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Three principles for successfully selling cloud services
Jason Bystrak, senior director for the Americas at Ingram Micro Cloud, explains three important principles for IT services companies that are looking to boost their cloud sales revenue. Continue Reading
Jumpstart your cloud practice
By now, every solution provider has heard of the business opportunities for cloud, whether it’s from industry experts in the media, business peers or IT customers. However, many solution providers struggle to build a solid cloud-based line of ... Continue Reading
Ancillary MSP tools add an edge to managed service practices
RMM and PSA software serve as foundational tools for a managed services practice. Many MSPs choose to supplement these with network assessment tools and more. Continue Reading
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Leverage client, MSP business reviews to improve client relationships
Business reviews offer an opportunity to meet with clients in person and strengthen relationships. Learn how to make the most of these discussions and assert the value of your services. Continue Reading
Build successful businesses around tier 1 providers of IaaS
When partnering with a tier 1 IaaS provider, overlapping offerings can lead to eroding margins. Experts give advice on how solution providers can create differentiated services and secure businesses. Continue Reading
Data protection software for file sync-and-share unlocks opportunities
The popularity of file sync-and-share products like Dropbox and Google Drive has created opportunities for partners in the cloud-to-cloud backup space, say cloud-to-cloud backup companies.Continue Reading
IT firms move to cloud, incorporate cloud into business operations
Channel companies see agility, scalability and cost benefits from working cloud services into their business operations. Smaller channel partners lead the pack with internal cloud adoption.Continue Reading
Building a big data practice
For IT solution providers, there's big money in big data. That's because data volumes are growing at staggering rates, and SMBs are discovering use cases for big data. Perhaps even better for the channel, many SMBs don't have the skills needed to ...Continue Reading
How to develop big data consulting services
Experts offer advice around developing big data consulting services, including building use cases, preparing staff, standing out among competitors and uncovering opportunities.Continue Reading
Modernizing the 3-2-1 backup strategy for SMB customers
The old 3-2-1 backup strategy is a good rule of thumb for protection of your SMB customers' data. We take a look at what the strategy looks like in the current state of technology.Continue Reading
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hardware-as-a-service (in managed services)
Hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) is a procurement model that is similar to leasing or licensing.Continue Reading
What the Skype translator can't do for Microsoft global partners
The Skype translator demoed at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference promises to break new ground in multilingual communication, but Microsoft global partners still have trouble understanding the keynote speech.Continue Reading
Partners retool per-gig BDR services, software pricing model
Faced with an unsustainable per-gigabyte backup and disaster recovery pricing model, channel partners explore and implement new pricing strategies in hopes of making a profit.Continue Reading
What would two-tiered Internet mean for MSPs?
ISPs want a tiered Internet model, following a U.S. Court of Appeals' strikedown of the FCC's net neutrality rule. What would the impact be on MSPs?Continue Reading
DDI technology takes the work out of IP address administration
Take note of DNS/DHCP and IPAM (DDI), three behind-the-scenes network infrastructure technologies that have changed IP address administration.Continue Reading