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Cloud Computing Videos from Talkin’ Cloud feature cloud computing industry experts and cloud services provider (CSP) executives.
In the cloud computing market, upgrades are supposed to be instantaneous — with little or no impact to end-customers. But when it comes to OpenStack, the open source cloud computing environment, early adopters and cloud consultants are discovering that upgrading from one OpenStack release to the next release can sometimes be a difficult, time-consuming process.
That’s where companies like Mirantis and Dell (promoter of Crowbar) potentially enter the picture. Mirantis has about 250 employees, 50 of whom focus …
HyperOffice has a simple message for the cloud services channel: When it comes to choosing between Google Apps and Microsoft BPOS, the only way to win is to not play. Instead, the company in a blog post is urging customers to take a look at the HyperOffice cloud productivity suite, which it’s hyping as more reliable, more focused, and more functional. Take a look inside for more details.
So here’s the thing with Microsoft BPOS and Google Apps, according to …
Cloud computing and SaaS were supposed to put the squeeze on technology distributors. But Excel Micro, a modern-day distributor, seems to be thriving. The reason? Excel Micro distributes Google Apps and Google’s SaaS-centric security software to VARs and resellers. And the results sound quite impressive, if you listen to Michael Amadio, director of marketing at Excel Micro.
In a TalkinCloud FastChat Video, Amadio describes how Excel Micro started out as a traditional IT reseller in the 1990s. But gradually …
When it comes to VARs and MSPs developing cloud computing strategies, VMware has a simple message for partners. “Virtualization is the cornerstone of the cloud; you can’t get to the cloud without virtualization,” asserts Doug Smith, senior director of global channels at VMware. But is it really that simple? And will VMware be the go-to virtualization partner in the cloud, especially as rivals like Microsoft and Red Hat push deeper into virtualization? Here’s the update for partners.
In the TalkinCloud …
As Microsoft marches toward the Office 365 cloud computing launch sometime in 2011, the software giant is taking steps to prepare VARs and MSPs for cloud opportunities. Key efforts include the Microsoft Cloud Essentials and Cloud Accelerate initiative, according to Jenni Flinders, VP of US Partner Strategy and Programs at Microsoft.
Within the TalkinCloud FastChat video, Flinders puts Cloud Essentials and Cloud Accelerate into perspective.
Cloud Essentials, she says, provides access to software and training and other free resources to …
If Rackspace builds it will you come? That’s the key question facing OpenStack, an open source cloud platform that Rackspace is promoting to rival cloud services providers (CSPs). But why would Rackspace want rival CSPs to standardize their platforms? And what are the potential benefits to VARs and managed services providers? Here’s some insight.
Simply put, Rackspace hopes OpenStack protects customers from proprietary cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Windows Azure. Jim Curry, chief stacker …
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