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The era of big data is well underway in 2017. This presents a strong opportunity for you to capitalize on the growth in this sector of technology. Worldwide spending on big data is at an all-time, according to IDC, as multi-industry adoption of big data and business analytics continues to grow as a priority.

Big data represents an estimated $150.8 billion of the overall spend for Third Platform technology this year alone. This upward trend will continue over the coming years (to $203 billion in 2020), as more and more companies understand the short and long-term returns gained via business analytics.

Whether it’s protecting privacy, ensuring security, tracking access, or following retention policies, todays data center must stay compliant, aligning IT capabilities with business needs.

You now have an opportunity to create broader IT solution conversations and open up new avenues for profitability with the integration of Tech Data’s Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) division and Avnet’s Technology Solutions group. Tech Data’s acquisition of Technology Solutions has paved the way for a drastic shift in the value business solutions available to Tech Data’s reseller partners.

Your customers need to invest wisely and their data centers must be agile enough to manage the ever-changing technology and business landscape. As complexities increase, end users are turning to their channel partners for advice—especially when it comes to making a cost-effective decision about modernizing or consolidating their data centers. 

Every customer is different and it’s important to your business to provide the solution that’s the best fit. Converged and hyperconverged infrastructures both provide excellent solutions, but use different approaches. Knowing the difference will position your business as a leader in data center architecture.

It may be an understatement to say that Microsoft has caused quite a bit of disruption with the new release of Windows Server 2016. In summary, here are the highlights of the new licensing rules:

There’s no denying that data is growing exponentially. By 2020, IDC predicts there will be more than 40 zettabytes (ZB) of digital data in the world.¹ Almost all companies experience data growth, and while not all data falls under the “unstructured” category, many IT departments fail to have full visibility into exactly what information is being stored on company networks. When a company understands the data being stored, it can make better business decisions, adapt efficiently and minimize risks. The dark data (operational data that is not being used) that exists in most businesses can cause many challenges and lead to many questions, including: