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Businesses Indecisive on Cloud Computing Benefits: Report
Nearly half of small business owners do not believe cloud computing will help reduce their IT costs, according to a June survey of 1,000 independent business owners by Newtek Business Services. Newtek’s Authority Market Sentiment Survey, a monthly window into the concerns of independent business owners, found that educating small independent business owners regarding the…
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Microsoft Licensing: Why The Disconnect On Software and Cloud?
I’ve been thinking about Microsoft licensing a lot recently. Besides potentially giving me a headache, there’s a good reason for this. Microsoft has a lot of licensing programs. Open License, Enterprise Agreements, Service Provider Licensing Agreements, OEM, Retail, Select… there are a lot of different ways to buy Microsoft. There has been a considerable amount…
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Worldwide SaaS Revenue to Grow 21 Percent in 2011: Gartner
Revenue from software as a service will likely reach $12.1 billion in 2011, up 20.7 percent from 2010’s tally of $10 billion, research firm Gartner said. The market should continue to grow at a healthy pace through 2015, when Gartner predicts revenue will hit $21.3 billion. "After more than a decade of use, adoption of…
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Verizon Introduces Tiered Pricing for Data
Network operator Verizon Wireless confirmed the end of its unlimited data plans, to be replaced with a tiered pricing structure, as a flood of smartphones, tablets and other bandwidth-hungry devices descend on the company s network. The new pricing structure offers customers monthly plans of $30 for 2 gigabytes of data, $50 for 5 gigabytes…
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Cloud Computing: An Impending RMM Challenge for MSPs
Everything in IT continues to get more complicated, and with the proliferation of public and private cloud environments and services, the complexity is only increasing. These complications are even finding their way into the basics of managed services provided by MSPs. Remote monitoring and management (RMM) is increasing in complexity for MSPs because of the…
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Enteracloud Offers Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery Platform
IT infrastructure and services specialist Enteracloud launched an array of cloud-computing services tied to the Microsoft cloud platform, along with disaster recovery and co-location solutions. Enteracloud offers customized cloud solutions for companies that want to make the transition to cloud computing. Enteracloud’s range of cloud services allows for a customized, enterprise-level infrastructure, enabling companies to…