July 28, 2011
Juniper and Cisco: what’s wrong with the networking industry?
The VAR Guy
The VAR Guy shares his opinion on why the networking industry could be facing a crisis.
“The bottom line for channel partners and networking VARs: It sounds like the networking industry — as a whole — is experiencing turbulence. Stay tuned for a potential update Aug. 10, when Cisco delivers quarterly results…”
Amazon’s Kindle tablet doesn’t need to be an ‘iPad killer’ to be a winner
ZDNet
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes writes that critics who compare the products are missing the point.
“My take on the Amazon tablet is that despite being a tablet, it will compete in a different market to the iPad. People who want an iPad either already have one or are planning to buy one at some point. These people are unlikely to be swayed by any other tablet no matter who makes it. Apple can easily sell every iPad it makes, and the Amazon Kindle tablet is unlikely to change that.”
Strong Amazon earnings include some cloud chatter
Talkin’ Cloud
Matthew Weinberger looks at the cloud’s role in Amazon’s Q2 earnings.
“Much of the Amazon Q2 earnings statement feels very familiar: The Kindle earned the most lip service, while Amazon kept the cloud announcements towards the bottom of its list of highlights and reserved the most praise for Amazon Cloud Drive.”