Tag: SaaS
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AppDirect Buys AppCarousel for Mobile, IoT Tech
Categories: Tech CompaniesAiming to extend its reach into the mobile and Internet of things (IoT) application arenas, AppDirect today announced it has acquired AppCarousel. As a provider of an application management service, AppCarousel makes extensive use of APIs to make it simpler to distribute applications on any type of endpoint. Through what will become an AppCarousel subsidiary… Read more
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Console Forms Partner Program for Cloud VPN Service
Categories: NetworkingMost enterprise IT organizations would rather use a direct network link to connect to a cloud service than rely on the vagaries of the public Internet. To simplify making those connections, Console, a unit of IIX, created a namesake cloud network service that provides a direct private network connection to major cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS)… Read more
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VAR Dynamics Aims to Alter Cloud Channel Economics
One of the primary issues solution providers face when shifting to the cloud is all the capital costs associated with setting up a cloud management platform. Everything from hosting the applications to managing the billing process winds up eating at the bottom line of solution providers that generally don’t wind up making money on any… Read more
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Businesses Underestimate Shadow IT, Cisco Warns
Cisco recently shared data results based on its customers’ public cloud usage, including the issue of shadow IT, and the numbers aren’t pretty. One major finding shows that companies are using as much as 15 to 22 times more cloud services to store critical company data than CIOs realized. The reason behind the mounting problem… Read more
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Blue Coat Expands Its IT Security Ecosystem
Categories: SecurityBlue Coat Systems is using its position as a network security gateway provider to better secure endpoints and the cloud services they access. Focusing on endpoint protection, Blue Coat this week announced the formation of an Alliance Ecosystem of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) partners made up of Blue Coat and providers of EDR security… Read more
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Centrify Reaches Out to SIs, Consulting Partners
Categories: PartnersCentrify added national systems integrators (SIs) and consulting partners to its channel program to support the deployment of SaaS applications. These partners now have access to Centrify’s identity management platform, which is designed to securely provision and deploy software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. The key challenges of cloud adoption, according to Centrify executives, include provisioning users and… Read more