Cloud Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

In a recent post, titled “ 10 Surprising Facts About Cloud Computing and What It Really Is ”, Zac Johnson highlighted some interesting facts about cloud computing in the SMB marketplace: Cloud Computing is up to 40 times more cost-effective for an SMB, compared to running its own IT system.

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IT Toolbox

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One important decision to make in choosing a CRM system is whether you want it to be hosted locally or in the cloud. In the SMB market the choices are split about equally and both offer mixes of features suitable for running a small or medium business. It comes down to whichever you feel

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Tech Republic Cloud

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The collection of new ready-to-use AI services for Oracle Cloud infrastructure are available now for applications like speech, vision, analytics and more.

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Tech Republic Cloud

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Microsoft is simplifying how you'll connect to Windows file servers over the internet. It's time to say goodbye to the VPN.

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IT Toolbox

MAY 2, 2017

Cloud computing has provided major benefits to businesses of all shapes and sizes, with SMBs proving to get the most out of this revolutionary technology.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

A new security product from Symantec hopes to better secure small businesses against ransomware and other targeted cyberattacks.

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Storage IO Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Blog post: Small Medium Business (SMB) IT continues to gain respect, what about SOHO? A […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Mike Morton, VP of Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, is urging Dynamics GP customers to move from the on premises product to cloud-based Business Central, and provided an overview of the process. Microsoft isn’t the only company attempting to lure its legacy customers into the cloud.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Small to medium-sized businesses are embracing the cloud, are going mobile and face mounting cybersecurity concerns, especially from ransomware attacks. Amid all of this, SMB owners and IT leaders are busy running their businesses, and don’t often have time to stay on top of the key technologies and IT trends affecting the SMB market.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 23, 2024

Back-office ERP systems are gaining strategic importance as organizations seek to digitize and automate business processes, modernize their application stack, migrate to the cloud, and accelerate the speed of business. The strength of our current cloud backlog reaching a record growth rate is a testament to that momentum.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The worlds of cloud, mobile, social and cyber will continue expanding, permuting and recombining. Rise of the "Cloud System Integrator" (a.k.a. Cloud Service Broker ) - Traditional system integrators will finally realize that their current product and labor based business model is about to go the way of the dinosaurs.

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Data Center Knowledge

AUGUST 21, 2015

Seagate says it wants to focus on consumer and SMB cloud partnerships Read More.

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 24, 2016

Rolls out bite-sized version of its cloud platform for customers looking for on-prem alternatives to AWS Read More.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Organizations increasingly rely on these tools as they seek to modernize infrastructure, move to the cloud, automate workflows, and gain competitive advantage. It is cloud-native, making it attractive to customers who want to buy only the specific capabilities they need.

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IT Toolbox

AUGUST 28, 2017

Cloud-based customer relationship management just got simpler – and yet at the same time more sophisticated – with the introduction of a palette of new features from Really Simple Systems.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

MSPs can also bundle in hardware, software, or cloud technology as part of their offerings. Some MSPs specialize in particular domains, such as network management or cloud management, whereas others offer one-stop-shopping. Services delivered by an MSP are delivered by employees located at the client’s locations, or elsewhere.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Economical and flexible Open source software offers an economical and flexible option for deploying basic home, SMB or even enterprise networking. These products can be downloaded and deployed on your own hardware, on a virtual platform, or in the cloud. Many of them sell pre-configured appliances as well.

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

SMBs have yet to migrate to VoIP communications – an opportunity driving strategy for Digerati Technologies, the Texas-based cloud communications specialist identified by Deloitte as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. According to estimates, some 75% of U.S.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 24, 2022

I want to talk to you today about clouds. But I'm not here to talk about hyper-scale, public clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, or Google Cloud. They're great, but for many, they're overkill.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Open source software offers an economical and flexible option for deploying basic home, SMB or even enterprise networking. These products can be downloaded and deployed on your own hardware, on a virtual platform, or in the cloud. These open source products deliver simple routing and networking features, like DHCP and DNS.

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Network World

JANUARY 31, 2017

He also discussed the company’s cloud strategy and how the changing threat landscape opens up new opportunities in the enterprise for SonicWall, which is better known in the SMB space. Hint: Think IoT, mobile and hybrid data centers. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (Insider Story)

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ComputerWorld Consumerization IT

JANUARY 12, 2016

Kronos and Google have teamed up to integrate Google Apps for Work with the Kronos Workforce Ready cloud suite for small and midsize businesses, Kronos announced Tuesday, giving SMBs new ability to engage office employees and remote workers via familiar Google Apps and mobile devices.

