BDR Articles

  1. Solutions Providers: Consider What You Learned From The Past When You Set Your Course For 2016 1/20/2016

    Looking back at 2015, there were a lot of changes — and challenges — in the IT channel. Consider the advice from these leaders at IT channel companies who offer advice on how to approach 2016, keeping in mind lessons learned last year in areas including channel consolidation, cybersecurity, and storage and data.

  2. Managed Services, Backup And Recovery, And Networking News From December 2015 1/12/2016

    Each month, Business Solutions reports news on business in the channel. This month in managed services, backup and recovery, and networking news, StorageCraft unveils ShadowControl v3.5, Ingram Micro expands its distribution agreement with Acronis, and PlanetOne launches the Cloud 411 Partner Program. In other news, Carbonite has entered into an agreement to acquire Evault from Seagate Technology, VaultLogix releases a long-term archive storage product, SYNNEX will distribute Atlantis Computing storage solutions, and CompTIA reports Big Data initiatives are delivering positive results for businesses.

  3. CompTIA Report: Big Data Can Mean Big Opportunity For The IT Channel 1/5/2016

    Businesses of all types and sizes are gathering and using large amounts of digital data, whether for making decisions about efficiency, understanding consumers, or making predictions for their businesses. IT solutions providers that understand the drivers behind this trend and can deliver and support Big Data solutions stand to capitalize on it.

  4. Best Channel Vendors 2016 – Business Continuity/BDR & Data Collection/Mobility 1/1/2016

    The business continuity/backup and disaster recovery (BDR) category continues to be one of the largest, most competitive fields in our survey. Of 69 vendors, four scored high enough to be named Best Channel Vendors. Of those, three were repeat winners and one (scale computing) was new. Just as with last year, the scores in this category were consistently higher than those of most other categories, evidence that the vendors in this field are pushing hard for excellence.

  5. Cloud Price Index: Using Multiple Providers Can Save Money 12/29/2015

    It pays to shop around. The Cloud Price Index (CPI) update released last month by 451 Research compared costs for using one cloud provider for all cloud services with shopping for the best price for each cloud service or application.

  6. Flash Storage: Ready For The Next Level Of Adoption? 12/16/2015

    All the signs point to a rising technology in the enterprise storage market: flash storage. This shouldn’t be a surprise to any business that’s been paying attention as flash storage has steadily gained traction over the last few years.

  7. Managed Services, Backup And Recovery, And Networking News From November 2015 12/11/2015

    Each month, Business Solutions reports news on business in the channel. This month in managed services, backup and recovery, and networking news, Ingram Micro’s VTN becomes Trust X Alliance; Panasonic announces a rugged, detachable laptop; and Kayesa VSA 9.2 is now available. In addition, new Tigerpaw One is offered via the SaaS model; Acronis adds file sync and share and partners with Ingram Micro; ConnectWise announces CloudConsole; Zebra Unveils a rugged vehicle mount computer; and Unitech releases a new tablet.

  8. Are CIOs Becoming “Internal Service Providers”? 12/3/2015

    Shadow IT is putting more pressure on tech departments according to Logicalis US’ third annual Global CIO Survey.

  9. Storage Automation Benefits Include IT-As-A-Service Delivery 11/24/2015

    SolidFire, a provider of all-flash storage systems, released survey results that offer insights into how IT professionals are benefitting from automation of the storage layer. The 2015 Storage Automation Report is based on the survey that was conducted by independent research organization TechValidate of more than 300 global IT professionals.

  10. Managed Services, Backup And Recovery, And Networking News From October 2015 11/12/2015

    Each month, Business Solutions reports news on business in the channel. This month in managed services, backup and recovery, and networking news, Barracuda has entered in an agreement to acquire Intronis, Solarwinds N-able introduces a new remote control access platform, Carbonite announced its portfolio of disaster recovery solutions, SYNNEX boosts its K-12 solution set, Continuum upgrades its backup and disaster recovery (BDR) platform, and CompTIA introduces cybersecurity training.