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GTT Communications, Inc., the leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, announced that legendary professional basketball player, Julius Erving, has been elected to the GTT board of directors. Erving is founder and managing member of Dr. J Enterprises, which owns and manages the merchandising, media and philanthropic aspects of the Julius “Dr. J” Erving brand.

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC)†Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, total spending on IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switches) for deployment in cloud environments is expected to total $46.5 billion in 2017 with year-over-year growth of 20.9%. Public cloud datacenters will account for the majority of this spending, 65.3%, growing at the fastest annual rate of 26.2%.

In an all-cash transaction deal for N2WS valued at $42.5M, Veeam ensures business continuity and reduces risk for AWS workloads with cloud-native data protection
Deal strengthens Veeam’s position as a leading data protection provider for AWS, adding depth to its portfolio of solutions that deliver Availability for any app, any data, across any cloud
To accelerate innovation and growth, N2WS will be able to access Veeam’s vast ecosystem of alliances and partners, while Veeam will have access to N2WS technology and research and development (R&D) to integrate Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) data protection for AWS workloads into the Veeam Availability Platform

Customized Alerts and Thresholds Ensure Greater IT Control While Giving Users What They Want

Program offers credits and tools to make selling cloud easy and profitable

Avaya announced the appointment of Mercer Rowe as senior vice president and general manager of Avaya Cloud, a newly formed organization with a singular focus on driving cloud products and services for Avaya.

The latest in a succession of high-profile eFolder hires, Bystrak (pictured) will now be responsible for developing strategic alliances and driving increased adoption of eFolder solutions in the channel.

A CES Innovation Award honoree, NETGEAR Insight management solution delivers unified remote monitoring and management for NETGEAR switches, wireless access points and ReadyNAS storage

Called IoTConnect, the new platform runs on Microsoft’s Azure public cloud. A family of ready-made “smart” solutions based on that platform, also introduced today, target common use cases in a range of vertical industries.

†GTT Communications, Inc., the leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, announced the expansion of its channel partner program, designed to meet the unique needs of the channel segment. GTT provides partners with comprehensive sales support, dedicated account management, an array of marketing resources and a comprehensive service portfolio.