Yet another software firm is stepping into Amazon’s cloud. The latest example: Mark Logic, best known as developers of information infrastructure technology, has announced its intentions to bring their XML server solution to the cloud, starting with MarkLogic Server for Amazon EC2. Here’s the scoop.
Worth Watching: RackSpace Puts Databases in the Cloud
Posted December 21st, 2009 by Matthew Weinberger
Most managed service providers (MSPs) know Rackspace as a potential hosting partner. But the Rackspace Cloud effort (formerly called Mosso) is worth watching, especially as MSPs evaluate their own SaaS and cloud strategies. The latest Rackspace move involves a partnership with FathomDB. And it could provide an alternative to Microsoft’s emerging Azure cloud. Here’s a look.
IBM Buying Sun?: Four Predictions
Posted March 18th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
The Web is buzzing about IBM potentially buying Sun Microsystems for at least $6.5 billion. Check out details and analysis from The VAR Guy.
MySQL for Managed Service Providers: Sun’s Ray of Hope?
Posted October 28th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
When it comes to Sun Microsystems and MySQL, I sound like a political candidate: I keep flip-flopping on the issues.
MSP Acquisitions: Alentus Buys Linux Hosting Firms
Posted April 28th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Mergers and acquisitions continue at a rapid pace in the managed services industry. The latest deal involves Alentus — a managed service provider with software as a service expertise — acquiring two Linux-centric hosting firms.
Sun Launches Software as a Service Blitz
Posted April 23rd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Sun made a major software as a service (SaaS) announcement today involving the Solaris operating system. But I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. There’s a high probability, I believe, that Sun will rapidly expand its SaaS efforts to include the MySQL database (near term) and potentially Ubuntu Linux (long term). Here’s why managed service providers should care.
Five Disruptive Technologies for MSPs
Posted September 25th, 2007 by Joe Panettieri
I lifted the headline for this blog entry from a presentation David Strom delivered this morning at the MSP Alliance conference in San Jose. So, what were the five disruptive technologies? Three of them were obvious, but David caught my ear with his analysis of the other two — and some timely perspective on Microsoft Small Business Server.
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