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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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Earlier this month we brought you news from Gorilla Logic, the Quality-as-a-Service (QaaS) platform provider for the enterprise that released two new solutions aimed at accelerating application development and testing. One was the Gorilla Logic Continuous QA Cloud, and MonkeyTalk, which the company says helps accelerate the development of mobile applications.

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Quest Software, the IT management solution provider, has upgraded its Foglight Network Management System (NMS) to include support for a VoIP service from Avaya, the Unified Communications (UC) provider that recently acquired RADVISION.

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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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The third-generation Apple iPad is available at Apple Stores today. For consumers, it’s a new Apple product that they will no doubt grab off the shelves (or purchase online) at a rapid pace. But for businesses, or more specifically for business IT departments and MSPs, the new iPad is another product that they must support and manage from a security perspective. And According to Amtel CEO PJ Gupta, the new iPad presents new issues for IT departments to grapple with. The most glaring of all? Added bandwidth.

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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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Cormant Inc., an IT infrastructure management provider for the enterprise, is trying to build on its 2011 momentum. The software provider increased both its revenue and international enterprise business customer base last fiscal year. Now Cormant has released the newest version of its CableSolve IT management platform with several new features, including (you guessed it) more mobile device support.

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StorageCraft, the data backup and disaster recovery software provider for servers, desktops and laptops, has set its sights on pursuing new managed services provider (MSP) partners in 2012. To that end, the software provider has develop a new pricing plan specifically designed for MSPs to better afford ShadowProtect, the company’s signature data protection solution for servers, desktops, operating systems and applications.

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Alert Logic, the security as a service software provider for the cloud, has released two new security software solutions as an added layer of network protection, particularly for its end-user business customers currently using the Amazon EC2 cloud environment. The development comes as Alert Logic tries to capitalize on the findings of its most recent cloud security services report, which found that cloud environments pose a lower security risk than on-premise solutions.

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EMC Corp. has acquired Pivotal Labs, a Big Data specialist that offers software development services. The acquisition is one of two recent announcements from EMC that involve Big Data…

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The managed security services provider StillSecure has partnered witht PeakColo, an enterprise-level cloud services provider, to offer PeakColo customers managed security services in their own cloud environments.

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Less than a month after making some major upgrades to its IT performance suite for its enterprise business customers at the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Global Parter Conference (GPC) in Las Vegas, HP Software has released new application transformation solutions to help enterprises create a better user experience for their end-users.

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SMBs are increasingly realizing the potential social media holds as a means of building their brands and touching customers at more points than ever before. Unfortunately many SMBs lack the capability to capitalize on this potential. That opens the door for social media-savvy MSPs to build a social media practice.

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As the annual “March Madness” men’s collegiate basketball tournament beckons, it is worth taking a moment to consider how the teachings of one late UCLA basketball coach can be applied to successfully providing managed services to small and mid-sized businesses. John Wooden, who won 10 national championships and launched the careers of NBA legends Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is widely regarded as a leadership expert whose winning methods resonate far beyond the basketball court.

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Cloud technology is supposed to simplify the IT environment, so it should not be a surprise that SMBs also seek simplicity in how their cloud solutions are delivered. According to results of a new Dell-sponsored survey of 400 companies with 50 to999 employees, 69 percent of SMBs prefer to purchase cloud solutions from a single, trusted provider.

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The need for companies of all sizes to secure their data is well-established. Just look at the constant stream of news stories about embarrassing high-profile thefts of sensitive data from major companies and even government agencies. These have made even the least tech-savvy members of the public aware of the constant threats lurking in cyberspace.

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In what is great news for Apple and also worthy of notice by the MSP community, 34 percent of SMBs used iPads in 2011, four times the 9 percent SMB iPad usage rate of 2010. According to a national study by The Business Journals, this makes the iPad the fastest- growing technology in the SMB market.

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Need further proof that the cloud is everywhere? It even has a place on the Formula One racing circuit. That’s right. Internap Network Services, the IT infrastructure services provider, has inked a deal with Sahara Force India, an upstart Formula One racing team, that makes the IT provider the official supplier of web hosting and content delivery network services for the team’s official website. The deal comes on the heals of Internap’s purchase of Voxel Holdings, a cloud services provider (CSP), for roughly $30 million.

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Roaring Penguin, the anti-spam software company, has released a new version of its CanIt anti-spam solution. The upgrade includes a continued focus on the managed services provider (MSP) market.

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At a cloud computing road show hosted by Axcient and Hewlett-Packard, Axcient CEO Justin Moore offered a simple recurring revenue reality check for VARs and MSPs. Moore conceded that many VARs are hesitant to pursue managed services. But then he offered a real-world cloud computing example that showed channel partners how to gradually build to more than $700,000 in annual recurring revenues.

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nScaled, which brands itself as a Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) provider for the SMB market, has developed a new Free Cloud Recovery Account service to enable VMware users to discover new tools for recovery, backup and archiving. nScaled has been working closely with VMware since early 2010.

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StillSecure, the managed network security provider, has signed an agreement with Lokahi Solutions, a cloud infrastructure and hosting provider for both SMBs and enterprise companies. Here’s a closer look at how StillSecure plans to help its newest partner strengthen its cloud offering.

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Paessler AG, the network monitoring software provider, has added a new company executive in order to strengthen the software company’s North American presence — its largest business market to date.

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