Windows 7 is dead, but 25% of large businesses in Canada are still running it on desktops, says IDC survey

Experts say there’s a significant opportunity for the channel in the move from Windows 7.

Experts say there’s a significant opportunity for the channel in the move from Windows 7.

Microsoft is ringing in the new decade with some significant announcements for the Canadian market.

Enterprises still have reservations when it comes to moving their large complex networks to the cloud, but Aruba’s latest enhancements to its SD-Branch solution should quell many of those concerns, according to Patrick LaPorte.

IBM has frequently touted the $1 trillion hybrid cloud market ever since it purchased Red Hat, and Red Hat Canada’s country manager Claude Reeves is “very optimistic” about the opportunities channel partners will have next year to get in on that action.