Companies that resell or have had a third-party channel handling products/services on behalf of an end-user are familiar with the concept of a value-added reseller (VAR). Indeed, VARs came of age in the IT era, when the main focus was selling a piece of hardware or software. But as cloud computing has […]
Archives for October 2014
How to Harness the Power of Increased Bandwidth
In less than a decade, network speeds have increased exponentially, kicking open the doors of opportunity for small- and mid-sized businesses willing and able to harness the power of increased bandwidth. Less than 10 years ago, most small- and medium-sized businesses only had access to bandwidth of about one megabit-per-second. […]
Collaboration: The Key to Expanding Service Offerings
In today’s competitive environment, managed service providers (MSPs) must look for any advantage that puts them ahead of the pack. For many companies, that means adding additional managed services and other sought-after technologies to their service portfolio. Achieving that goal often means joining forces with a number of other collaborative […]
An Alternative to Starting Over: How Cloud-based Applications can Create Efficient Network Architecture
It’s a question nearly every business will eventually face: how can seemingly autonomous network architecture be merged with others to create a single, efficient infrastructure? One solution is to simply start over and develop an entirely new network infrastructure that leverages cloud-based applications. This isn’t necessarily a problem for large […]
Moving Forward, What to Expect From the Cloud Market
The cloud computing market has more room to grow. Businesses will add a much wider variety of cloud solutions moving forward and more virtualization technologies overall. To best serve and understand their customers in this still-evolving market, telecom and IT agents representing cloud providers should look ahead to the future […]
Do Businesses Need Advanced Security Against Spear Phishing?
Spear Phishing — what sounds like an oceanic documentary about terrible peril for sea creatures is actually a different kind of danger involving fraudulent email attacks against friends, family and employees. Fortunately, there are email security packages with advanced threat features designed to stave off these attacks. Just Phishing Common […]
The Evolution of VARs and the IoT
In the business world, customization is key to success both inside the company and when dealing with clients. Traditionally, this customization has come from VARs who have customized and integrated various vendor products to address a specific market segment. The Rising Trend of SaaS and Cloud Computing In order to […]