MSP

Marco LaVecchia, vice president of channel sales for North America at AVG Technologies
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AVG gets serious about services enablement

March 10, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on AVG gets serious about services enablement
AVG looks to accelerate the expansion of its managed services unit by creating dedicated resources for enabling and support MSPs on a business level.

IBM PureSystems
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IBM calls PureSystems a managed services enabler

February 3, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IBM calls PureSystems a managed services enabler
IBM says more than 10,000 units of its PureSystems have shipped since its 2012 release, driven largely by managed service providers.

Training

New Tools to Amp Up IT Sales

December 10, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on New Tools to Amp Up IT Sales
Partners need to attack emerging market opportunities quickly to gain competitive advantage, but their sales forces often aren’t up to the task.

Mike Foreman, general manager, SMB, AVG Technologies
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AVG Adds Backup to Service Portfolio

November 14, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on AVG Adds Backup to Service Portfolio
AVG is wading into the crowded cloud backup market, offering a service that extends the capabilities of CloudCare and complements Managed Workplace.

Alistair Forbes, general manager of GFI MAX Business Unit
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GFI MAX Adds MDM to MSP Portfolio

November 6, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on GFI MAX Adds MDM to MSP Portfolio
With mobile device adoption exploding and less than one-third of MSPs addressing mobile device management, GFI MAX is adding MDM.

Kaseya CEO Yogesh Gupta
Cloud

Kaseya Buys 365 Command to Tap Microsoft Cloud

October 30, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Kaseya Buys 365 Command to Tap Microsoft Cloud
Kaseya has made its third acquisition since changing ownership; this time it’s Microsoft Office 365 migration and management specialist 365 Command.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
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Microsoft, the Cloud and Device Company, Posts Strong Quarterly Earnings

October 30, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft, the Cloud and Device Company, Posts Strong Quarterly Earnings
Microsoft doused doubters with a strong earnings report as revenue and profits grew at double-digit rates, driven by strong cloud and server sales.

Luke Walling, vice president of SMB sales and operations for North America at AVG.
Computers

AVG Takes a Bite out of Managing Apple

October 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on AVG Takes a Bite out of Managing Apple
AVG’s Managed Workplace takes advantage of new API hooks into iOS and Mac OS X to make Apple devices more manageable for MSPs.

Mike Foreman, general manager, SMB, AVG Technologies
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AVG Gives Partners a Single Pane of Glass in the Cloud

October 3, 2013 Guest Poster Comments Off on AVG Gives Partners a Single Pane of Glass in the Cloud
AVG details the integration of its CloudCare service with Managed Workplace, picked up in its purchase of Level Platforms earlier this year.

Managed services basics
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Why Harp on Managed Services Model Basics?

September 30, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Why Harp on Managed Services Model Basics?
Why do we keep talking about the mechanics and benefits of managed services? Acceptance doesn’t mean operationalization.