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MSPs aren’t feeling Microsoft’s branding change, IT trends post-COVID-19, and more chatter on Reddit

The top posts on the MSP subreddit this week still focused a lot on COVID-19, but there was one topic that quickly skyrocketed to the top of the thread this week …

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MSPs aren’t feeling Microsoft’s branding change, IT trends post-COVID-19, and more chatter on Reddit

The top posts on the MSP subreddit this week still focused a lot on COVID-19, but there was one topic that quickly skyrocketed to the top of the thread this week …

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CompTIA extends expiration dates for exam vouchers, will launch remote testing options

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Canadian ICT spending could shrink by 5 per cent in 2020: IDC

As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s ICT spending is expected to shrink by up to five per cent in 2020, predicted a new IDC report.

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This week on Reddit, MSPs talk about mental health, shadow IT, and more

This week, there was a lot of focus on how MSPs cope with the late-night calls and frantic customers during a crisis such as this one, a school has no idea how to transition to remote work, and more.

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Only a select few are allowed to build apps related to COVID-19, says Apple

As the world fights COVID-19 pandemic, communities around the world are trusting apps to be their news…

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Browser survey puts Chrome in first place

StatCounter reports that Chrome overtook Internet Explorer on Sunday, although Chrome’s use of prerendering may bias the results

Citrix releases desktop as a service improvements for providers

Citrix has announced three updates to its platform that service providers use to create DaaS offerings for end users

Channel help will make flexible workplaces a reality

A new study sponsored by Citrix Systems shows organizations are trying to build more flexible workplaces, and they need channel assistance with the technology component

Microsoft Dynamics partners ponder their future in an Azure ERP world

Partners are expecting to hear more about Microsoft’s plans for ERP on Azure during the Convergence conference

Chrome succumbs to Pwn2Own contest hack

Plus, Google’s ‘Pwnium’ snares a Chrome sandbox-escape exploit with $60K bait

Mona Lisa smiles at new asset management system

The world’s most famous museum has completed a major IT project with an IBM business partner to streamline its maintenance tasks and keep closer tabs on its expensive art collection

Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS

It will offer RDMA over Ethernet and InfiniBand, should cut Patch Tuesday downtime, execs say

Autonomy and HP’s 10.3 billion reasons to like big data

The vendor sees big revenue opportunities for partners around cloud computing, but when it comes to Autonomy, some partners wonder if it’s channel-ready

Channel will bring SAP’s big data appliances to SMBs

A special Edge edition of HANA and HANA-powered analytics for SAP’s Business One will be available exclusively through the channel

EMC to flesh out VFCache with VMware integration, other additions

The server-based flash cache will come in bigger cards, SSDs and less expensive media later this year, the company says

Microsoft Office 15 begins technical preview: Tablet readiness questioned

As MS readies its Office 15 suite (expected late 2012 or 2013) many wonder if the launch timeline hints to the arrival of Win 8 tablets

HP extends asset mapping into Amazon, VMware clouds

HP’s Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced package now can find your IT assets in the cloud

Mozilla okays Firefox 10 launch this week

Adds another part of silent updating: Makes most add-ons work with each new edition

SAP’s HANA in-memory database will gain ability to run ERP this year

The move could accelerate SAP’s plans to migrate its applications customers away from Oracle’s database

IBM/Lotus unveils next-gen Connections

Lotusphere 2012 opens with the debut of IBM Connections for business intelligence

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