Tag: managed service providers
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Juniper Opens API to Drive Programmable Services
One of the things both providers of telecommunications and managed services alike are looking forward to is the ability to expose more networking functionality directly to application developers using APIs. After all, applications that make use of those API are going to consume a lot more networking resources. For that reason, the manufacturers of networking… Read more
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Barracuda Expands Into MSP Space With Intronis Buy
Categories: Managed ServicesBarracuda Networks, a $277-million cloud-connected security and storage company, is acquiring privately held Intronis, a provider of data-protection solutions to managed service providers (MSPs), for $65 million. The deal gives Barracuda access to nearly 2,000 MSPs to better serve its small and midsize customer base, as they move toward partnering with MSPs to provide their… Read more
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IBM and Cisco Focusing on Converged Tech for MSPs
Categories: Managed ServicesIBM recently teamed up with Cisco to launch VersaStack, a pre-engineered, tested and supported system that leverages Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) Integrated Infrastructure with IBM’s Storwize storage system technology and storage arrays. Designed to operate as a “data center in a box,” the technology is being embraced by managed service providers (MSPs), including iVirtualize in… Read more
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CharTec Launches Relyenz Security Service for MSPs
Categories: SecurityLooking to give managed services providers a much-needed hand in delivering security services, CharTec announced the launch of its new Relyenz division, which functions as a value-added distributor for IT security technologies delivered as a cloud service. CharTec already provides MSP training and hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) offerings to solution providers. The new division extends those efforts… Read more
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New Kaseya CEO Aims to Double Down on MSPs
Categories: Managed ServicesThe two keys to being a successful managed service provider (MSP) these days are agility and automation. Customers want to be able to adopt new and emerging technologies faster than ever. Collectively, customers are also deploying them at a level of scale that—without some form of increased reliance on IT automation—the average MSP would not… Read more
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Showing the Value of Data Protection as a Service
Categories: Managed ServicesBeing a managed service provider (MSP) not only can seem like a thankless endeavor, but customers also often forget about the value of the service being provided when it’s consistently done well. As with most services provided well over time, customers have a tendency not only to take those services for granted, but also to… Read more