For many Managed Service Providers (MSPs), security has become the No. 1 topic when discussing IT services with customers. The discussion typically revolves around cybersecurity for obvious reasons, but partners need to also broach physical…
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How Edge and Cloud Trends are Driving the Need for Cloud-based DCIM
One of the principal outcomes of the trend towards outsourcing to the cloud is the elevated importance of the applications, data processing and data storage being retained on-premise. However, these services are often located in…
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What Does DMaaS Mean for the Channel?
As you’ve been going about your business working with IT and data center professionals, you might recently have encountered a new technical term to add to your vocabulary: DMaaS. It stands for Data Center Management…
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Edge Computing: Making the Server Room Mission Critical
Spending on Internet of Things (IoT) will reach $1.3 trillion by 2020, and the processing of 43 percent of this data will be at the edge, according to IDC projections. The number of “connected things”…
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Ticket to the Future: MSPs Need a Cloud Strategy Now
As the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing gain traction, MSPs should be positioning themselves to seize new revenue opportunities. The problem is too many still lack a cloud strategy, and without one, it…
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2016 Year in Review: Balancing Security Concerns with Delivering Business Value Through Digitalization
Looking back on 2016, two major technology trends stand out for IT Solution Providers: a daunting security challenge and a fervent obsession to deliver business value. If you take a negative perspective, 2016 may go…
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What IT Solution Providers Need to Know about Edge Infrastructure
Pendulum swings are a common occurrence in the IT industry. Take what’s happening with edge infrastructure, which consists of bringing assets back from the cloud into network closets. You wouldn’t have edge computing without the…
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How IT Solution Providers Can Capture Cloud Revenue with Core Skills
In a world of uncertainty, one thing is sure: Companies of all sizes will increase their spending on cloud services over the next several years. IDC, in its Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending Guide…
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Three Surprising Edge Computing Opportunities for IT Solution Providers
Edge computing brings bandwidth-intensive and latency-sensitive computing assets closer to users and data sources. As such, it is creating a whole new menu of opportunities for channel partners looking to grow their businesses by capitalizing…
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