Hosted
Solutions
‘Cloud’ is a computing model, not a technology. In this model
of computing, all the servers, networks, applications and other
elements related to data centres are made available to IT and
end-users via the internet in a way that allows IT to buy only the
type and amount of computing services that they need. Many
software vendors have now adjusted their licensing programmes
to cater for cloud providers, allowing them to pay for their
software in the same way that they offer the services; monthly,
based on usage. First Distribution’s ‘Cloud Solutions’ focus on
these licensing programmes as well as other solutions that better enable cloud providers.
Microsoft SPLA: Hosters,
independent software vendors
(ISVs) with hosted offerings, and rental agents can license
Microsoft software on a monthly basis to provide services and
hosted applications to their end customers.
VMware’s VSPP is a framework
that allows service and hosting
providers to consume VMware
virtualisation solutions in a monthly
rental model, aligning with their business model.
CommVault MSP: CommVault has
formalised a software subscription
programme for partners offering
or planning to offer managed data
protection services to small & mid-sized businesses (SMB).
CommVault software’s truly unified, or ‘singular’ architecture
performs all data management functions quickly, easily, &
reliably from a single console.
Veeam’s PSP provides cloud users
with data protection and virtual
infrastructure management from
Veeam around VMware vCloud
and Microsoft Hyper-V via monthly rental of product(s) with no
volume or time commitment.
McAfee delivers proactive and
proven solutions & services that
help secure systems, networks, &
mobile devices around the world.
IBM Cloud Devices: SmartCloud is
the IBM vision for cloud computing.
Accelerate business transformation
with capabilities from IBM cloud offerings, including
Architecture for Private & Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Computing as a
Service for IT and SaaS Business Solutions.
Citrix is the cloud company that
enables mobile workstyles—
empowering people to work
and collaborate from anywhere,
securely accessing apps and data on any of the latest devices,
as easily as they would in their own office. Citrix solutions help
IT and service providers build clouds, leveraging virtualisation
and networking technologies to deliver high-performance,
elastic and cost-effective cloud services. With market-leading
solutions for mobility, desktop virtualisation, cloud networking,
cloud platforms, collaboration and data sharing, Citrix helps
organisations of all sizes achieve the speed and agility
necessary to succeed in a mobile and dynamic world.
Riverbed Technology is an awardwinning technology company
that specialises in improving the
performance of networks and networked applications. Riverbed
products are designed to solve network bandwidth and
performance problems in the following areas of technology:
application acceleration, bandwidth optimisation, data
centre, branch office & server consolidation, data protection
and disaster recovery, visibility and network performance
management, and cloud server and storage acceleration.
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