When Microsoft announced earnings results yesterday, it was a firm reminder about how quickly technology waves can build and crash. Look closely at the earnings and you’ll see the netbook market imploding even as Microsoft’s business-related sales grow and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner signals the imminent arrival of Office 365. What does all this mean for MSPs? Hardware platforms come and go, but software architectures for mobile and cloud computing should have staying power. Here’s the update.
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Microsoft Earnings: Business Revenues Set Stage for Office 365
Posted April 29th, 2011 by Joe Panettieri
Microsoft SaaS: Can MSPs Compete With Steve Ballmer?
Posted June 29th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
The SaaS and cloud computing war between Microsoft and Google is triggering some collateral damage among managed services providers (MSPs) and VARs. Two cases in point: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is now visiting customers to personally pitch BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite) and Exchange Online, sometimes to the detriment of partner MSPs. And Microsoft is quietly offering special pricing on some direct BPOS engagements, MSPmentor has learned. Here are the details and the potential implications for MSPs.
Windows Server, SQL Server Move Into Amazon Cloud
Posted October 1st, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
It was only a matter of time. Amazon.com’s Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) will soon support both Windows Server and SQL Server, according to this blurb on the Amazon.com Web site.
