10:45 am in Data Center by Michael Vizard
Citrix makes NetScaler application delivery controller a whole lot smarter
Tags: ADC, application delivery controllers, application workloads, Citrix, data center, databases, MySQL, NetScaler, network, Oracle, servers, SQL Server
12:40 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
Networks are growing in complexity all the time and it is getting easier to add devices, change configurations and repurpose equipment – the only problem is that IT is often the last to know about those changes. WhatsConnected V3.0 addresses that lack of awareness with a powerful tool set that discovers, inventories and maps network attached devices, making life a lot simpler for the harried IT manager.
Tags: asset management, Dell, HP, network management, network topology, Oracle, servers, virtual machine, WAN, WhatsUpGold, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows XP
4:41 pm in Today by John Hazard
Hewlett-Packard wants to make things easier on it’s SMB partners… and the customers they service. HP, this week, HP SMB Central, unveiled a new, dedicated SMB channel portal where VARs serving the space can find SMB-specific product info, market
Tags: Hewlett-Packard, HP
4:05 pm in SaaS & Cloud by Michael Vizard
Siemens Enterprise Communications says that path to unified communications in the cloud is through the channel. The company today rolled out a cloud-ready version of its unified communications platform alongside a new offering from its Enterasys u
Tags: channel, Enterasys, Google Android, Google Apps, Siemens Enterprise Communications, unified communications, wireless networks
11:04 am in Today by John Hazard
Thousands of Cisco resellers and integrators will convene at the Cisco Partner Summit this week in New Orleans. Typically, the agenda at the summit is one-half sales summit, where the company unveils the vendor’s product roadmap and spells out inc
Tags: Cisco, Partner Programs
10:22 am in Today by John Hazard
Managed service providers and security VARs are leaving their clients vulnerable to attack by the very people paid to protect them — the service provider’s employees. In a column on ChannelInsider, Mike Semel of the ASCII group asks “are you a se
Tags: CES, channel, identity management, managed, MSP, network, Quest Software, security, VARs
5:01 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
When it comes to applications, it is “what you know” and not “who you know” that defines the difference between success and failure.
Tags: analytic, APM, appliances, application performance monitoring, application testing, asset management, Business, business processes, CES, channel. IT automation, dashboard, data center, deployment, help desk, Intel, network, network management, network monitoring, networks, NIST, performance management, RSA, SAN, server, server virtualization, servers, service level agreements, Services, SolarWinds, Sonar, SQL, UTM, virtualization management, VIS, WAN, Windows, Windows Server
5:29 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
The channel has been promised affordable, reliable and easy to use video conferencing for years, however most solutions on the market turn out to be more hassle than they are worth and are difficult to sell as well. Avistar is looking to equip par
Tags: Active Directory, appliance, CES, channel, Citrix, console, data center, Director, encryption, firewall, Hosted Solutions, HP, Microsoft, network, networking, networks, NIST, Partner Programs, RSA, SAP, security, server, solution provider, solution providers, SSL, VARs, video, Video Conferencing, virtual appliance, virtual server, VIS, WAN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server