SINGAPORE--Storage giant EMC has launched a managed services portfolio to help businesses manage their information infrastructure. The portfolio, which comes under the purview of EMC's Technology Solutions group, aims to provide businesses with onsite technical assistance. Dedicated EMC personnel will help customers in the areas of administering, protecting and storing … [Read more...] about EMC creates new managed services portfolio
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Microsoft readies new managed services
A few months back, I speculated on how/when Microsoft would field hosted SharePoint Server, hosted Exchange Serverand hosted Live Communications Server products. My best guess was Microsoft would launch Microsoft-managed versions of these services in the late 2007 or later timeframe. I was surprised to learn today at Microsoft's TechEd 2007 show that all of these products are … [Read more...] about Microsoft readies new managed services
Fruition Partners steps up ServiceNow expertise with managed service
Want to hand off management for your ServiceNow environment? Cloud services integrator Fruition Partners, which achieved ServiceNow Preferred partner status in spring 2013, has developed a premium managed service under which it will take over support and governance for the cloud-hosted IT services management and automation platform on behalf of its customers. It has plenty of … [Read more...] about Fruition Partners steps up ServiceNow expertise with managed service
Okta joins BYOD bandwagon with new management service
Okta is boosting its enterprise identity management offerings to cover mobile devices and apps security, essentially plunging it into the BYOD market. Read this BYOD and the consumerization of IT Special report: The Bring Your Own Device phenomenon is reshaping the way IT is purchased, managed, delivered, and secured. We look at what it means, how to handle it, and where … [Read more...] about Okta joins BYOD bandwagon with new management service
IBM creates ‘fast on ramp’ to IoT with new managed service
IBM on Wednesday launched a new cloud-based software-as-a-service designed to facilitate the connection of Internet of Things devices. Big Blue is calling the effort the IBM Internet of Things Foundation. And although the computing giant is hardly new to the IoT game, the company says the foundation represents the evolution of cloud computing and big data technology and how it … [Read more...] about IBM creates ‘fast on ramp’ to IoT with new managed service
MCI adds managed services
MCI announced on Wednesday a line of managed LAN services available at three different service levels.The company already offers managed services to about 300 customers, but previously MCI had provided those services on a custom basis only. “Leveraging our 15-year heritage of managing large enterprise networks, MCI is helping companies build and run … [Read more...] about MCI adds managed services
WAN Virtualization as a Managed Service Is an Emerging Trend
At Interop our interest was piqued by a new managed service from Hughes Network Systems that we see as a harbinger of services to come. Using home-grown software installed in a DSL modem, Hughes bonds (i.e. inverse multiplexes) up to four DSL lines to deliver a maximum of 12 Mb of bandwidth to distributed branch offices. Hughes touts performance comparable to Ethernet without … [Read more...] about WAN Virtualization as a Managed Service Is an Emerging Trend
Alcatel-lucent Offers Managed Service to Improve Mobile Network Performance
Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on Monday.It is no secret that mobile operators are working hard at finding ways to handle growing data volumes. But they also have to know when users suffer from performance problems related to overloaded networks, which is where … [Read more...] about Alcatel-lucent Offers Managed Service to Improve Mobile Network Performance
Verizon Business’ managed services hold key to its future
Verizon Business has a number of initiatives it considers crucial to its future but perhaps none may be more important than its managed services offerings. Verizon Business has a number of initiatives it considers crucial to its future but perhaps none may be more important than its managed services offerings.The cash the company is making with its services, the investments it … [Read more...] about Verizon Business’ managed services hold key to its future
Managed services from Verizon for OCS R2 now available
Verizon Business has announced a new managed service for unified communications from the desktop based on Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Release 2.The service, globally available Wednesday, will start at US$2.50 per user per month, said Beth Joseph, practice director for Verizon. It can be provisioned by Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications, in 200 … [Read more...] about Managed services from Verizon for OCS R2 now available