Boundary, a month-old SAAS monitoring service provider, has hired Gary Read as its CEO. Read is the former CEO of Nimsoft, a cloud-based networking monitoring provider that CA Technologies acquired in 2010. Here’s the scoop.
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Former Nimsoft CEO Gary Read Joins Boundary Cloud Monitoring
Posted January 18th, 2012 by Nicholas Mukhar
Boundary Prepares SaaS-based Network Monitoring Service
Posted November 16th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Boundary, a startup, in December will launch a public beta test of its SaaS-based network monitoring service. Boundary, launched by a former Amazon Web Services executive, expects the SaaS service to reach its commercial release in Q1 2012, according to VP of Marketing Bob Quillin. Here’s the strategy.
Cloud Infrastructure Management: Nodeable Starts Beta
Posted October 13th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Nodeable, a startup, is trying to connect the dots between systems management, cloud computing and social media. The company has launched a private beta of its cloud infrastructure management platform. Nodeable claims the platform is a bit like using FaceBook- or LinkedIn-type social media to manage cloud infrastructure.
Managed Virtualization Services Gain Momentum
Posted June 2nd, 2011 by Joe Panettieri
In the world of journalism there’s an old saying: Three is a trend. Such is the case this week as vendors like BMC, N-able Technologies and Paessler AG promote monitoring and management tools that increasingly focus on virtualization. Here’s the update.
MSPs Link WAN Optimization Opportunities to Cloud Computing
Posted May 11th, 2011 by John Moore
A couple of years ago, WAN optimization began making a bigger splash among managed services providers. The thinking was, WAN optimization offered MSPs a chance to branch out from providing WAN links and managed routers. Since then, the market — and MSP opportunity — has continued to evolve. In 2010, vendors rolled out WAN optimization as a virtual appliance rather than a hardware device, providing another deployment option for MSPs. Channel programs began to emerge. Now, a series of announcements have moved WAN optimization into a brighter spotlight…
What Does WikiLeaks Mean For Cloud Service Providers?
Posted December 2nd, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
While MSPmentor has been watching the convergence of managed services and cloud computing, the rest of the world has been watching the news unfold around controversial governmental whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks and their recent ejection from Amazon EC2 following a string of DDOS attacks. But the two concepts meet in a short, but thoughtful, essay by Parallels’ Joshua Beil on what the WikiLeaks story means for cloud and hosted service providers. Here are some highlights.
Opsview Open Source Network Monitor Targets MSPs
Posted November 24th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Open source network and applications monitoring solution vendor Opsview is reaching out to the managed services provider market. Specifically, Opsview has launched a major new release of its flagship product, which apparently provides MSPs with deeper reporting tools. Here are some details.
SaaS: Amazon EC2 Gets Four New Large-Scale Features
Posted September 21st, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Amazon EC2, the cloud computing platform-as-a-service pioneer, is adding four new features designed to help administrators manage larger deployments. The four features are resource tagging; resource filtering; user-specified RSA keys; indempotent instance launching. Here’s the scoop.
Jamcracker and Eucalyptus Partner For Private Clouds
Posted September 7th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Eucalyptus Systems is probably best known as the open source private cloud platform provider. Jamcracker is a unified cloud services delivery and management provider. Together, Eucalyptus and Jamcracker are now offering self-service infrastructure clouds to the IT world. Here’s the skinny.
Nimbula Raises $15M in Cloud Funding
Posted August 24th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Nimbula, which touts itself as “the Cloud Operating System Company,” has announced the completion of a $15 million round of Series B financing, bringing their coffers up to $20 million. Here’s the scoop.
MSPintegrations: Managed Services Meet Amazon Cloud
Posted July 26th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Each time MSPmentor blogs about Amazon Web Services (AWS), I hear from readers who want practical, real-world examples of AWS in action. The big question: How can MSPs potentially leverage Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)? The answer: Check out what Travis Austin is working on over at MSPintegrations.
Amazon Cloud: SQS Gets Free Tier, Longer Retention
Posted July 2nd, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
If you’re developing cloud applications, now could be the time to take a look at Amazon Simple Queue Service: Amazon Web Services has announced that the first 100,000 SQS requests per month are now free. Better yet, they’ve amped up the message size limit and how long it can be retained in the cloud. Here’s the scoop.
