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Security, Monitoring Tools Key for Cloud Migration
Virtual and cloud-based environment migration specialist SANpulse announced the release of a report titled “Migrating to the Private Cloud: Evolution of Infrastructure into a Service Model.” Available for free download via the company’s Website, the report focuses on infrastructure as a service and key pitfalls to keep in mind when identifying the appropriate solutions to…
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Could IT Go 100 Percent MSP
Could IT Go 100 Percent MSP 31 percent of all respondents said they could envision a time when all of their IT would be managed by MSPs. No Title That percentage jumped up to half when asked strictly of IT executives. No Title Among respondents planning MSP outsourcing of IT management functions, service desk/help desk…
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VMware Acquires Cloud-Based IT Management Specialist Shavlik Technologies
Virtualization and cloud infrastructure specialist VMware announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Shavlik Technologies, a provider of cloud-based IT management solutions for small and midsize businesses. Shavlik Technologies provides a portfolio of on-premise and SAAS-based management solutions designed to help SMBs manage, monitor and secure their IT environments while addressing…
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Lenovo’s IT Mettle vs. Google Chromebook
Image via Wikipedia Google’s Chromebook notebook play, announced during the company’s Google I/O conference, may be aimed at businesses, governments, and educational institutions, as well as consumers, but will any of these end-users or end-user organizations be interested in buying what Google wants to sell, or lease, as the case may be? Google’s hardware-as-a-service (HaaS)…
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IT Pros: IT Outsourcing More Costly Than Expected
Managed services and outsourcing partners may have work to do in improving their reputations if a new survey out this week is any indication. According to a survey conducted by Lieberman Software among 500 IT professionals, more than three-quarters of IT professionals who work in organizations that use outsourcing say their providers have "made up"…
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ConnectWise Capital Invests in Quosal
ConnectWise Capital has made its third investment, adding Quosal, developer of an all-in-one software platform for quote and proposal preparation, delivery and management. The investment arm of ConnectWise, created to incubate emerging IT channel technologies and solutions for IT solution providers has made previous investments in remote monitoring management solution LabTech and hardware-as-a-service provider CharTec.…
