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Worms and Trojans and Snorts—Oh My! Perspectives on Dell’s 1-5-10 Security Discussion
Last week, I had the opportunity to join
New Patterns Emerge: IBM PureApplication Service Takes to the Cloud
Earlier this week, I attended IBM Pulse along with a crowd of about 11,000 other customer, p...
Sometimes, the Hardest Part Is Making It Simple: IBM’s New Midmarket GM in the SMB Spotlight
Laurie: Hi, this is Laurie McCabe from the SMB Group, and John Mason, IBM’s new General Manager and VP for...
SMB Spotlight: IBM’s New Midmarket GM Talks About the SoftLayer Acquisition
Laurie: Hi, this Laurie McCabe from the SMB Group, and in today's SMB Spotlight I’m speaking wi...
A View From the MSP Trenches: Cloud Opportunities in the Midmarket
As discussed in my blog,
IBM’s Managed Service Provider Initiatives for Midmarket: An Interview with Mike McClurg
Here’s an edited transcript of my interview with Mike McClurg, VP of Global Midmarket Sales for IBM. [If you’d like to listen to the recorded podcast, click on the orange circle below]. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/60487573" iframe="true" /] Laurie: Mike, thanks so much for joining us today. Before we dive into our conversation a...
The Technology—Performance Connection for Midmarket Businesses
In today’s always-on, hyper-connected world, technology has become a critical lynchpin for business success. Increasingly, businesses of all sizes view technology as an essential to improving customer engagement, raising employee productivity, and creating innovation and differentiation—all vital ingredients for building economic value. You don’t need to take my word for it. For the first ti...
What is Systems Management, and Why Should You Care?
(Originally published March 23, 2011 in Small Business Computing) What is Systems Management? Systems management is an umbrella term that refers to the centralized management of a company’s information technology assets, and it's o...
IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Announcement and the Mid-Market Enterprise
With today's 'Dynamic Infrastructure' initiative announcement, IBM is positioning itself as a holistic technology solution and service provider and partner. It combines all the element of separate cloud delivered services (cloud based, managed, and on-premise) and also traditional on-premise hardware, software and services. Managed Services Cloud Computing Soft...