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Coming to Terms With AWS for Data Protection
Like it or not Amazon Web Services is now a force to be reckoned with inside and out of the channel. In fact, the only real question facing solution providers in the channel is how to harness massive cloud services such as AWS. Case in point is Fronde, which just launched a hybrid cloud backup…
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AppDirect Intros Centralized Cloud Reseller Management Platform
At the Cloud Channel Summit conference, AppDirect is announcing a service through which providers of cloud service and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications can engage channel partners via a shared set of reseller management services. Many of the providers of services in the cloud simply can’t afford to make the capital investments often required to build an…
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Synnex Beefs Up Microsoft, Dell Lineups in Key Markets
Synnex Enhances Its Microsoft, Dell Offerings Continuing to expand its lineups in cloud computing and other fast-growing markets, Synnex announced enhancements to its Microsoft and Dell lineups. Synnex will participate in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Program, which is designed to enable solution providers to offer direct billing, sell combined offerings, and manage and support…
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Avnet Intros Tool to Help Partners Manage Cloud Accounts
Avnet Technology Solutions has launched a new tool to help partners in the United States and Canada manage their cloud accounts. Avnet Cloud Toolset (ACT), a component of Avnet Cloud Solutions, helps managed service provider (MSP) and VAR partners consolidate, manage and track cloud accounts across multiple cloud providers. The tool is designed to ensure that…
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Keeping IT Infrastructure Financing Options Open
Although security is among the most common reasons organizations opt to deploy IT on-premise versus the cloud, the decision is more often than not driven by financial rather than technical issues. The simple truth is that many business executives would like to husband their capital by treating IT as an operating expense. However, the dilemma…
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AWS Partners Tout New Cloud Offerings at re:Invent
At the annual AWS re:Invent conference, partners and supporters of Amazon Web Services (AWS) leveraged the show to introduce new products, capabilities and services. The AWS Marketplace is a channel for independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators (SIs) and VARs to sell their software as integrated solutions on AWS, helping them grow their recurring revenue…
