Recent Articles
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It’s All About the Local Touch When It Comes to Services
One of the issues that many solution providers find troubling about the concept of managed services is that, at least in theory, it devalues the importance of having a local presence. For years now many solution providers have been lucky enough to have to only really compete head to head with fellow solution providers with…
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SaaSWizard Offers SAAS Development Aimed at VARs
SaaSWizard is taking its code-free software-as-a-service development engine to a broader audience of resellers. Solution providers can use the system to create their own SAAS applications and offer their end customers or vertical markets customized SAAS applications. “VARs and systems integrators have a much better understanding of particular industry verticals than any software manufacturer can…
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Nimsoft Intros Next-Gen Monitoring Dashboard
On the heels of its recent announcement of a new online portal to drive IT service management, Nimsoft is expected to soon announce a similar offering for the MSP side of its customer base. The Redwood City, Calif., company unveiled its NimBUS Enterprise Console 2.0 last month as a next-generation dashboard technology and portal. Nimsoft…
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Lenovo Looks to Expand into Consumer PCs
For the first time outside of China, Lenovo is launching a line of consumer desktops and laptops in a move to increase the company’s global PC market share and expand its brand recognition beyond enterprise buyers and small businesses. At the International CES, which starts Jan. 7 in Las Vegas, Lenovo will officially launch its…
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Shell Strikes Massive IT Outsourcing Deal
More than 3,000 Royal Dutch Shell IT workers are waiting to find out their fates as the European oil giant is expected to announce next week that it will outsource much of its IT operations. According to published reports, Shell executives decided to slash thousands of IT positions in favor of outsourcing as part of…
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Marathon Offers High Availability with Low Hassles
Complexity and costs have long been the stumbling blocks preventing smaller businesses from deploying high availability or fail-over solutions. After all, building those solutions is still a challenge for even the most tech-savvy solution providers, especially when constrained by budgets and schedules. Some think the answer to this dilemma lies with clustering technology, but many…
