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Open source applications: More than just Linux
Open source applications and development tools cover a spectrum ranging from databases to office productivity suites. This fifth installment of our Open Source Reseller Services Hot Spot Tutorial introduces you to applications other than Linux and gi... Feature
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Strategic choices in open source: Technology, application integration options
Find your place in the open source ecosystem by examining your technology and integration options with this Hot Spot Tutorial on open source reseller services. Feature
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Software as a Service market opportunities abound
Microsoft's entrance into the Software as a Service market improves prospects for channel professionals. Tip
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Novell signs major open source systems integrator
Novell and open source systems integrator Capgemini signed a deal under which the software vendor will help the SI develop its consulting practice for servers and desktops based on SUSE Enterprise Linux. Article
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Enterprise content management SaaS providers leave VARs uncertain
Early providers of enterprise content management (ECM) Software as a Service (SaaS) take opposite tacks -- one embracing resellers, the other discarding them after SaaS rollout. Article
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Symantec SaaS push will force channel to change
Symantec's new SaaS platform will make VARs become more like service providers and reward those that already are, experts say. Article
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SaaS may change business for Microsoft CRM resellers
Code-named "Titan," the next release of Microsoft's CRM application will compete against Salesforce.com with new Software as a Service (SaaS) options. But the change could mean some resellers have to find new ways to compete. Article
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SaaS blog: SaaS hype outweighs the reality
Software as a service (SaaS) is an overhyped model that does not live up to its scalability-savior status, according to SearchITChannel.com director Sean Gallagher. Read more in our Channel Marker blog. Blog Digest
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Deploying service support for systems management
The breadth of service support operations you have to perform as a channel professional is labor intensive. Understand the elements of service support, as outlined in this excerpt from Chapter 5, "Implementing System Management Services, Part 1: Depl... Book Excerpt
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Business intelligence as a managed service
Business intelligence (BI) managed services providers must be prepared to scale services to meet end customer needs and make BI offerings portable. Tip
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