Virtualization

Virtualization simplifies and complicates your life. On servers, it helps you to consolidate your hardware and network operation centers (NOCs). And on desktops, it helps to lock down PCs by moving software intelligence up to the server. But managing all of those virtualized assets can be challenging. Get Started: Register to enter our Resource Center, where you’ll be able to download guides to managed services platforms that support virtualization. And check back often. We post new guides to the Resource Center every week.

Texas Memory Systems, NEVEX: Flash Meets Server Monitoring

Texas Memory Systems (TMS) , the Flash storage provider, has partnered with NEVEX Virtual Technologies, an application performance solution provider. The two companies have developed the RamSan-80 Bundle for Server-side Caching, which is a combination of TMS’ flash storage solution and NEVEX’s server application caching software.

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LogMeIn Pro Adds HD Video Streaming for Remote Collaboration

LogMeIn has released a new version of its LogMeIn Pro solution for virtual collaboration. The newest feature? Users now have access to new HD streaming capabilities for video, audio and other multimedia applications that they can connect to from their Macs, iPads and iPhones.

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SolarWinds to Support Microsoft Hyper-V, Dell Compellent

Big news today from SolarWinds, the IT management software provider that recently acquired the patch management software provider EminentWare and added new features to its server and application monitoring solution. SolarWinds has now upgraded another one of its IT management solutions — the SolarWinds Storage Manager — to include support for Dell Compellent.

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CloudOps Turns to ScienceLogic to Unify Management Functions

Managed service provider CloudOps has integrated ScienceLogic‘s  cloud and IT management platform, which unites and correlates critical IT functions across various cloud environments to manage Web-based applications of customers.

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Virtela Extends Predictive Analytics and IT Tools

Virtela, which provides managed network, security and cloud services, has extended the reach of its IT automation and predictive analytics platform to include support for data centers and for private cloud environments.

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EMC Expands Cloud Portfolio to Accelerate IT as a Service

Just one day after acquiring Pivotal Labs, the big data service provider, EMC Corp. has expanded its cloud services portfolio by adding three new solutions to help the company’s IT customers deliver IT as a Service (ITaaS) more quickly to their business end-users.

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ViaWest Promotes Carolan to CTO; Drives Managed and Cloud Services

ViaWest CTO Jason CarolanViaWest, the cloud and managed services provider, has promoted Jason Carolan (pictured) into the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) post. In the newly-created role, Carolan will be responsible for developing a strategic direction for all of the MSP’s products and technology initiatives.

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Meru Debuts Virtual Mobility, Remote Access for Cloud

The wireless enterprise networking solution provider Meru Networks has developed two new solutions that the company says will help enterprise IT departments better manage the influx of mobile devices to corporate networks as a result of the exploding bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend.

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TUCBrands Nitro IT Acquisition Deal: A Closer Look

Ever since TUCBrands (and The Utility Company) embarked on a new growth strategy 18 months ago – expanding out from selling franchises to creating MSPXchange,  a subsidiary designed to convert existing “micro-MSPs” into franchisees — the deals have typically been small ones. TUC President Mark Scott (pictured), who also happens to be the co-founder and former CEO of N-able says that deals are typically for MSPs with under $1 million in revenue. “That’s our sweet spot,” he told MSPmentor.

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Desktone, tuCloud Partner on Cloud VDI

Desktone, the desktop as a service (DaaS) provider, has partnered with tuCloud, a managed and hosted virtual desktop provider, to offer virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) in cloud environments.

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Azaleos Cloud Gets Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010

Azaleos, an MSP with a particular expertise in Microsoft applications, is continuing to focus on developing cloud solutions that easily integrate with Microsoft SharePoint. The managed services provider’s latest development? Azaleos Managed Enterprise Search — a new addition to the company’s Managed SharePoint Services portfolio that lets the company’s enterprise business customers more easily deploy Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 within their own business networks.

