Recent Articles
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The Trouble With OpenStack
Some five years after the launch of OpenStack as a cloud management framework, the platform’s adoption continues to be artificially constrained. While there have been some notable implementations by IT organizations with a lot of internal IT engineering talent at their disposal, mass adoption of OpenStack has yet to occur for a variety of technical…
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Businesses Underestimate Shadow IT, Cisco Warns
Cisco recently shared data results based on its customers’ public cloud usage, including the issue of shadow IT, and the numbers aren’t pretty. One major finding shows that companies are using as much as 15 to 22 times more cloud services to store critical company data than CIOs realized. The reason behind the mounting problem…
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Microsoft as a Means to a Profitable Cloud End
While channel partners have historically made a lot of money reselling software and hardware on-premise, the shift to the cloud is putting much more emphasis on services. Because the revenue that cloud service generates mostly shows up in small increments over the life of the service contract, solution providers need to wrap as many services…
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Passportal Rolls Out New Cloud Partner Program
Passportal Unveils New Cloud Partner Program Passportal’s new Cloud Partner Program is designed to allow VARs, managed service providers (MSPs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) to rebrand and resell its cloud-based password protection and management as a service. The programs provide partners with the tools and training required to rebrand and resell the mobile-optimized management-as-a-service.…
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Sorting Through Cloud Computing’s Complex Layers
Cloud study Sorting Through Cloud Computing’s Complex Layers IT organizations need more financial visibility into cloud computing scenarios in order to manage today’s complex cloud environments, new research suggests. Cloud Computing Use Nine in 10 companies (90%) are currently using the cloud to one degree or another, but only 15% describe their use as advanced.…
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How Channel Rates Google, Microsoft in the Cloud
Cloud applications How Channel Rates Google, Microsoft in the Cloud Google and Microsoft partners differ in some ways and are alike in others. A new survey finds Microsoft closing the gap on Google’s early lead in the channel. Google Partners Have a Profitable Head Start Google Apps resellers reported that 50% of their 2014 revenues…
