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New SAAS Provider StrataScale Redefines ‘On Demand’
Software on demand already has changed the way applications are sold and consumed, and now a new player is tweaking the model a little further. The newcomer, StrataScale, is adding flexibility and speed to deployments and updates with its server management tool, IronScale, which administrators can control through a secure Web portal. StrataScale, a subsidiary…
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Drafting VARs Could Secure U.S. Digital Infrastructure
The sorry state of cyber-security in the United States has made the nation vulnerable to attacks on its entire infrastructure, from the Internet to the national power grid, according to a Washington-based think tank. Now it’s up to solution providers to help accomplish what the federal government has not been able to–lock down our cyber-borders.…
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Software Vendors, Solution Providers Eye SAAS Disruptive Threat
IT solution providers aren’t the only businesses keeping a watchful eye on the potential disruptive threat from software-as-a-service offerings. Software vendors have been watching the trend too, as companies such as Salesforce.com have made a splash in the SAAS market and put established business applications players such as SAP and Oracle scrambling for a defensive…
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Avnet Adds Microsoft SharePoint to SAAS Offerings
Looking to add another revenue stream and business model to the mix, more IT solution providers are considering software as a service as an option to offer their end customers, and IT distributors are making it easier to do that. Case in point: Avnet Technology Solutions recently added Microsoft SharePoint to its SAAS portfolio, available…
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Ingram Micro Partners with Microsoft on Recession-Busting SAAS Program
Distributor Ingram Micro and software behemoth Microsoft believe they have found a way to help solution providers and their customers fight the recession blues—software as a service. The companies have partnered to extend the vendor’s Service Provider License Agreement to Ingram Micro’s solution providers, specifically those selling into the SMB market. Click here to read…
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Guide to Cloud Storage Vendors
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