Jessica Davis

Image via Wikipedia Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford recently posted the latest edition of his blog series on Seven MSP Megatrends. Number two of the seven megatrends is SAAS and cloud computing changing the game. Sandiford points out that all the major technology vendors have already gotten into the game with some kind of SAAS/Cloud […]

Got customers who run call centers? It’s an environment where networking becomes mission critical, and when the network is down so is the business. While plenty of managed services platforms provide the kind of proactive monitoring to reduce server downtime, it can be a real specialty to provide the same kind of proactive monitoring for […]

Image via Wikipedia Think virtualization is just for enterprises and midmarket companies? Think again. Virtualization can offer a host of benefits to small businesses as well. And free versions of server virtualization software from both Microsoft and VMware make the price right for small businesses. What’s more, small businesses that buy Microsoft Windows Server 2008 […]

Dell is introducing a new Cloud Partner Program that works with ISVs looking to offer customers “easy-to-buy and -deploy cloud solutions and blueprints optimized for Dell platforms.” Dell discussed the program in an announcement about a new specialized cloud computing infrastructure, including a handful of new servers. The Cloud Partner Program’s inaugural ISV partners include […]

Integrated power and cooling services vendor APC by Schneider Electric is revamping its channel partner rewards program to include more incentives. The new rewards program gives partners points for selling certain APC products and solutions that can be redeemed for consumer electronics products or even vacations, company executives told Channel Insider. The new rewards program […]

Juniper Networks Market cap: $15.9 billionAnnual revenue of $3.3 billionIf You Are Betting at Home: Juniper’s product portfolio includes routers, switches and security products, among others, but this company is financially out of Dell’s league. Brocade Communication Systems Market cap: $2.58 billionRevenue: $1.9 billionNet loss: $76.58 million (compared with a net income of $167.1 million […]

NComputing is moving beyond the virtual desktop business and into the chip business with the release of its Numo family of chips that gives any device access to the Internet or a PC. NComputing told Channel Insider that the chips can be used to power enterprise applications such as Windows-based virtual desktops and can also […]

Could Dell be in the market to acquire a networking company in an effort to build its data center product line to compete with the likes of Cisco and HP? That may very well be the case. Dell’s global head of the Enterprise Architecture certification group recently told Channel Insider that Dell is planning to […]

When the technology is deployed and tested and it works, the project is finished, right? That’s how many IT organization think about new technology implementations. But unless the end users embrace the technology, it’s very likely the project will be deemed a failure that doesn’t realize the promised return on investment. But to a busy […]

Just weeks after HP severed its reseller agreement with Cisco amidst growing competition between the two technology giants in the data center, HP has gotten closer to Cisco’s telepresence and unified communications rival Polycom. Click here to read how Cisco’s biggest partners stand to win more business following the Cisco-HP rift. Polycom and HP have […]

Microsoft has opened up upgrades to its Windows 7 operating system to a whole host of new users by removing the hardware requirement for the use of Windows XP Mode, the technology that enables users to run older applications on the 64-bit operating system. "It’s a very good development to not require hardware virtualization support […]

Google ramped up the noise for its Google Apps this week by offering a new server-side tool to help organizations and partners migrate company email, calendar and contact data from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. The move by Google is only the most recent against incumbent Microsoft which has dominated the corporate space with its […]