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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…
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Scality Aims to Help Channel Bridge Storage Divide
With a major shift toward software-defined storage (SDS)—which is attached directly to a server, rather than a storage array—gaining momentum, many solution providers are trying to figure out how best to tap into that opportunity. With that goal in mind Scality, a provider of software designed to manage petabytes of storage using object-based software running…
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Productivity App Use in Cloud Shifts to Microsoft
Cloud productivity Productivity App Use in Cloud Shifts to Microsoft A new report points to a major spike in the use of cloud productivity applications, but much of that can be attributed to the adoption of Microsoft Office 365. Use of Cloud Productivity Apps Nearly half (48%) of the IT organizations sampled have users accessing…
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AirVM Unveils New Cloud Management Platform
AirVM Intros New Cloud Management Platform Cloud management platform company AirVM unveiled AirSembly 2.0, a turnkey cloud management platform designed to enable cloud service providers to customize and integrate to speed delivery of VMware-based cloud services. Aimed at VMware vCloud Air Network Managed Service Providers (MSPs), AirSembly 2.0 features a new user interface (UI) and…
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Ingram Micro Aims to Keep Boosting Its Cloud Clout
Ingram Micro has significantly enhanced its cloud program over the past few months with several major additions to its Cloud Marketplace portfolio and the expansion of its marketplace to 13 global locations, supporting more than 3,500 channel partners. Currently, the U.S. Cloud Marketplace includes 15 vendors and 60 cloud solutions. “Ingram Micro is a master…
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Priorities Shift as Use of Cloud Services Matures
Cloud security Priorities Shift as Use of Cloud Services Matures Solution providers across the channel should take note that the most important attribute of any cloud service is now considered to be the level of security it provides. Responsibility for Acquiring Cloud Services IT is now clearly more involved with purchasing; 43% of study participants…
