Here are five (actually more) technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Monday, August 10, 2020. Sip up.
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A. What’s Happening Today
1. Update - Potential SolarWinds MSP Spin Off: Here are the slides SolarWinds shared with Wall Street to further explain the potential SolarWinds MSP spin-off.
2. MSP Data Protection, Cybersecurity: OpenText CEO Mark Barrenechea shares updates on the Carbonite and Webroot acquisitions here...
3. Partnership - 5G Networks and Cloud Services: Amazon Web Services has launched AWS Wavelength on Verizon's 5G network in Boston, Massachusetts, and San Francisco, California. AWS Wavelength allows developers and partners to build ultra-low latency applications for mobile devices and users, the company says.
4. Partner - Oracle Cloud VMware Solution: Enterprise cloud data management company Actifio has announced technical validation and support for Oracle Cloud VMware Solution, Oracle's new dedicated, cloud-native VMware-based environment.
5. M&A - Cisco and ThousandEyes: The deal is now official.
6. Toshiba Exits PC Market: Details are here.
7. Avaya Quarterly Results: The Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) company generated revenue of $721 million for its Q3 of 2020, up $4 million from Q3 of 2019. Avaya's quarterly results generally beat Wall Street's expectations -- as recurring revenue, software and services metrics all climbed despite the coronavirus economy.
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