Between hosted services, hosted servers, web-based applications, virtualization, and any number of other technologies, it’s hard to know what we’re talking about when we’re talking about “the cloud.” That’s a problem highlighted by managed hosting provider The Planet in a recent blog entry that asks: What’s in a name when it comes to cloud computing?
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Do We Need a New Cloud Vocabulary?
Posted October 4th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
MSPmentor 100: Ergos Technology Acquired for Growth
Posted September 21st, 2010 by Dave Courbanou
Ergos Technology, ranked No. 33 in the MSPmentor 100, focuses on helping SMBs outsource IT as much as possible, from cloud offerings to voice and data. But how has the company performed since the third-annual MSPmentor 100 report debuted in February 2010? I spoke to CEO Steve Winter about Ergos Technology’s recent sale to an investment firm, plus the company’s future strategy
Microsoft Hosting Summit 2010: Keeping Web Hosts Happy?
Posted April 27th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Microsoft Hosting Summit 2010 opens this week in Bellevue, Washington, at a critical time. The Redmond, Wash.-based software titan is trying to rally web hosts even as Microsoft continues to promote its own BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite) SaaS platform to resellers. Here’s a preview.
Alteva Launches Microsoft-Integrated UC for SMBs
Posted April 23rd, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Back in February, I wrote on our sister site The VAR Guy that unified communications (UC) provider Alteva was going to release an integrated solution that combined their hosted VoIP products with the Microsoft Communications Services suite. Well, now that product’s a reality, and they’re aiming it at enterprises with less than 25 seats. Here’s an overview.
Citrix Makes Hosting and SaaS Pitch to MSPs
Posted January 19th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Citrix 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.
NaviSite Prepares Hosted Lotus Services
Posted January 18th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
As Microsoft and Lotus restart a 15-year-old turf war, the Lotusphere 2010 conference is in full swing. Among the first pieces of news: NaviSite, an enterprise hosting provider, plans to offer Lotus applications in their NaviCloud managed cloud application platform. Here’s the scoop.
Microsoft SaaS vs. Google Apps on College Campuses
Posted May 27th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
If you want to see how Microsoft and Google are competing in the software as a service (SaaS) market, head back to college. As I’ve written here a few times, Hofstra University, the University of Phoenix and several other large colleges have embraced Google Apps to manage student email, alumni email and collaboration. Now, Microsoft is taking steps to more actively promote its rival offering: Live@edu hosted applications.
