Recent Articles
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Channel Looks to the Cloud as Microsoft Courts SMB Partners
A report from research firm AMI-Partners found the rapid growth of cloud computing is making it much easier for small to medium-size business channel partners to provide a broader range of offerings on a 24/7 basis at a lower cost and with fewer IT staff, including services such as SaaS and managed IT services. The…
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Technology Outsourcing Obstacles The Top Five
Technology Outsourcing Obstacles The Top Five U.S. in-house IT infrastructure is expected to drop from 82 percent today to 49 percent in 2020, according to the report. No Title The number of companies globally that outsource their IT infrastructure will increase globally from 17 percent today to 64 percent in 2020, says the report. Outsourcing…
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Cisco Prepares Potential Customers for the Cloud
Cisco is providing a menu of cloud system components, including products of its own and from partners such as EMC, NetApp, VMware, Microsoft and BMC. On June 30, that’s what the company did, launching a set of what it calls Cloud Enablement Services to go with its growing Data Center Solutions Portfolio. The idea is…
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Exit Interview: Ingram’s Justin Crotty
Five years ago, it was hard to find any support from distribution for managed services tools or business models. Recognizing the growing interest in services-based technology delivered through the channel, Ingram Micro’s Justin Crotty – vice president of services, North America—founded Seismic, which provided hosted solutions, tools and technical support to VARs transitioning to the…
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In Private vs. Public IT Cloud Debate, Hybrid Often Wins
The debate between public and private clouds isn’t really much of a debate. As more businesses move their data to the cloud, the most likely scenario, particularly for larger businesses, is a hybrid strategy of both public and private clouds. The idea of transferring corporate data and software operations to the cloud is usually accompanied…
