Tag: managed service providers (MSP)

  • Channel News Briefs: Week of June 8

    Channel News Briefs: Week of June 8

    Core Security Inks Partner Deal With Axxum Core Security, a provider of attack intelligence solutions, has added Axxum Technologies to its Core Secured Partner Program. Axxum is a provider of cyber-security services for the federal government, specializing in risk management, information assurance, security operations and penetration testing & vulnerability assessments. The partnership enables Axxum to add the Core… Read more

  • VARs Make a Big Play for Telecom

    VARs Make a Big Play for Telecom
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    Telecom and IT Reality Check 59% of IT VARs believe a large degree of IT telecom convergence is happening while 34% see it happening to some degree. For telecom agents, 23% said the roles of IT VARs and telecom agents were “converging significantly” while the majority (55%) said the convergence was less complete. Driving Factors… Read more

  • Channel Customers Are Ripe for Disaster Exposure

    Channel Customers Are Ripe for Disaster Exposure
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    Data disasters Indecent Exposure 88% of IT consultants have a disaster-recovery plan for their clients, but 39% don’t believe these clients are properly prepared for a large-scale disaster or outage. Data Downtime 79% say it would take “hours” to restore data due to these incidents, and 19% say it would take several days. Integrity Oversight,… Read more

  • 10 Reasons Companies May Need to Hire or Switch MSPs

    10 Reasons Companies May Need to Hire or Switch MSPs
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    Costly business Lost Productivity Your company is spending too much time discussing which IT systems to deploy, and troubleshooting system crashes or slowdowns. This takes time away from discussions around new product developments and other business-critical issues. Too Much IT Jargon You know more buzzwords about IT than your industry. This likely means your company… Read more

  • Customers Happy With MSPs but Unware of All Their Offerings

    Customers Happy With MSPs but Unware of All Their Offerings
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    MSPs 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

  • How Cloud Computing Is Transforming IT Distribution

    How Cloud Computing Is Transforming IT Distribution
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    Cloud 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