Contents
Upfront
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MD’s Welcome Letter
First Distribution News
First Distribution Cloud Focus
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Infographic - The Game Changer Known as Cloud
Profile: First Distribution’s Hosting Division
A List of Common Cloud Terms
Embracing the Cloud: The Channel and Cloud
Five Trends for the MSP Market for 2014
Confusion Reigns: Easing concerns regarding the Cloud
Vendor Cloud Focus
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VMworld 2013: Scenes from Barcelona
Talking Cloud with Bart Schneider
VMware Unveils Next Generation Products and Services
The Impact of Cloud
An Update on VMware’s Partner Forum
Microsoft SPLA: All About the Hosting Programme
Virtualisation & Cloud
Mobility & Remote Access
The 2013 Microsoft Hosting Summit
Exploring Pivot3’s Desktop Virtualisation Technologies
The Importance of Vendor Loyalty
Is Cloud Computing Infrastructure Made of Brick or Straw
A Managed Services Approach to Cloud Storage
Shining the Spotlight on IBM’s NeXtScale System and its High Performance
Computing Products
Huawei: Maximising value for partners in Africa
Huawei: Forging partnerships in a better way
The First Distribution Product Stack
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Client Computing
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Hosted Solutions
62 Security
63 Software
64 Virtualisation
65 Storage
66 Servers
67 Networking
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