March 30, 2012 6:33 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Cloud,
Cloud Services,
Heather Clancy,
IT buyer market research,
IT channel products and services,
Microsoft,
Small and Midsize Business,
SMBThere's a new Microsoft survey out this week that suggests adoption of paid cloud services among businesses with two to 250 employees will double during the next five years.
Right now, approximately 30 percent of all SMBs use some sort of paid cloud service, according to the research.
That,...
February 3, 2012 3:15 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Cloud Services,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and services,
SaaS,
software,
Software Licensing,
Tech DataAs awareness about software and content piracy increases along with the need for proper licensing management, distributor Tech Data has created a site that creates a way for technology solution providers to streamline software licensing management and to offer cloud-delivered applications and...
October 24, 2011 8:02 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Citrix,
IT channel products and services,
SMB,
Virtualization,
VMwareCitrix and VMware are both focusing on updates and technology developments that help make their virtualization platforms easier to configure, deploy and manage.
During its VMworld Europe conference last week,
October 12, 2011 2:21 PM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
Apache web server,
cloud computing,
Microsoft web server,
Nginx,
Open-source,
web serverYet another open source project is going commercial -- Nginx, the little Web server that could, seems to be picking up steam in the enterprise IT community.
Nginx...
August 25, 2011 8:48 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
cloud computing,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and services,
logical isWhat self-respecting IT services provider ISN'T trying to position itself as an expert in cloud computing? After all, pretty much everyone has their own definition of what it means. What's that old saying? There is margin in mystery?
August 4, 2011 3:07 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Android,
Barbara Darrow,
cloud computing,
converged infrastructure,
GreenPages,
HP,
iPad,
iPhone,
iPhone5,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologiesPORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Unsurprisingly, cloud was top of mind at this week's GreenPages Solutions Summit 2011.
About a hundred or so GreenPages customers--IT professionals from organizations ranging from area hospitals to Liberty Mutual Insurance and Stratus Computer -- came to hear GreenPages'...
July 21, 2011 6:51 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Akamai Technologies,
cloud computing,
Cloud Services,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and servicesBuilding on growing interest in cloud services, Web content optimization and acceleration company Akamai Technologies is on the prowl for locally focused IT solution partners that can help build its business in specific regions.
July 13, 2011 5:33 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Bing,
Cisco,
Google,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference,
Steve Ballmer,
Steven SinofskyLOS ANGELES--Here are some threads floating around Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference that you won't see hear in any keynote.
1: If Steve Ballmer's out, who's in?
Don't get me wrong. This partner crowd is not Wall Street -- there are no torches and pitchforks. But they...
June 20, 2011 8:30 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
cloud computing,
converged hardware,
Exalogic,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Marc Benioff,
Oracle,
Salesforce.comAs Oracle, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard try to convince the world that every data center needs Oracle or Cisco or HP's own unique brand of converged hardware--that mythical IT beast that somehow combines the best of every breed plus absolute adherence to industry standards--there seems to be a...