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GreenPages Buys LogicsOne, a Cloud, Storage Consultant

GreenPages, the cloud computing and virtualization consulting company, today expanded its consulting team by acquiring LogicsOne. LogicsOne is a virtualization, storage and cloud consulting and management provider that could help GreenPages to strengthen its brand in the Southeastern United States. GreenPages already has physical offices in New York City and Boston. LogicsOne will bring aboard a new Atlanta office under the Green Pages umbrella.

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VerityThree Builds Consulting, MSP Brand, Expands into D.C.

VerityThree is continuing to build and expand its technology consulting and managed services brand within the United States. This week the MSP opened a technology support center in Washington, D.C. The announcement comes nearly two months after VerityThree expanded into Dallas, Texas in order to take advantage of business customer acquisition opportunities outside of its Chicago metropolitan area home region.

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Kaseya, StorageCraft Partner on RMM-Storage for MSPs

Software disaster recovery and data protection provider StorageCraft Technology Corp. took another step toward building out its ecosystem of alliance partners this week, announcing an OEM relationship with remote monitoring and management provider Kaseya.

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Quest Software Intros NetVault Backup Capacity for SMBs

Quest Software, the IT systems management company, has released a new data backup solution specifically for its SMB customer base. It’s called the Quest Software NetVault Backup Capacity Edition, and it comes less than a month after the IT management provider acquired BlueFolder, a cloud-based IT service management platform.

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NaviSite Chooses Desktone for Enterprise DaaS

NaviSite, the cloud and managed services provider, has partnered with Desktone, a Desktop as a Service (DaaS) provider. Under the terms of the agreement, NaviSite will be able to deliver Desktone’s cloud-hosted virtual desktops to its enterprise customers.

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EarthLink IT Services Suite: Enterprise-Class Virtualization, Managed Security

EarthLink is continuing its push to become a full-fledged managed services provider (MSP). The company’s latest move? The company most commonly known strictly as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) has developed a new IT service suite to help their customers streamline their internal IT resources.

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UniPrint Managed Print Solutions Opens Enterprise Opportunities

UniPrint, which describes itself as a printing virtualization provider for the enterprise, has introduced a managed print solution that the company claims is compatible with any computing environment. Here are the details.

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EMC IT Operations Intelligence Extends VMware vCenter Reach

EMC Company LogoEMC has released version 9.0 of its IT Operations Intelligence (ITOI) solution, which helps IT service providers and customers better manage their virtual infrastructures and cloud environments. Among its many updated features, EMC ITOI 9.0 extends VMware vCenter management capabilities in order to give businesses a complete view of their virtual data infrastructure (VDI) and better understand the relationship between applications and data resources within their environments. The announcement comes just over a week after EMC released its VFCache solution to bolster both Oracle and SAP application performance.

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Quest, Desktone Partner on Cloud-Hosted Virtual Desktops

Desktone Inc. , a Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) specialist, has partnered with Quest, a VAR500 company, to promote cloud-hosted virtual desktops to Quest’s enterprise business customers.

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CA AppLogic Gains Cloud Services Momentum With MSPs

Novatrend is the latest hosting and managed services provider (MSP) to embrace CA Technologies’s AppLogic platform for cloud services. The news surfaces as roughly 100 MSPs prepare to attend CA Technologies’ MSP Symposium (Miami, Jan. 29-31). In recent months, a growing number of MSPs have embraced AppLogic. Here’s why.

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Paessler PRTG 9.2 Monitoring Solution Supports VMware 5

Paessler, the network monitoring software company, will soon release PRTG 9.2 — the newest version of its flagship monitoring solution for SMBs and enterprise businesses. The upgrade includes a Mobile Web GUI, speedier web page loading and support for VMware vSphere 5. The new version of Paessler’s PRTG monitoring solution is set to debut at Cisco Live London 2012 (Jan. 30 – Feb. 3). And when it does, Paessler says it will include over 400 improvements.

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DataCore Taps Hitachi to Monitor SANsymphony-V Environments

DataCore Software, a data storage virtualization software provider, has integrated Hitachi Data Systems’ IT Operations Analyzer to provide detailed monitoring of DataCore’s SANsymphony-V environments. Here’s how it works.

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