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Managed Services stories - Page 26

Organisations keen on quality IT service delivery but lacking or not wishing to invest in the necessary expertise often outsource this specialised field to an expert which provides the technology, guidance and recommendations, support and maintenance required. This is a Managed Services engagement, with the vendor known as Managed Services Provider or MSP. In the Managed Services model, a subscription is usually paid making the service fixed cost, distinct from the break/fix model where the service provider bills only for work done. The MSP model incentivizes preventative maintenance and is especially popular for mid-sized organisations.
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Probax launches Dropbox backup solution for MSPs

Fri, 12th Jul 2019
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The solution gives businesses a backup of their Dropbox data and extends the retention of data beyond the native data recovery limits of Dropbox.
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Hyve announce G-Cloud 11 accreditation for increased range of managed services

Tue, 9th Jul 2019
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Hyve has also been recertified for three key ISO standards, covering security, quality management and cloud services.
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Radiflow launches OT MSSP partner programme

Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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Radiflow introduces a new partner programme enabling MSSPs to offer OT cybersecurity services using its advanced iSID Industrial Threat Detection System.
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SolarWinds adds Mac capabilities to dashboards

Thu, 2nd May 2019
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Ability to manage both Mac and Windows devices on the same dashboard will streamline monitoring and management for MSPs.
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WatchGuard takes to the cloud with new platform

Fri, 12th Apr 2019
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The platform delivers multi-tier and -tenant capabilities, scaling automatically to allow MSPs to create and manage unlimited customer accounts.
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UK's IT pros not learning fast enough to manage their environments

Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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A new SolarWinds study has found that if the current IT workforce is to keep up with the pace of innovation, there will need to be some significant changes.
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Channel partners growing in importance for cloud services

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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Canalys analysts say the huge growth in cloud services will be of benefit to channel partners with a number of incentives.
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Symantec announces new endpoint response tools

Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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Enterprise IT and Security Ops teams are increasingly challenged to investigate and respond to advanced and emerging threats with available resources and staff.
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2019 network predictions for service providers

Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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With 2019 set to be transformative, the IT industry braces for shifts, from the gradual rise of 5G to cloud growth and the push towards virtualisation.
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Banish those Monday blues with proper email security

Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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Feeling Blue Monday dread? Combat it with robust email security measures. MSPs can uplift customers by defending against prevalent cyber threats.
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AWS provides a shot in the Arm with new servers

Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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While it can't claim to be the first one to deploy them, it does win the race of the cloud giants in offering the architecture as a cloud service.
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Altaro introduces WAN-optimised replication for VMs

Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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Altaro's latest version introduces WAN-Optimised Replication, allowing businesses to quickly recover in case of a disaster.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
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Alibaba Cloud elbows into EMEA with new UK data centres

Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
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Competition is heating up among the major cloud providers, as Alibaba Cloud continues to claim a bigger stake in the market.
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UK's third party data centre market largest in Europe

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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Data centre markets across Europe are undergoing rapid expansion, but the UK still holds its place at the top of the pile.
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GDPR requirements & opportunities for colocation providers

Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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The law was enforced in May but is still confusing to some colocation providers as to which requirements they must comply with.
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Hitachi Vantara announces improved container security and multicloud support for devops and data services

Thu, 27th Sep 2018
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Hitachi Vantara is partnering with Aqua Security to add security capabilities to the HEC Container Platform service.
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More than half of UK organisations struggling to use data

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Over half of UK firms struggle to utilise collected data, with 51% finding it hard to make informed decisions, reveals a Claranet report by Vanson Bourne.
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Study finds “huge variations” in Europe data centre prices

Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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Data centre rack space rates among the more expensive nations are more than triple those at the other end of the scale.
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Telcos moving 'manically' to replicate cloud services provider model

Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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IDC says the telco industry is scrambling to convert entire data centres from vertically integrated stacks to software-defined infrastructure.