Debuting the New Channel Insider
Channel Insider unveils its new Web site design, which reflects our mission to support solution providers with the best insight and analysis for their success
Convergence: The Next Security Wave
The convergence of physical and logical security isn't a new idea, but largely untapped by solution providers. Groups like 1nService and PSA Security are bringing these largely segmented channels together for this $7 billion market opportunity.
Most Profitable (Recession-Proof) Products - No. 2: Software as a Service (
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2. Software as a Service (SaaS)
2008 Profitability Rating: 23%
2007 Profitability Rating: N/A
Profitability Change: N/A
Solution and managed service providers are beginning to discover the profit power of selling and delivering hosted applications as a service. Sure, ASP remains one of the most beguiled three-letter acronyms in the business, but the emergence of SaaS is providing solution providers with a new offering that relieves their customers of the complicated task of managing multiple licenses and constantly being caught in the upgrade cycle. Managed service providers are finding that once hardware comes under management, SaaS is the next highest customer request.
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