I’m not sure how, when or why it happened. But this weekly “Seven things…” blog entry has developed a cult following of sorts. My inbox is filled each Friday morning with rumors, gossip and, um… music picks (thanks Gerard…) from readers. And each Friday afternoon, we publish seven pieces of reader chatter that MSPmentor’s blog team otherwise didn’t have a chance to cover. Here’s the rundown for the week ending June 25, 2010.
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Seven Managed Services Blogs MSPmentor Didn’t Write: June 25
Posted June 25th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Small Business: How Red Hat Will Attack Microsoft Stronghold
Posted June 22nd, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
At first glance, Microsoft’s software portfolio — Windows, Office, Small Business Server and Exchange — still dominates the small business market. But Red Hat CEO Jim Whiteshurst says his company has found a back door into the small business market. Perhaps surprisingly, it doesn’t really involve desktop Linux. Here’s how Whitehurst sees Red Hat gaining a foothold in the small business IT market.
Red Hat Looking At Systems Management Market?
Posted June 21st, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Red Hat is looking to potentially push further beyond its Linux heritage. Specifically, Red Hat is taking a look at the systems management market and has been evaluating a potential acquisition in Silicon Valley, according to two sources familiar with Red Hat’s thinking. Here are the details, and the potential implications for managed services providers.
Kaseya Pursues Smart Phone, Linux Managed Services Markets
Posted January 10th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
As Kaseya gears up to launch the Kaseya 2 managed services framework in late January 2010, the company also is preparing Kaseya Mobile — a suite of applications for smart phones. After that, watch for Kaseya to introduce remote management capabilities for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Novell SUSE Linux, and other Linux distributions. Here are the details.
Contegix: Managed Services Built On Open Source
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.
The Planet: Web Hosting Meets Managed Services
Posted December 17th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Imagine managing 14.1 million web sites, 57,000 Dell servers and the second largest number of Red Hat hosting licenses in the country.
Red Hat Examining Managed Services Partners
Posted August 18th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
What role will Linux and open source middleware play in the managed services market? Gus Robertson, vice president of global business development at Red Hat, is weighing that question right now.Robertson is evaluating how Red Hat can work more closely with systems integrators, managed service providers and other key partners, according to Mark Enzweiler, vice president of global channel sales at Red Hat.I’m not predicting that Red Hat will directly enter the MSP space. Rather, Red Hat will likely follow the lead of Untangle and Calyptix Security – two open source companies that already cater to MSPs. I don’t sense that Red Hat will formally “announce” an MSP strategy — contrary to my earlier feelings from April 2008. But I’m seeking a follow-up interview with Robertson to get some of his views on the convergence of open source with managed services.
Red Hat and Managed Services: Keep Your Options Open?
Posted August 15th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
I’m in Cary, N.C., today meeting with a few companies — including Red Hat, which is widely considered the most successful publicly held open source company. Here’s what I hope to learn.
