Service Provider

NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson
Cloud

NetSuite to target services with upcoming release

May 13, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on NetSuite to target services with upcoming release
NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson says the company will bring “services resource planning” to its core ERP suite next month.

Jeremy Burton, president of EMC’s Information Infrastructure business
Cloud

EMC debuts Elastic Cloud Storage Appliance

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt 1
EMC says its new appliance allows enterprises and service providers to operate cloud storage cheaper than the big public cloud providers’ storage offerings.

HP Helion
Cloud

HP announces $1B Helion cloud push around OpenStack

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt 1
HP Helion brand will include two OpenStack distributions, its CloudSystem converged infrastructure offering, a development platform and professional services.

Clouds
Cloud

Businesses get comfy with cloud, but at what cost?

May 2, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Businesses get comfy with cloud, but at what cost?
A new global survey finds that a growing number of organizations are pushing sensitive or confidential data into the cloud with few security protections.

Bill Lucchini, general manager of Sophos Cloud Group
Cloud

Sophos expands cloud security service

May 2, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Sophos expands cloud security service
Security vendor Sophos continues the roll out of its cloud service, expanding support to Windows, Mac and mobile devices through a single console.

Chris Doggett, managing director of Kaspersky Lab North America
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New solutions from Kaspersky driving search for new partners

April 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New solutions from Kaspersky driving search for new partners
Kaspersky outlines plans for new solutions for fraud prevention and protection of critical infrastructure, and will seek new partners to go to market.

Clouds
Cloud

Cloud, managed services distinction is a myth

April 1, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Cloud, managed services distinction is a myth
Many managed service providers are clinging to the notion that they are distinctly different from peers selling various forms of cloud services.

Alistair Forbes, general manager of GFI MAX Business Unit
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GFI MAX App Control foretells MSP evolution

March 17, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on GFI MAX App Control foretells MSP evolution
GFI MAX released App Control, a new system that allows MSPs to monitor and manage cloud-based applications and licenses on behalf of their customers.

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.

server sales are up, but revenues are not following
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Server shipments up, revenues down in 2013

March 3, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Server shipments up, revenues down in 2013
Demand for servers is strong, but value is evaporating for the basic building blocks of data centers.