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IT Channel Pins On-Premises Sales Hopes on Second Half
IT vendors and channel partners alike are betting heavily that upgrades to data centers will begin in earnest in the second half of this year as IT personnel return to work in these facilities. While data center upgrades were not completely suspended, most of the IT focus among end customers in the last year has…
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The Remote Desktop Software Market
By Sam Ingalls Enterprise and small-to-medium (SMB) organizations utilize remote desktop software to access and manage business no matter their physical location. Remote desktop software (RDS) enables organizations to offer their services more conveniently and ease general organization-wide communication problems. Uses include direct remote access to a network device, such as a computer, server or…
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Global IT Spending Growing to $4 Trillion in 2021
By Chris Ehrlich STAMFORD, Conn. — Spending on IT across the world is projected to increase 8.4% from $3.7 trillion in 2020 to over $4 trillion in 2021 — with 9% growth in IT services. The forecast was released this month by the market research firm Gartner. New digital initiatives will “more frequently” come from…
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Assurance: All Covered’s IT platform for SMBs
By Chris Ehrlich RAMSEY, N.J. — All Covered is targeting small-to-medium businesses with an “all-in-one” platform for IT management services. The IT services division of Konica Minolta developed its All Covered Assurance (ACA) offering after doing market research on ways to increase SMBs’ uptime. The research showed that SMBs “rarely prioritize” preventative measures to reduce…
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Survey Shows 96% of IT and Security Leaders Planning for AI Cyber Attacks
By Chris Ehrlich CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — Artificial intelligence (AI) poses an “existential” threat to companies, and nearly all corporate IT and security leaders are marshaling resources to defend themselves, according to a recent survey. Ninety-six percent of survey respondents in IT and security leadership roles said they’re preparing for AI cyber attacks, and “many” of…
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What is RMM Software? Remote Monitoring & Management
By Melanie Grano If your team is working from multiple locations using different networks, it’s crucial to keep track of your devices while ensuring you have the power to perform IT functions whenever and wherever you need to. Remote monitoring and management (RMM) is the process of managing IT systems with applications that are monitored…
