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MicrosoftNovember 13, 2009 Friday, November 13, 2009 11:05 AM/EST
Vendors Wage Hosted E-Mail Pricing WarsCisco’s entry into the hosted e-mail market with Webex Email not only creates a new competitor, but a new pricing low. Microsoft, Google and IBM are already in a race to rock bottom prices. This pricing war will put pressure on pricing and margins, and that will undoubtedly affect reseller partners. November 4, 2009 Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:59 AM/EST
Zlago, NMGI Partner to Tackle Accounting MarketThe alliance will set up Network Management Group, Inc. as a master VAR of Zlago's cloud-based Microsoft and business apps that will enable solution providers to target the accounting vertical. October 13, 2009 Tuesday, October 13, 2009 7:02 AM/EST
Microsoft/Danger Meltdown Taints Cloud ReliabilityHundreds of thousands of T-Mobile Sidekick users lost their archived email, phonebooks and calendars after a cloud-based service operated by Microsoft/Danger failed to properly backup their data. The incident leaves a blackmark on cloud computing ability to provide reliable service. September 29, 2009 Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:28 AM/EST
Application Integration Across CloudsWhat happens when a customer has multiple applications running in different cloud data centers? The management and integration issue is not trivial. How big of an obstacle is it? September 17, 2009 Thursday, September 17, 2009 1:20 PM/EST
Does the Cloud Model Change the Trusted Advisor Status?Regardless of what vendor is providing the cloud services or applications on the back-end, the solution providers want to remain the entity that owns the customer interactions. September 16, 2009 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 7:12 AM/EST
Size Matters in the Cloud; Smaller Is Better ... for NowMany cloud computing vendors are offering their services for resale through the channel, but margins are often inversely proportional to the size of legacy on-premises software revenue. In other words, if a vendor needs to replace declining software sales, they're not going to give up much margin to partners. Here's why. September 8, 2009 Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:19 PM/EST
Are Data Centers Factories? Washington State Says NoMicrosoft reportedly is threatening to relocate the host facility of its Azure cloud-based operating system in a tax dispute with Washington state. Tax regulators say a data center isn't a factory since it doesn't produce goods that are resold to end users. Rather than playing the channel card, Microsoft says it will move Azure to Texas. |
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