What’s the best way for service providers to enter the hosted services market?
Our expert on SearchSystemsChannel.com says the best way for VARs to get into the hosted services market is to begin by building in-house hosted services for their own internal use, and then demonstrating those services to their clients. Has this been your experience? What other advice would you...
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| May 13 2008 3:21 PM GMT
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Donnellymp
Systems Channel, Channel, Hosted services
Which customers will benefit from desktop virtualization and server virtualization?
Desktop and server virtualization aren’t right for every organization. At least that’s what our SearchSystemsChannel.com expert thinks. Is he right? Which organizations can benefit most from desktop and server virtualization, and which ones (if any) should steer clear?
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| May 5 2008 2:26 PM GMT
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Donnellymp
Systems Channel, Channel, Desktop virtualization
What are Web services, and how can they benefit my clients?
Our expert on SearchSystemsChannel.com says the advantages of Web services are that they're "platform independent (your customers can essentially run any OS), secure and scalable. They're also Web-based, so they run over Port 80, which many firewalls do not block." Are you a fan of Web services?...
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| Apr 21 2008 2:23 PM GMT
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Donnellymp
Systems Channel, Channel, Web services (software)
What are best practices for selling Software as a Service (SaaS)?
You've heard of SaaS, but how do you make money from it? Our SearchSystemsChannel.com expert has some advice on selling SaaS. Do you agree with his advice? Why or why not?
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| Apr 17 2008 3:30 PM GMT
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Donnellymp
Systems Channel, Channel, SaaS
Why would a service provider recommend Microsoft Hyper-V over VMware?
On SearchSystemsChannel.com, systems expert Hilary Cotter says that Microsoft has done its homework with Hyper-V to make it competitive with VMware ESX. But some VMware partners say Hyper-V has a lot of growing up to do before it can take on VMware.Who's right? Which one should VARs recommend to...
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| Apr 10 2008 2:43 PM GMT
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Donnellymp
Systems Channel, Channel, Virtualization
