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The Trouble with Managed Services: Making the Move to a New Business Model
Cloud, cloud, cloud. That’s all vendors talk about these days. It’s just about all Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked about during his keynote address at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference last month (or as he would say it: "Cloud, cloud, cloud, blah blah blah"), and it’s clear that managed services, cloud and software as a…
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Asigra, 6fusion Partner for MSP Instant Cloud Backup
Looking to make it easier for MSPs to offer cloud backup services, backup software and recovery vendor Asigra has partnered with infrastructure-as-a-service provider 6fusion. The partnership gives VARs and MSPs a quick entry to offering cloud backup services without upfront capital cost. Asigra is in use by many MSPs playing in the cloud backup space.…
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VMware Announces Hyperic Application Monitoring Solution
Virtualization solutions specialist VMware announced SpringSource Hyperic 4.4, a solution designed for for management and monitoring of custom applications. Through integration with VMware’s vCenter Server, Hyperic 4.4 now maintains a continually updated inventory of the company’s vSphere ESXi and ESX hosts, enabling IT administrators to more rapidly pinpoint, correct and prevent application performance problems when…
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Small Business Gets Hosted PBX, Unified Communications Service from Intermedia
Hosted Microsoft Exchange and Office Communications Server (OCS) provider Intermedia is now offering a hosted PBX service aimed at small businesses with about 50 employees. Intermedia Hosted PBX is the last big piece of the company’s unified communications puzzle, and customers who subscribe to all three services can get fully-integrated UC features and functionality. Direct…
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Top 5 Reseller Strategy Tips for Cloud Computing Success
Top 5 Reseller Strategy Tips for Cloud Computing Success Restructure Vendor RelationshipsThe balance of power has shifted, with resellers topping tech vendors in the marketplace. Harmon says, “Three years ago, vendors were dictating the terms. That’s not the case anymore.” No Title Implement It:Renegotiate and restructure to get better discounts and margins on cloud technologies.…
