Topic: Cloud - Page 263

The SANsymphony-V product line now offers the ability to automatically relocate disk blocks among different storage devices, ensuring that hot spots on file systems will have the best response.

The decentralized cloud storage model is now available at an introductory level to businesses of all sizes, MSPs, and IT professionals.

Telesphere’s VideoConnect enables one-to-one and group face-to-face communications, regardless of the user’s videoconferencing platform and endpoint.

Partners now have access to Avnet’s cloud strategy workshops and cloud assessment services, available as resellable services.

The Backupify Authorized Reseller program enables IT pros to provide data backup for Google Apps, which lacks native backup capabilities.

The partnership brings Grandstream’s IP phones together with OneStream’s cloud-based unified communications.

In the “NOC Service Miles” program, partners can redeem earned credits for project work to be completed by Zenith Infotech’s NOC after business hours.

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.

The updates to the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) include partner competency re-alignment, cloud adoption acceleration, and enhanced partner tools and benefits.

The new platform will provide ISVs and cloud solutions providers an easy route to the reseller channel.