Citrix Targets MSSPs, Cloud Partners with App Firewall

Managed security service providers and cloud vendors for about the past year have been broadening their offerings to include application firewalls. Against this backdrop, Citrix Systems Inc. this week rolled out a line of application firewalls, targeting MSSPs and cloud providers as well as enterprise customers. Here’s some background.

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Citrix Makes Hosting and SaaS Pitch to MSPs

citrix_managed_servicesCitrix Systems is reaching out to its channel partners and sharing some timely views on the managed services market. Now here’s the twist: As a result of market pressures and commoditization, Citrix says the smartest MSPs are “beginning to show signs of revenues through hosting not one or two applications, but the entire suite of office productivity applications.” Translation: the line between MSP and SaaS specialist is fading fast. Here’s why.

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Recap: Seven Trends From Managed Services Summit

The MSPAlliance held its Managed Services Summit earlier this week in Framingham, Mass. Although I didn’t attend the event, I interviewed a few attendees and vendors to get a feel for their top priorities in the months ahead. Here are seven key trends I heard about:

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