Tag: managed services
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AVG’s New Tech Leader Puts Faith in the Channel
Categories: SecuritySimilar to many companies in the security space, AVG Technologies has two distinct routes to market. One is consumer-focused in the form of a business unit that primarily offers anti-virus software, while the Business Division of AVG Technologies focuses mainly on corporate customers via partnerships with the channel. As the new general manager of the… Read more
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Cisco Accelerates Shift to Programmable Network
Categories: NetworkingJust about every IT service provider at this juncture recognizes that the networks on which those services depend are about to become highly programmable. Looking to accelerate that process Cisco updated its IOS XR network operating system while adding three additional routers to its portfolio. Rather than asking service providers to build their own programmable… Read more
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Putting Solution Providers, MSSPs on the Same Team
Categories: Managed ServicesAs the security landscape becomes increasingly complex, multiple players are needed to work in tandem to provide managed security services. For starters, the cost of delivering these services is becoming increasingly prohibitive. Not only is finding people with IT security expertise extremely difficult in a highly competitive market, the salaries those security professionals can command… Read more
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Cloud, Managed Services Brighten Channel Outlook
Categories: News and TrendsOptimism Cloud, Managed Services Brighten Channel Outlook The channel is relatively bullish about its outlook for reasons ranging from cloud computing opening doors to robust demand for managed services, CompTIA finds. Channel Sales From New, Existing Customers Nearly half of channel firms expect revenue growth to come mainly from net new customers over the next… Read more
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Hadoop Becomes Mainstream Across the Enterprise
Categories: Tech AnalysisBusiness Intelligence Hadoop Becomes Mainstream Across the Enterprise Nearly half the respondents to a new survey report that they are attaining tangible business value from their Hadoop investments. Hadoop Use Of the organizations surveyed, 71% are using Hadoop now, but those that aren’t using Hadoop plan on doing so soon: 8% within six months, 7%… Read more
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Inside the IT Security Budget Paradox
Categories: SecuritySecurity spending Inside the IT Security Budget Paradox Despite a major increase in high-profile IT security breaches, the amount of time and money most organizations are allocating to security remains stagnant. Where Control of the IT Security Budget Lies Respondents reported the CIO/CTO have control most often, at 37%, followed by business unit leaders, at… Read more