Topic: Business Strategy - Page 108

The HP UPS Network Module allows businesses of all sizes to remotely monitor, diagnose, and manage uninterruptible power systems and attached devices.

A new service, called Data Center Efficiency Assessment, uses industry benchmarks and best practices to identify opportunities to increase availability and reduce costs.

The tool searches for, and imports, contacts from Google Contacts, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, syncs your calendar, and provides a single place for all your contact records.

The partnership joins StorageCraft’s ShadowProtect backup and disaster recovery technology with Datto’s SIRIS, which is geared towards MSPs and VARs.

Ideal for MSPs and IT departments, N-central provides remote monitoring and management capabilities for your SMB customers.

Resellers will have broadened access to Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Infrastructure as a Service solutions.

Members of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners have access to Tech Data’s Microsoft business support, designed for SMB partners who do not qualify for dedicated support from Microsoft.

U.S. partners can now benefit by offering credit card payment processing through the new Ingram Micro Merchant Services, including upfront cash incentives from the distributor.

Sales and marketing guru Cindy Bates outlines some of Microsoft’s SMB partner offerings for VARs inside and outside the cloud, and says there’s room for both in the house that Gates built.

SMB Nation announced the launch of a new company known as Cloud Nation. Cloud Nation, which will operate as a separate entity, is intended to educate and excite small to midsize businesses.