Tag: cloud
-
Cisco Partner Summit Report: Big Private Cloud Growth Ahead
NEW ORLEANS — Cisco told channel partners gathered here this week for the Cisco Partner Summit that it’s not looking to become a cloud provider itself. Rather, Cisco executives said, the company wants to enable channel partners to build cloud architecture and develop cloud services to sell to customers using Cisco gear. To help, Cisco… Read more
-
Cisco’s Hosted E-Mail Service Says Goodbye
Cisco Systems pulled the plug on Cisco Mail, the hosted e-mail service it launched a mere 13 months ago. While Cisco Mail was “well received,” Cisco found that customers were not interested in hosted e-mail as much as they cared about “social software and video,” Cisco said in a Feb. 22 blog post announcing the… Read more
-
Parallels Debuts Cloud Infrastructure Services, Hosted PBX
Hosting and cloud services specialist Parallels announced the introduction of cloud infrastructure and hosted PBX platforms, as well as support for Microsoft Office 365 Syndication and Hyper-V Cloud. It is also increasing its investment in facilitating APS-enabled solutions to help independent software vendors (ISVs) ability to also profit from the cloud. Parallels Automation for Cloud… Read more
-
Google Apps Certification Program Unveiled
Google is introducing a Google Apps Certification program to help its 2,500 reseller partners distinguish themselves as experts in deployment, development and support of Google Apps. Google announced the new certification program in its Official Google Enterprise Blog. Google Apps Authorized Reseller Cloud Sherpas embraced the program. “As we continue to build out our global… Read more
-
RSA Report: Cloud Security, Protection, Remains Hot
Categories: SecurityFor the second year in a row, the security minds at the RSA Conference were fixated on cloud security. Crowds on the expo floor flocked around vendors such as Zscaler presenting their take on what it means to secure the crowd and long lines snaked through Moscone corridors in anticipation of talks such as "Cloud … Read more
-
Don’t Sit Out The Cloud
This time you can’t afford to hesitate. When managed services were taking off six years ago, a great many solution providers sat on the sidelines trying to get a sense of where the trend would lead. But with cloud-based services, sitting around may well put the future of your business in jeopardy. You see, while… Read more