Channel Happy Hour Episode 92 – Barney Loves You

VMware / Dell reverse merger talks – Samsung Galaxy S9 – Data Center build-outs – Splunk Dives Deeper into the Channel -Waiting for 5G
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Channel Happy Hour Show Notes – Episode 92

CNBC reported yesterday that It looks like the VMware / Dell reverse merger talks are heating up

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/01/michael-dell-working-on-vmware-reverse-merger-details.html

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300100111/vmwares-multi-cloud-strategy-leads-to-record-full-year-revenues.htm

https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300100101/partners-anxiously-anticipating-decision-on-dell-vmware-reverse-merger.htm

Samsung has a set of new smartphones that turns every phone into a sensor embedded with visual analytics

https://channelhappyhour.com/2018/02/25/samsung-galaxy-s9-series-smartphones-channel-appeal/

https://www.rtinsights.com/samsung-plans-to-embed-visual-real-time-analytics-in-smartphones/

Data Center build-outs are accelerating

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300100061/cloud-providers-blew-past-record-spending-last-quarter-on-data-center-buildouts.htm

Splunk Dives Deeper into the Channel

https://channelhappyhour.com/2018/02/28/splunk-dives-deeper-channel/

Google beefs up G-Suite

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300100026/googles-hangouts-chat-goes-live-g-suite-infused-with-more-ai-to-drive-collaboration.htm?itc=refresh

Mobile World Congress is a bad play about waiting for 5G

http://smartermsp.com/waiting-5g-networking/

Technology Alliances Suck

https://channelhappyhour.com/2018/03/01/workspan-launches-cloud-platform-manage-alliances