - think VoIP or streaming video - is finding its way onto costly connections... Word icon more »


Resellers Want to Know...

Comms Business
June 2009

Zycko, the value-added distributor of convergent IT solutions, has seen a surge in sales of products that offer quick return on investment, as CIOs face pressure to implement cost savings as a result of the global economic downturn. more »


ROI is Channel King in 2009

Comms Business
June 5th 2009

Zycko, the value-added distributor of convergent IT solutions, has seen a surge in sales of products that offer quick return on investment, as CIOs face pressure to implement cost savings as a result of the global economic downturn. more »


Second hand thoughts

CRN
June 1st 2009

Refurbished equipment services enable resellers to provide an all-round commercial offering and demonstrate their appreciation for customer budgets. Many existing products have long lifespans, with physical upgrades only necessary for major releases or new technologies more »


Retail Rocked by Carbon Concern

Retail technology
May 2009

A survey of IT managers in retail companies, commissioned by distributor Zycko, has revealed that 71% of data centre managers in this sector feel under pressure to reduce energy usage in their data centres, and 57% plan to reduce their carbon footprint in the next 18 months. more »


Zycko cures NHS Trust's info management migraine

Infotech
May 18th 2009

More than 120 hours of staff time per month is being saved at the Conwy and Denbighshire North Wales NHS Trust, due to an improved data storage and information management system utilising data deduplication...
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The Distribution Transformation

CRN
May 15th 2009

The role of distributors in the voice and data channel is constantly shifting in these turbulent times. Voice and data channel players have asserted that the role of the distributor is in flux and those working in the communications space need to be adaptable to survive.... ...
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Distribution will evolve

The Channel Debate
May 15th 2009

Distribution has to evolve to offer resellers the support and services that channel integrators cannot deliver (due to either lack of investment or because the technology is too new or evolving at such a rate that the integrator cannot keep up). ...
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Architecture: ‘If Only We Could Start Again From Scratch’

FT.com
May 14th 2009

Every chief information officer would like to start with a clean sheet of paper on which to design a system in which every element worked seamlessly with every other. But enterprise IT systems today – the “back office” – are hostages to their history...
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Hitachi adapta su nuevo sistema de almacenamiento a la pyme

Computing.es
February 13th 2009

Esta solución, presentada por Hitachi Data Systems, combina también las soluciones de Commvault con la ayuda de la distribución de Zycko para ofrecer almacenamiento de clase empresarial y herramientas de backup en módulos más rentables para las pymes, ya que éstas también tienen que hacer frente al crecimiento masivo de datos, pero cuentan con recursos y presupuestos más ajustados...
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Integrating the Integrators

The Channel Debate
May 12th 2009

It is going to be interesting. We have seen the emergence of MSPs; we obviously have the big boys, but I have seen an increase in second and third tier MSPs that are regional and also those that specialise vertically...
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Hitachi Data Systems rafforza ulteriormente il canale scegliendo Zycko anche in Italia

FullPress.it
February 11th 2009

Hitachi Data Systems, società del gruppo Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) e unico fornitore di Services Oriented Storage Solutions, ha siglato un accordo di distribuzione anche per l’Italia con Zycko, distributore a valore aggiunto specializzato di prodotti e soluzioni IT, che fa seguito alle analoghe partnership già in atto in Regno Unito, Germania e Francia...
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Scientists in Liverpool develop energy-saving software

England's North West
February 10th 2009

According to figures from IT distributor Zycko cited by the Telegraph, only 45 per cent of IT managers make sure their workforce shut down all computers at night...
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Backup in a Box - Hitachi Data Systems

Le Monde Informatique
February 10th 2009

Concoctée pour les PME par Hitachi Data Systems et Zycko, la solution de stockage Backup in a Box est proposée en trois capacités (6 To, 9 To et 12 To) et pourra être utilisée pour sauvegarder de 10 à 20 serveurs...
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International Coverage

Zycko distribuisce anche in Italia i prodotti Force10

FullPress.it
February 6th 2009

Zycko, distributore specializzato di prodotti e soluzioni IT, ha siglato un accordo per distribuire anche in Italia le soluzioni di Force10, azienda californiana attiva nell’ambito del networking con un’ampia offerta di switch L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet e 10 Gigabit...
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Strategix bags Zycko deal

CRN
February 5th 2009

Supply chain software specialist Strategix Software has bagged a deal with distributor Zycko to revamp its supply chain operations...
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Zycko selects strategix OneOffice expertise for multinational business system requirements

SourceWire
February 5th 2009

Zycko, award winning international distributor of leading edge IT solutions, has selected Strategix OneOffice, the supply chain software and business management platform, to supply and implement its solution in a multinational rollout initially in nine offices across Europe, Africa and North America...
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Can the last adviser turns the lights off?

Citiwire
January 15th 2009

Forgot to turn the computer off last night? Me too and we are not alone according to IT company Zycko...
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Hitachi adds enterprise storage appliance to product line-up

Trading Markets
January 12th 2009

Hitatchi said that the solution, which combines Hitachi's storage expertise with solutions from Commvault and Zycko, is offered on 6TB, 9TB and two 12TB versions...
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International Coverage

Hitachi Backup in a Box: nuevo sistema de gestión de datos y almacenamiento centralizado

TechWeek
January 12th 2009

Hitachi presenta Hitachi Backup in a Box, una solución llave en mano para entornos Microsoft, que incluye software de backup, todo en un único sistema...
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Zycko: un po' di telemarketing per creare lead generation

Channel Insider
January 12th 2009

Piera Loche, country manager di Zycko, spiega la strategia commerciale come distributore e training center autorizzato di Riverbed...
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Finance Sector Feels Pressure to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Business 4 Media
January 12th 2009

The majority of finance sector organisations are feeling pressure to reduce their carbon footprints, according to a survey of IT managers commissioned by IT solutions distributor Zycko...
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Hitachi Data Systems: Hitachi 'Backup in a Box' Brings Enterprise Data Storage and Management to Companies of all Sizes

Trading Markets
January 12th 2009

Ever increasing data growth is demanding multiple servers and highly complex backup operations that can be a strain on a company's finances...
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Hitachi ‘Backup in a Box’ est une solution de stockage et de gestion des données pour les PME

Decideur
January 12th 2009

Pour David Galton-Fenzi, directeur commercial groupe de Zycko, « Zycko a compris les attentes des clients. Ils attendent des réponses aux défis de gestion, pas simplement des produits...
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Two New Brands for Zycko

IT Distri
January 8th 2009

Network and storage VAD Zycko has inked two new distribution partnership, with HD videoconferencing vendor Lifesize and with virtualization specialist Virtual Iron...
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