Authors
Posts by Chris Talbot
thumbnail Chris Talbot

Chris Talbot

Content Writer
Simplicity

Simplicity The “keep it simple, stupid” design principle lends itself well to the cloud. Complex applications can be challenging to port to the cloud, but simpler applications can be ported much more easily and be ready to go in a shorter time span. Independence Applications with few integrations points are the most cloud-friendly. The fewer […]

Sep 20, 2010
Avaya Flare Experience Tablet PC Takes on Cisco Cius

Going up against the Cisco Cius tablet, Avaya is entering the tablet PC space with a device designed to make unified communications and collaboration via voice, video and text easier than before. The Avaya Flare Experience is an Android-based tablet device with an 11.6-inch HD multi-touch LCD screen. With a built-in 5MP camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, […]

Sep 17, 2010
Cisco Unified Network Services Launched, Expanding Data Center Portfolio

Looking to take its data center vision one step further, Cisco is developing a new data center architecture called the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage. The architecture will feature three pillars of technology, including Cisco Unified Computing, Cisco Unified Fabric and a new portfolio called Cisco Unified Network Services. The three technology areas will form […]

Sep 14, 2010
Apparent Networks’ AppView Modules Track App-Specific Performance

Apparent Networks has released the first in a series of application-specific performance management and monitoring modules. AppView Voice was designed to bring Apparent Networks’ monitoring and management capabilities to specific applications for pre-assessment and continuous monitoring purposes, which will give the company’s channel partners an extra ongoing revenue stream. The AppView launch follows five months […]

Sep 10, 2010
Hybrid Cloud Computing Best Practices

Hybrid Cloud Computing Best Practices Examine Your GoalsThe “why” is a very important first step. Examine your motivations for moving to a hybrid cloud computing model. What are you getting out of it? Cost benefits? Compliance needs? Performance improvements? No Title Measure SuccessBefore the implementation begins, set your goals and decide how you are going […]

Aug 30, 2010
VMworld Themes: Cloud Computing, IT as a Service

IT as a service, cloud computing, and virtualization security will dominate as major themes around this year’s VMworld as vendors, channel partners and customers converge on San Francisco’s Moscone Center for VMware’s big conference starting August 30, 2010. >>Click here to read: Microsoft Supplants VMware in Big Customer Win VMware CEO Paul Maritz is expected […]

Aug 27, 2010
IT Service Outsourcing Deal Volume On The Rise

While more IT outsourcing services deals are being signed these days, the news is not all good. That’s because the value of the contracts signed has fallen, according to a new report by Ovum. The report revealed that the number of IT outsourcing services deals signed in the second quarter of 2010 was up from […]

Aug 27, 2010
Intacct, Clarizen Partnership Deal Spurs Project Accounting for Cloud

Intacct has signed a partnership deal with Clarizen (www.clarizen.com) so that between the two companies, they can provide all the cloud applications professional services and project-based businesses need to do work management and financial management. The two cloud computing applications providers will integrate their applications to work together more closely. According to Laurie Wood, senior […]

Aug 23, 2010
Vacation Technology Tools Seven To Help You Still Look Busy Even When You’re Not

Vacation Technology Tools Seven To Help You Still Look Busy Even When You’re Not HootSuite (www.hootsuite.com)HootSuite (and other social networking management tools) gives users the ability to schedule status updates and posts for a future time. Spend a few minutes prior to your vacation setting up a bunch of posts to go live when you’re […]

Aug 18, 2010
Open Source Cloud Computing Channel Friendly Vendors Who Support It

Open Source Cloud Computing Channel Friendly Vendors Who Support It Rackspace HostingRackspace Hosting (www.rackspace.com) announced the OpenStack (www.openstack.org) project on July 19th. The open source cloud platform was designed to foster the emergence of technology standards and cloud interoperability. Nearly 30 vendors and organizations, including NASA (www.nasa.gov) have signed on since launch day. No Title […]

Aug 16, 2010
Same threats, different day

Same threats, different day Unified communications is a set of multi-faceted technologies that have been integrated to interoperate with one another, and so there are a lot of different security concerns relative to the type of technology and how it connects with all of the other technologies, said Jonathan Edwards, analyst for unified communications and […]

Aug 9, 2010
Budget Video Conferencing Nine Services for the Value Oriented

Budget Video Conferencing Nine Services for the Value Oriented WebExOriginally an online meeting and webconferencing tool, WebEx has expanded to include video communications in addition to its online collaboration and meeting capabilities. Probably the most well-known of business video communications services, WebEx offers everything from whiteboarding to text chat to multi-way video chat.Cost: $49 per […]

Aug 6, 2010
Channel Insider Logo

Channel Insider combines news and technology recommendations to keep channel partners, value-added resellers, IT solution providers, MSPs, and SaaS providers informed on the changing IT landscape. These resources provide product comparisons, in-depth analysis of vendors, and interviews with subject matter experts to provide vendors with critical information for their operations.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.