Tag: services
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Microsoft Office 365 Debuts With Handful of Hosting Partners
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the software giant’s long-awaited Office 365 cloud-based productivity suite on June 28 along with about 15 hosting partners covering many different geographies around the world. Microsoft showcased Office 365’s identical look in the cloud to on-premise Office applications and documents. The company also highlighted Office 365’s integration with Windows Phone… Read more
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Will Amazon and Microsoft BPOS Outages Kill the Cloud
After a few high profile cloud outages – Amazon and Microsoft – in the past few months, some may be wondering, will cloud adoption slow down as a result? The short answer: probably not. But let’s back up a bit and look at this white hot, newer trend of “the cloud.” In the realm of… Read more
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HP Adds Funding to $20 Million Entrepreneur Program
Hewlett-Packard announced solutions, advanced technology and an expanded entrepreneur program aimed at helping small and midsize businesses drive growth, improve employee productivity and protect assets. The company also added 40 new training centers to its global program, HP Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs. HP Financial Services, the company’s leasing and lifecycle asset-management services division, is offering… Read more
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Are You Protected? Insuring Your Business Against Loss
Categories: News and TrendsValue-added resellers and managed service providers face unique and complex risks. The first line of defense to protect against losses is insurance. If you operate an IT firm and offer technology products and services, you can be sued. What happens if your or your clients’ systems crash? How about if you installed software or hardware… Read more
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VARs Cashing in on Managed Print Services
Categories: News and TrendsFrom high-ticket, high-output networked printers to low-cost personal multi-function devices tucked in private offices, organizations spend a small fortune each year managing, maintaining, and operating their armies of printers and copiers—and savvy solution providers are helping clients take control of the associated costs, management issues, and upkeep through margin-rich, customer-centric managed print services offerings. Indeed,… Read more
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Cloud, Virtualized Environments Targeted by Cyber-Attackers
NEW YORK — Cyber-criminals are simultaneously taking advantage of the cloud’s benefits to launch attacks as well as targeting organizations’ cloud services, security experts said. As organizations increasingly virtualize their data centers and move their applications to the cloud, attackers are beginning to think, "Let’s attack here," Allen Vance, director of product management of the… Read more