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Rackspace’s Worst Enemies
Rackspace’s Worst Enemies AmazonAmazon Web Services versus Rackspace has for years now been brewing a competition for the ages. Amazon ratcheted up the pressure in February when it announced customers could host their websites using an Amazon S3 account. No Title LinodeEspecially now that Rackspace has forcefully migrated the old Sliceworks customers over to Rackspace…
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Microsoft Office 365, Hosted Productivity Suites Present Opportunities for Channel
Starting with its June 28th release, Microsoft s hosted productivity and collaboration suite, Office 365, is poised to make a big splash with U.S. small to medium-size businesses, which IT analytics firm AMI-Partners considers businesses with under 1,000 employees. Priced at only $6 per user per month, SMBs get all of the Office Suite applications…
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Businesses Indecisive on Cloud Computing Benefits: Report
Nearly half of small business owners do not believe cloud computing will help reduce their IT costs, according to a June survey of 1,000 independent business owners by Newtek Business Services. Newtek’s Authority Market Sentiment Survey, a monthly window into the concerns of independent business owners, found that educating small independent business owners regarding the…
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Microsoft Licensing: Why The Disconnect On Software and Cloud?
I’ve been thinking about Microsoft licensing a lot recently. Besides potentially giving me a headache, there’s a good reason for this. Microsoft has a lot of licensing programs. Open License, Enterprise Agreements, Service Provider Licensing Agreements, OEM, Retail, Select… there are a lot of different ways to buy Microsoft. There has been a considerable amount…
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Worldwide SaaS Revenue to Grow 21 Percent in 2011: Gartner
Revenue from software as a service will likely reach $12.1 billion in 2011, up 20.7 percent from 2010’s tally of $10 billion, research firm Gartner said. The market should continue to grow at a healthy pace through 2015, when Gartner predicts revenue will hit $21.3 billion. "After more than a decade of use, adoption of…
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Verizon Introduces Tiered Pricing for Data
Network operator Verizon Wireless confirmed the end of its unlimited data plans, to be replaced with a tiered pricing structure, as a flood of smartphones, tablets and other bandwidth-hungry devices descend on the company s network. The new pricing structure offers customers monthly plans of $30 for 2 gigabytes of data, $50 for 5 gigabytes…