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Eric D. Brown

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I’ve argued in the past that big data can level the playing field for the small and medium business (SMB). SMB’s have been able to take advantage of the various resources available in the cloud for computing and storage, but they’ve rarely had access to computing power like Watson.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s good news for SkyKick , a Seattle startup that just landed $130 million to fuel growth for its software that helps companies migrate and manage their files in the cloud. The market for cloud managed services is estimated to grow to $116 billion by 2025, up from $62.4 billion in 2020. “We

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MARCH 15, 2022

I'm on the cloud. You're on the cloud. We're all on the cloud. According to Flexera's State of the Cloud 2022 survey , almost two-thirds of all SMB workloads are now on the cloud. With over half of SMBs spending more than $1.2 million on the cloud, that's real money.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 25, 2023

Microsoft 365 is the productivity engine at the heart of many SMB businesses across Australia. Licensing can sometimes be complex to understand, however, which is why SMBs should make sure they’re sourcing their licenses from the right places. Having the right licenses for the applications the business needs are critical.

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Fountainhead

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. A real-world cloud user shares his findings. A few weeks ago, an alum "John" posted a request for recommendations for a cloud computing vendor for his small investment firm. Labels: Cloud Computing. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Ken Oestreich.

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Fountainhead

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Think: Cloud-hosted desktops. The cloud-hosted virtual desktop segment is sometimes referred-to just as Desktops-as-a-Service (DaaS) implying that the desktops are on-demand, regardless of where they are sourced. This rising tide will also be a wake-up call to other major software and/or cloud vendors. Think: Amazon.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 2, 2022

That said, many of them are also moving toward the cloud. We're in a time of transition: as the most recent annual Flexera State of the Cloud Report showed, 53% of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) — those with 1,000 or fewer employees — spend more than $1.2 million annually on the cloud.

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Sean Daniel

JULY 15, 2010

Guy Haycock discusses the SMB Announcements at WPC 2010. Cloud Computing. (10). Cloud Computing. Personal Cloud. Latest SMB Community Posts. SMB Nation. US SMB TS2 Blog. SeanDaniel.com [tech]. Technology Tips, Tricks & News Home | Technical Blog |. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Thursday, July 15, 2010.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 19, 2013

Prior to joining Nlyte, Matt worked at IBM for more than ten years, helping to launch multiple products in their Information Management and SMB groups. Infrastructure as a Service and Cloud place more stress on your infrastructure. Cloud Computing. Featured Cloud Articles. Product and Corporate Marketing Manager.

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TM Forum

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

security and cybersecurity services are already delivering strong growth for CSPs, particularly those offering managed cloud network services for large enterprises. through an agreement with US cloud-based security supplier Qualsys. Verizon boosts wireless cyber protection with Allot.

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Virtualized Greek

MAY 10, 2013

I think SDDC is somewhat a unicorn in itself; which makes the type of Cloud Management that brings value to organizations another unicorn. Using controller software you can present NFS, SMB or LUN’s to clients using these underlying protocols. This brings us back to Cloud Management.

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Sean Daniel

MARCH 29, 2011

Cloud Computing. (10). Cloud Computing. Personal Cloud. Latest SMB Community Posts. SMB Nation. US SMB TS2 Blog. Installing a GoDaddy Standard SSL Certificate on SBS 2008. The Basics of Local DNS for Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. Hosting Multiple Domains on SBS 2008/Exchange 2007. Green Business. (7).

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Sean Daniel

JULY 2, 2012

Enjoying the Cloud way of Life. A few years ago, I made a decision to move almost everything to the cloud. Part of moving to the Cloud was I wanted to have almost no data on my computers or tablets. My Home Server also provides a gateway to the cloud for online backup (see my Online Backup posts). Am I in the cloud?

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Sean Daniel

JANUARY 25, 2011

Cloud Computing. (10). Cloud Computing. Personal Cloud. Latest SMB Community Posts. SMB Nation. US SMB TS2 Blog. Installing a GoDaddy Standard SSL Certificate on SBS 2008. The Basics of Local DNS for Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. Hosting Multiple Domains on SBS 2008/Exchange 2007. Green Business. (7).

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Fountainhead

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Originally published on Citrix Blogs As I mentioned in Part 1 of this Blog, “how big is the cloud-hosted desktop market?” In this post, I want to offer additional data that Service Providers can use when justifying investments of IP and capital for ventures into cloud-hosted desktops. work-from-home) employees. Now that’s momentum.

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