AVG Integrates Office 365 Administration into Managed Workplace
Starting off with some news that broke last week but didn't get into the last podcast, AVG announced that it has launched Microsoft Office 365 administration capabilities into their Managed Workplace product.
Cloud still needs local MSP participation
MSP from Rancho Cucamonga, California wrote an article about the need for localized MSP support and participation when dealing with cloud computing. If you'd like to read the article you can find it here: http://www.pe.com/articles/cloud-749117-support-computing.html
Private Cloud Services to Grow at 22%
Some good news for those of you in the private cloud business. This week research firm ReportsnReports predicted that the private cloud sector would grow at a compound annual growth rate of 22% between now and 2018.
Zenith Infotech shutting down
We are getting reports that the old Zenith Infotech company will be shutting down soon. The India based software and MSP company, which started during the early 2000s with great fanfare, has been having some problems over the last few years. Starting with a lawsuit between its investors, the company was forced to sell off its RMM and NOC division to an investment group, which renamed the company Continuum. Zenith Infotech kept its BDR product but has been struggling to fend off this lawsuit and big debt owed to its investors. It looks like this may be the end for Zenith.
iCloud hacked?
Roughly 100 celebrities realized the possible dangers of cloud computing this week when they learned that their secret photographs, some of them very candid, were exposed due to a hacker who gained access to their iCloud accounts. While it was initially thought that iCloud was hacked, new evidence is being uncovered that these celebrities were the target of a phishing scam, which ultimately was the cause of their data breach.
IaaS: The New Commodity Managed Service?
In an article this week, MSPAlliance discusses how Infrastructure as a Service may be changing, both in terms of how it is sold and delivered to end-users, as well as through the channel. If you are delivering IaaS, this is one article you should definitely read.
