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Until recently, the Interior Department used 14 separate email systems for its 77,000 employees, and had no way to send an employee-wide message.
But as part of agency's IT transformation initiative, DOI moved those systems' email to a single cloud-based email application called Bison Connect.
Bison, powered by Google Apps for Government, allowed DOI to deploy cloud-based email, calendar services, chat, document creation and web development applications within 150 days, according to CIO Bernie Mazer, one of several panelists to discuss cloud use cases in government at the Federal Cloud Computing Summit in Washington, D.C., on May 30.
"We can now send out all-employee emails, which we couldn't do in the past," Mazer said. "Cloud gave us the opportunity to maximize value of what we have. We want to eliminate wasteful IT spending and shift IT investments to more cloud-based IT investments and platforms." He said the email consolidation was one of several cloud initiatives DOI expects to roll out in the coming months.
The move was not 'easy. In fact, Mazer said, change management was one of several challenges the agency dealt with in shifting to a cloud-based IT strategy. "There were strong antibodies for change in that department," he said, "people accustomed to traditional email."
The agency had a limited budget to make the jump to cloud-based email and other applications, but with increasingly tighter budgets providing the main incentive for the jump in the first place, Mazer said cost probably wasn't even the most important risk factor.
There were technical issues, too – like integrating a cloud messaging system with one of DOI's documentation systems – but nothing that outweighed the benefits of cheaper, more efficient and agile services that the agency now has in place.
As for security – an important concern that Gartner technology futurist David Cearley told the audience earlier was sometimes used as an excuse to not do cloud – Mazer said DOI's cloud efforts began before FedRAMP stood up, but the agency will be compliant with the cloud security initiative by 2014.
"It's robust, it works, and it's not only just pure email, but it's about tools that are available," Mazer said.
The cloud is working well elsewhere in government, too.
John Lalley, who oversees IT for the federal courts' financial systems, and Keith Trippie, executive director for the Enterprise System Development Office at the Department of Homeland Security, provided specific use cases from their respective departments.
Lalley said the Judicial Branch has embraced software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) with its two clouds, beginning a five-year process to consolidate more than 90 separate financial systems used by 32,000 employees in 94 district courts across the country.
The result will be a single system, Lalley said, and virtualization will enable him to support that system with five servers rather than the current 60.
Cloud made sense, Lalley said, because it is easily scalable – "we didn't want to scale all at once" – cost benefits were easy to document, and security concerns were alleviated by FedRAMP.
He also recommended that feds looking to implement cloud-based solutions talk to others that have already done it. "We went out and talked to several agencies about operational costs and risks," Lalley said. Of all the cloud efforts highlighted at the Federal Cloud Computing Summit, those at DHS' were the oldest and most developed, with roots dating back to at least 2009.
The department operates nine private clouds and three public clouds, Trippie said, with 112,000 employees using cloud-based email services and 30,000 employees utilizing one of the department's private collaboration clouds.
Trippie described the methodology DHS used to decide whether to use a public or private cloud for certain information, and it's not complicated. "Sensitive data, put on a private cloud, non-sensitive data, put on a public cloud," he said. "That's as simple as we made it. There are more opportunities we're looking at over the next 12 to 18 months where we may start leveraging toward a public cloud, but don't overthink it."
Trippie said public cloud efforts at DHS include standing up ten public-facing website – including the department's flagship site (www.dhs.gov) and the Transportation Security Administration's website (www.tsa.gov) – all of them launched in less than one year because "we didn't have to go around standing up infrastructure." None of those sites use proprietary software, Trippie added.
He also noted that the website shifts were accelerated because component agencies "wanted a fast move, too." The same could not be said for the agency's private cloud services, however, which 'have been slowed by component pushback.
Trippie said challenges faced at DHS in moving to more cloud-based services were not much different than what you might see at other federal agencies, but he did offer advice to agencies who want to make the most of their existing employee resources.
"Have a place for folks who go from legacy environments to new cloud-based environments – give 'em a soft place to land," Trippie said.
Trippie said DHS has stood up a "development-test environment" that provides "a soft spot from the old world to the new world" where employees can up their skills.
Still, cloud is relatively new, and many challenges remain, Trippie said – perhaps the greatest of which is getting the people with decision-making power to "taking their foot off the gas pedal and put on" cloud-based cruise control.
