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Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. This week we\u2019re covering a conversation with Navisite\u2019s President and COO, Microsoft\u2019s partner priorities for 2021, a breakdown of tech spending, VMware\u2019s new Tanzu offering and tech hiring ends trends.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s get started\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When it comes to executing successful mergers and acquisitions, Navisite <\/b>President and COO Gina Murphy<\/b> says \u201cany lesson learned I can give you is just to be transparent.\u201d Murphy spoke with Light Reading for an interview touching on topics ranging from M&A<\/b> to her career path and who she views as a personal mentor. Read more of what Murphy had to say in Light Reading <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Microsoft<\/span><\/b><\/span> has kicked off the new year by detailing its partner priorities<\/b> for 2021. Microsoft\u2019s Channel Chief Gavriella Schuster says that remote work<\/b> remains the top priority she hopes partners will focus on this year, followed by business continuity<\/b> and an emphasis on cloud migrations<\/b>. Hear more of what Schuster had to say in Redmond Channel Partner <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A new report is shedding light on accelerated tech spending<\/b> as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on cloud <\/b>solutions. In fact, the research shows cloud spending made up 30% of total IT budgets, up from 25% last year, with a majority of respondents planning to increase spending on Microsoft Azure<\/b> and AWS<\/b>. Dive into the findings in ZDNet <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This week, VMware<\/b> introduced Tanzu Advanced<\/b> which is designed to put \u201cthe developer experience front and center.\u201d The service, which builds off of VMware Tanzu Standard, also aims to integrate security into the container lifecycle. Find out more about the announcement in ZDNet <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Despite a U.S. economy that remains in recovery, tech hiring<\/b> continues to show signs of promise. According to one report, IT hiring across all sectors added 391,000 positions in December to close out the year on a high note. And one expert believes the trend will continue<\/b>. Explore the data in CIO Dive <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":22453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIndustry News: January 11-15 \u2013 Navisite\u2019s COO Talks M&A, Microsoft Outlines Partner Priorities, Tech Hiring Remains Promising - Navisite<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. 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