Tag: cloud computing
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Service Providers Must Prep for Next Digital Revolution
Service providers need to prepare for changes in their industry as enterprises start to deal with new digital business technologies—including cloud computing, mobility, analytics and the Internet of things (IoT). Gartner Research says there is a digital business revolution under way and service providers need to make some dramatic changes to turn the changing landscape… Read more
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Customers Happy With MSPs but Unware of All Their Offerings
Categories: Managed ServicesMSPs A State of Confusion About three in 10 organizations have adopted managed services, which may include SaaS applications such as Salesforce.com or Google Apps, although there are no actual contracts with MSPs. Translation: “true” managed services use may fall below 29%. Embracing Managed Services 58% of organizations have used managed services for some or… Read more
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HP Expands PartnerOne to Handle Channel Diversity
Recognizing that business models throughout the channel vary widely, Hewlett-Packard is opening up its Partner One channel program to include new types of partners. At the HP Global Partner 2014 Conference this week, company officials revealed that they are expanding PartnerOne to include service providers, systems integrators, independent software vendors, OEMs and distributors alongside traditional… Read more
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How Cloud Computing Is Transforming IT Distribution
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud and distributors Large Players Rely on Distribution While only three in 10 hardware and software vendors in the U.S. have at least one distribution relationship, many of those relying on distributors are the biggest players in the IT industry, including Apple, IBM, Cisco, Intel, and Oracle. Building Cloud Offerings Since 2010, large IT distributors… Read more
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WAN Bandwidth Demand Creates the Need for Channel Expertise
Categories: NetworkingTop Forces Affecting WAN Over Next 12 Months 42% of organizations say investments in WANs are being driven by the need for better application performance while 32.4% cite the need to support real-time applications. Application Traffic Priorities Only 22.7% report that they make an effort to dynamically prioritize application traffic on the WAN. But an… Read more
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Cloud Adoption Barriers Start to Fall, Slowly
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud barrier Compute in the Cloud Use in Next 2 to 5 Years To one degree or another, just about every organization is going to use compute resources in the cloud. Currently use: 61%, plan to use: 31%, no plans: 8% Storage Service in the Cloud Use in Next 2 to 5 Years Demand for… Read more