Recent Articles
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Stuart Selbst Strikes Out on His Own
Selbst, known for his role as the MSP coach for Virtual Administrator, has struck out on his own to provide training and coaching services to small and midsized solution providers and managed service providers. You’ll recognize Selbst if you’ve been to CompTIA Breakaway, SMB Nation or the litany of MSP-oriented vendor events. The menu of…
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IBM Picks Up Database Activity Monitoring Vendor Guardium
IBM announced plans to acquire database security vendor Guardium for what some sources have pinned at $225 million. The acquisition is a big validation of the database activity monitoring (DAM) market, which has managed to maintain healthy traction within the channel even in the down market. "These products play a critical role in establishing a…
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Ouch Developers Disappointed with Android
Ouch Developers Disappointed with Android Android buzz may be fueling fervor, but a recent report shows that Android developers are growing frustrated with Google and are putting the brakes on further development efforts. A recent report by Skyhook Wireless shows Android developers are struggling to monetize their apps and are dissatisfied with Android Marketplace’s billing…
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The Cloud SMB Force or Distraction
The cloud is all the rage, or at least that’s what the IT industry wants us to believe. For certain, the cloud is making a difference, but just how that will impact small and medium businesses over the long term remains to be seen. We’ve been here before. Remember Application Service Providers (ASP’s) back in…
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Gartner Says Server Replacement Not the Answer
Data centers are facing huge problems with power, space and people that will only worsen in 2010, but Gartner says server replacement is not the answer, which is bad news for vendors and the channel. Even while warning that data centers are facing huge problems that can be addressed in part by smaller, more powerful…
