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Managed Services

Barracuda to buy Intronis to broaden reach in MSP market

September 29, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda to buy Intronis to broaden reach in MSP market
Details of the integration, such as whether Intronis will be an independent subsidiary, have not been finalized, but Barracuda says they are committed to have a dedicated MSP business, with Intronis at the core of that.

Managed Services

IT Weapons to be Team Canada for Konica Minolta services following acquisition

September 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on IT Weapons to be Team Canada for Konica Minolta services following acquisition
The company’s staff was taken by surprise when the news was announced, and concerns were expressed that their laid-back culture would be changed. IT Weapons will however operate as a subsidiary, nothing will change internally, and the big change will be exposure to 18,000 Konica Minolta Canada customers.

Paul Dippell, CEO of Service Leadership
Managed Services

The road to managed services success is paved with Gold

September 15, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The road to managed services success is paved with Gold
Managed services are best served in a single “top of the line” offering, and MSPs should avoid customers who want anything less than the best.

Managed Services

AVG launches ‘game changing’ new Managed Workplace

September 15, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on AVG launches ‘game changing’ new Managed Workplace
The big change is the addition of an integrated remote control solution, which will be free to MSP partners, but the new version also improves the integrated backup and disaster recovery, adds a device manager to Mac support, and upgrades its integrated antivirus technology.

David Sobel, director of community at LogicNow
Managed Services

LogicNow to MSPs: Time to focus on security

September 14, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on LogicNow to MSPs: Time to focus on security
LogicNow believes more MSPs should be in the managed security game, and offers steps to help managed service providers step up to the plate.

Alistair Forbes, general manager of LogicNow
Managed Services

LogicNow brings Big Data into managed services with LogicCards

September 11, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on LogicNow brings Big Data into managed services with LogicCards
LogicNow introduces LogicCards, bringing predictive analytics, and soon automated analytics, into its managed services console.

Ryan Morris, principal consultant at Morris Management Partners
Managed Services

The three things that can disrupt managed services businesses

September 10, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The three things that can disrupt managed services businesses
Channel consultant Ryan Morris outlines the three trends that could disrupt managed services delivery, and what MSPs can do to counter them.

Managed Services

Network management report highlights managed network service opportunity for MSPs

September 3, 2015 Guest Poster Comments Off on Network management report highlights managed network service opportunity for MSPs
Alex Hoff of Auvik Networks explains why there’s an opportunity for MSPs to offer customers managed network service.

Managed Services

Hosted services firm VAR Dynamics to trim pricing to partners

August 26, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hosted services firm VAR Dynamics to trim pricing to partners
New pricing, which takes effect September 1, is only for the P13 platform, the company’s newest, and is designed in part as an incent to get partners on older platforms to move their customers to the newest one.

Data Centre

Nutanix targets service provider market with new FlexPrice purchasing program

August 26, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix targets service provider market with new FlexPrice purchasing program
Nutanix is making a major initiative targeting service provider customers, which sees it introduce a program that lets them pay for their infrastructure by subscription, as they are paid themselves.