Open source applications reached a tipping point in the distribution channel today. Red Hat, Synnex and nearly a dozen open source application providers launched the Open Source Channel Alliance. Our sister site, TheVARguy.com, offers complete coverage. I’m not suggesting open source will eliminate traditional closed-source solutions. However, the open source mindset — including code sharing — continues to infiltrate the managed services market. And the Open Source Channel Alliance will accelerate that trend. Here’s why.
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Open Source Channel Alliance: Open to MSPs?
Posted April 14th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
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Posted April 10th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Generally speaking, the vast majority of managed service providers (MSPs) grew up as Microsoft VARs. But Contegix CEO Matthew Porter proves there’s more than one way to conquer the managed services and managed hosting markets. I spoke with Porter earlier April 9 to learn why open source technologies — such as Confluence, Hyperic, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Zimbra — play central roles in his company.
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Posted March 10th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Windows vs. Linux. Oracle vs. MySQL. Now, the closed source vs. open source debate is moving into the managed services market — where a growing list of open source options are permiating the industry. But are we all asking the right questions amid the latest open- vs. closed-source debate? Or are we blinded by emotion?
HP OpenView Under Attack (Again)
Posted December 29th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Small, nimble software companies — some of them promoting open source, many of them leveraging closed source — continue to attack big, legacy network and systems management platforms.
GroundWork Open Source, Roaring Penguin Prepare Managed Services Deal
Posted December 23rd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
GroundWork Open Source and Roaring Penguin Software Inc. are preparing a technology alliance to jointly serve VARs and managed service providers starting in January 2009, MSPmentor has learned.
