Dell Managed Services, working closely with IBM, has won a massive managed services deal with the State of Georgia. Check out www.theVARguy.com (MSPmentor’s sister site) for exclusive details, and some perspective on Dell’s position in the managed services market.
During these uncertain economic times, MSPmentor wants to help readers find fantastic careers in the managed services market.
Within the next few days, we will launch a job board on MSPmentor. If you’d like to advertise a position — for free — here’s how to do so:
MSPmentor’s sister site — The VAR Guy — reveals what’s next in the IT channel. Here’s a look at the top nine headlines on The VAR Guy’s blog this week.
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There is a new wave of technology that is washing over the SMB IT world. A fundamental shift is taking place from device-based to network-based architectures, facilitated by widely adopted new standards. The MSPs that embrace and manage these more complex IT environments will emerge the winners as managed services moves solidly into this next stage – MSP 2.0.
Virtualization, unified communications, cloud computing, SaaS, networked everything, and ubiquitous wireless devices are just some of the obvious game changers. Read More >
As a blogger who watches the software as a service (SaaS) and cloud markets, I find it nearly impossible to keep track of the SaaS brands and subscription services Microsoft continually launches, kills or repositions.
The latest case in point: Microsoft is killing its Windows Live OneCare subscription security service and plans to launch a successor service codenamed Morro. The Morro launch is expected in the second half of 2009, according to Mary Jo Foley’s All About Microsoft blog.
Anybody else getting dizzy as they try to follow Microsoft’s online/SaaS brands?
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Cisco Systems is starting to pull back the curtain on a broader, more aggressive managed services strategy — with an emphasis on empowered branch offices. The company made several MSP-oriented announcements yesterday and hosted a virtual trade show to brief customers. But that’s just the start.
Here are some highlights from Cisco’s announcement, plus where I expect Cisco to go next.
ADTRAN Inc., which specializes in Ethernet and VoIP hardware, has quietly partnered with Level Platforms and N-able in the managed services market. Here are some quick details.
Distributors continue to jump on the Microsoft Software as a Service (SaaS) bandwagon. The latest example: Avnet Technology Solutions has launched OneTech Hosted SharePoint services for VARs and solutions providers.
Avnet Technology Solutions (ATS) follows Ingram Micro Seismic and other distributors into the hosted Microsoft applications market — which offers big opportunities and big challenges for managed service providers.
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