Channel Marker

April 2019

Managed service provider (MSP) business model

MSP software takes a different turn in ServiceNow-LogicMonitor link
John Moore - Senior Site Editor 23 Apr 2019

MSP software comes in various forms and combinations. Some larger MSPs are adopting ServiceNow and LogicMonitor to automate core business functions.

MSP business model moves toward three key staples
John Moore - Senior Site Editor 11 Apr 2019

The developing MSP business model is showing some of the characteristics of an ancient agricultural technique. Find out how service providers are cultivating business.

MicroscopeUK

Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

Moves at a fairly senior level seemed to be the trend over the past week with firms looking to kick on in 2020 with some fresh ...

Kaspersky rolls out licensing portal for MSPs

Security player aims to make licensing easier with online tools and more flexible with a monthly billing option

Canalys warns 2020 unlikely to match last year in the PC market

The analyst house has cast its eye over the state of the PC market and given the reasons why the months ahead might prove to be ...

SearchSecurity

CyCognito turning tables by using botnets for good

In this Q&A with CyCognito CEO Rob Gurzeev, he discusses what led to his company, how attack simulations work and how he plans to...

Building an effective security operations center framework

An effective security operations center framework includes more than just monitoring and analysis. AI and machine learning can ...

McAfee CEO Chris Young steps down, Peter Leav to take over

Chris Young has stepped down as McAfee CEO, and Peter Leav is taking his place. Young led the company's spin-out from Intel in ...

SearchStorage

Readers explored data storage options, challenges in 2019

In 2019, SearchStorage readers satisfied their curiosity about blockchain storage, decided between hybrid and multi-cloud, and ...

Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage seeks to simplify Ceph

Red Hat delayed a major OpenShift Container Storage update to work on simplifying Ceph storage and management; 4.2 update also ...

NVMe-oF performance monitoring best practices that work

Don't let your storage network infrastructure get in the way of delivering NVMe-oF's low-latency benefits. See how these best ...

SearchNetworking

5G vs. Wi-Fi: Verizon says cellular will win

In the not-too-distant future, businesses could find themselves weighing 5G vs. Wi-Fi in the campus and office. Verizon has ...

Gartner WAN edge Magic Quadrant offers buying advice

How should businesses buy WAN edge technology? You probably shouldn't rely on vendor name recognition alone. Instead, consider ...

Future of networking technology relies on 5G, edge computing

In this roundup of networking blogs, experts discuss the key trends they look forward to in 2020 and how these advancements could...

SearchCloudComputing

AWS multi-account management best practices with Control Tower

With the help of AWS Control Tower, organizations who own and operate multiple cloud accounts can manage them all under one roof ...

Beat vendor lock-in with a cloud exit strategy

Without a comprehensive cloud exit strategy, an organization might fall victim to vendor lock-in and find itself dependent on ...

Google Cloud support premium tier woos enterprise customers

Google Cloud has rolled out a new Premium Support offering aimed at deep-pocketed enterprises with larger, more complex ...

SearchDataManagement

MariaDB X4 brings smart transactions to open source database

Open source database vendor MariaDB updates its flagship platform with new features to enable the convergence of transactional ...

How data lineage tools boost data governance policies

Organizations can bolster data governance efforts by tracking the lineage of data in their systems. Get advice on how to do so ...

Proactive practices for data quality improvement

Instead of waiting for data quality to become an issue, consider a proactive approach. Here are some ways to improve data quality...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

Storytelling using data makes information easy to digest

In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of AI-based analytics vendor Narrative Science talk about how data storytelling can ...

Data-driven storytelling makes data accessible

In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of data storytelling vendor Narrative Science discuss their book on storytelling and...

Startup Uplevel targets software engineering efficiency

Startup vendor Uplevel emerged from stealth on Wednesday touting a platform aimed at improving the efficiency of software ...