Recent Articles
-
Private Cloud Computing No Safer than Public Cloud
Many IT departments have put off public cloud deployments in favor of private cloud virtualization projects under the guise of security concerns — but new findings show that these private cloud deployments may be no more secure than their public counterparts. That’s good news for managed service providers with the right security chops and infrastructure…
-
Channel Headlines – Mardi Gras Week Edition
Image via Wikipedia Heard of a little something called the cloud? You can’t venture anywhere these days without hearing the cloud buzzword. But that’s with good reason. Cloud is fundamentally changing how people and businesses consume technology and how vendors, telcos, and IT solution providers operate their businesses. Maybe that’s why Michael Capellas, former Compaq…
-
Tripwire’s Cloud Security Launched for Partners
Security and compliance vendor Tripwire is changing its sales paradigm with by shifting its licensing to flat-rate model that it hopes will prove to be friendlier to service providers and could stand as an example of how security vendors cater to the managed services market in the near future. The shift is part of the…
-
Winter Edition of Hot Channel Stories from All Over
This week’s company to watch MSP Mentor did a great job of laying out why MSPs and VARs should watch Parallels. The cloud and virtualization company, known for its Mac desktop virtualization software, named a new CEO and held its Parallels Summit in Orlando, Fla. this week. As MSP Mentor reports, plenty of channel and…
-
Are You A Security Threat to Your Clients?
By Mike Semel Are you protecting your clients from… you? As a managed service provider your company has the highest level access to your clients’ networks. You pride yourself on your honesty and integrity, and think that your employees would never do something to hurt you or a client. Besides, even if someone left your…
