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Autodesk Aims to Bolster Its Cloud Ecosystem
At the end of the day, no cloud application is an island in itself. For it to be worth building in the first place, a cloud app must be able to consume and share data with other apps. With that goal in mind, Autodesk has made available several application programming interface (API) extensions to the…
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Cloud Security: 10 Facts the Channel Should Know
Cloud security Cloud Security: 10 Facts the Channel Should Know Many IT decision makers consider security to be better in cloud versus on-premise environments. We look at the state of cloud security today. Moving to the Cloud 48% more security technologies are deployed in the cloud than on premises. On average, security services were deployed…
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How Containers Are Holding Water Amid Challenges
Containers How Containers Are Holding Water Amid Challenges The container market has garnered much excitement. Here’s a look at how and why containers are used and the challenges and opportunities that have emerged. Actual Use of Containers Just over one-fifth (22%) are currently using containers, 36% say they are evaluating them and 34% are not…
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Datto Rolls Out File Sync Services for MSPs
As part of an overall strategy to unseat providers of consumer-grade file synchronization and share services, Datto unveiled its Datto Drive service through which its managed service provider (MSP) partners can offer this capability themselves. To back that effort up, Datto is also making available the first million instances of Datto Drive to its partners…
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Cloud Solution Provider Paradox: Promise and Problems
The cloud solution provider faces a complicated paradox: There is no shortage of opportunities—or obstacles—in this burgeoning field. This irony, though common in the business world, is particularly pronounced in the channel. The movement of workloads in the cloud challenges business models that many solution providers have relied on for decades. A key issue for…
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10 Key Facts About Cloud Migration Challenges
Cloud migration timelines 10 Key Facts About Cloud Migration Challenges Channel partners can play a role in cloud deployments and management services to reduce downtime and ensure the migrations go as smoothly as possible. Migration Plans Across organizations of all sizes, public clouds and private clouds are expected to grow 22% and 15%, respectively, year-over-year…