Europe: Hints of Managed Services Expansion
Posted April 30th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
For the most part, many of the major MSP software providers are doing business in Europe. Now there are signs that those efforts are expanding. The latest examples involve ConnectWise getting its first French partner and N-able signing a Swedish distribution agreement. Here’s a quick look at the news…
Eucalyptus, GroundWork Partner On Cloud App Monitoring
Posted April 9th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Eucalyptus Systems has inked a partnership with GroundWork Open Source. The deal should make it easier for corporate IT administrators and MSPs to manage applications running in the Eucalyptus open source cloud platform. Here’s the deal.
Cloud Computing: When Will the Big Money Arrive?
Posted March 31st, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Despite all the hype, it’s still early in the cloud game — and big-time cloud revenues have yet to arrive. At least that’s the spin from Matt Asay, a CNet blogger and chief operating officer at Canonical. Asay notes that Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (perhaps the best-known cloud environment out there) is believed to only generate about $220 million annually in annual revenues. That’s a rather small sum, considering Amazon’s annual corporate revenue was $24.5 billion in 2009. So, when will cloud revenues really kick in?
AppsOnCommand: Windows Apps Meet SaaS
Posted March 10th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Not every MSP can leverage the Google Apps Marketplace, and not every solutions provider has cloud applications ready to go. Enter AppsOnCommand, a new white label solution that lets you host any application and deliver it as software as a service (SaaS).
Carpathia Launches InstantOn Cloud Platform
Posted March 2nd, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Carpatia Hosting is putting a new twist on cloud computing, pushing beyond managed hosting and colocation services. Specifically, the company has introduced InstantOn — a cloud platform apparently designed with corporate compliance and security in mind. Here are some quick details.
Kaseya Launches Global SaaS Partner Program
Posted February 25th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Kaseya has launched a global Software as a Service partner program. Known as KSP (Kaseya SaaS Partner Program), the initiative allows partners to “promote, refer and market” Kaseya’s SaaS and IT offerings to their respective channels. It’s easy to see what’s in it for Kaseya. The bigger question: What’s in it for partners? And what are the implications for the broader managed services software market? Here are some thoughts.
Mark Logic Brings XML to Amazon EC2
Posted January 20th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Yet another software firm is stepping into Amazon’s cloud. The latest example: Mark Logic, best known as developers of information infrastructure technology, has announced its intentions to bring their XML server solution to the cloud, starting with MarkLogic Server for Amazon EC2. Here’s the scoop.
SaaS Stocks Up 53 Percent So Far In 2009
Posted November 29th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
With one month remaining in 2009, software as a service (SaaS) stocks remain red hot. Nine Lives Media Inc.’s SaaS 20 Stock Index is up 53.74 percent so far this year — with 19 of the 20 index members seeing their shares rise. Here’s a look at the index’s year-to-date winners, plus the reason why Rackspace Hosting Inc. is joining the SaaS 20 Stock Index.
Google: Managed Services Shifting to Applications
Posted November 5th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
When Google takes the stage at the ConnectWise Partner Summit, channel manager Jeff Ragusa will deliver a key message: The managed services market is poised to expand beyond infrastructure management to application management. Regardless of your stance on Google Apps, Ragusa’s message is dead-on: It’s time for MSPs to figure out their application management strategies.
Eucalyptus: Another Cloud Effort Worth Watching
Posted October 29th, 2009 by Matthew Weinberger
We’ve already conceded that most MSPmentor readers have yet to try major clouds like Amazon Web Services. But if you’re just starting to give Amazon a look you might also want to keep one eye on Eucalyptus Systems Inc. — an open source system for private and hybrid clouds. Here’s why.
Amazon Web Services: The Big MSP Disconnect
Posted October 27th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Talk about two extremes: Yesterday, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth (the guy behind Ubuntu Linux) said Amazon Web Services has emerged as a de facto cloud standard until open, vendor-neutral cloud standards can be developed. Yet only three percent of MSPs leverage Amazon’s cloud, according to our ongoing MSPmentor 100 survey. What’s behind the disconnect? Here are some thoughts.