"Some of the biggest challenges we have in getting folks moving to cloud is letting go," Trippie said. Internally, the cloud is managed differently, and Trippie said it is vital some decision-makers and managers "cede some control" and let cloud happen.
In some agencies across government, that is happening. At others, it's still a work in progress.
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[Teams] Chelsea vs Shakhtar: Confirmed Line-ups
Chelsea will look to get the defence of their Champions League trophy back on track as Shakhtar Donetsk come to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
Manager Roberto Di Matteo has decided against recalling captain John Terry for the game after he sat out the fourth and final game of his domestic ban during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Swansea. Gary Cahill partners David Luiz at the back.
Here are the confirmed line-ups for the game.
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Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand; Mikel, Ramires; Mata, Oscar, Hazard; Torres.
Subs: Turnbull, Azpilicueta, Terry, Romeu, Marin, Moses, Sturridge
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Paytov, Srna, Rakitskiy, Kucher, Rat, Hübschman, Fernandinho, Mkhitaryan, Willian, Alex Teixeira, Luiz Adriano
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it is nt rite in sense dat OSCAR and HAZARD are been use a lot wich can fatigue.So nt until dey av injuries b4 dey stop usin dem it is outspoken
Up chelsea! Blues for life our best is yet to come. Pls buy good striker and one midfielder and one full back defender


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Thanks for the new thread, JW.
This feels like a loss.
Yes, it does, BAP.
I'd like to add to BAP's list of trade chips from the last thread: Mike Adams. He's quietly been lights-out in 16.2 IP by every measure: 2.16 ERA, 2.86 FIP, 3.08 xFIP, 2.86 SIERA, and 173 ERA+ to name just a few. Assuming he can keep it up, of course, but there's always a bullpen in need of stabilization and those numbers are flashbacks to before his long 'bout of injuries. He's also controlled for another season beyond this one, if the option is exercised. If the Phils eat the remaining portion of this year's salary, they should be able to turn him into something, as if he keeps pitching like he has, the $6MM club option will make him quite reasonably priced versus what he'd make on the open market.
Not saying he'll bring back an Organizational Top 10 guy, but Org Top 20 is certainly a reasonable expectation, a la the parts Marlon Byrd and John Buck were turned into by the Mets. Or perhaps even more, if the right buyer can be found or teams like the extra year of control.
Wait, I thought we were playing the Mets for the rest of the season.
Remember how funny "Feels like a loss" was in 2010-2011?
Auspicious, J-Roll. Auspicious. It'd be nice if he'd be less selective in exercising selectivity.
I don't want anyone traded because Ruben Amaro Jr. is the one making the trades.
Win or lose, this is probably the "smartest" lineup Sandberg has assembled so far this year.
Other than putting Revere 9th instead of 8th, its fairly optimized.
Are you suggesting they might score a run?
Can't wait to see how Zimmerman's arm plays in LF.
Darin Ruf injured...
Just hilarious really.
Boy the Duck Dynasty look is really taking off.
A real oddity: a lineup where the better hitters are stacked up front and Revere is pulling up the rear, where he and his sub-.300 OBP belong. Hope this doesn't get l'il Ben p.o.ed, while he's still pouting about Utley's baserunning tutorial.
Darin Ruf just went sliding hard into the wall for a foul ball and he's not getting up. Looked like that one hurt bad.
Trainer Chris Mudd looking at Ruf's left wrist. Ruf tried to brace his crash with his glove, but his right wrist was the victim.
Ruf's coming out of the game. Tyson Gillies will replace him in left field.
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Yeah, Rube got what he wanted and he doesnt have to deal with Ruf pressing his $25 million man anymore and making him look bad as a GM.
Great move to demote him BTW. GM OF THE FVCKING CENTURY!!!
Howard again shows the Phils knack for turning favorable counts into worthless ABs.
Fastball inner half?
A weak groundout.
Poor Ruf. He never should have been demoted.
Looking back, giving Werth the 5 years he wanted in 2010 would probably have been far smarter than giving Howard his deal...neither has been "worth" their contract but at least Werth is still a pretty good RF still.
LaRoche also sporting the Duck Dynasty look.
TMac is so stupid.
Revere has so many singles, the pitchers can then sacrifice him over.
Yeah, I can't think of any other way a guy like Revere can turn his singles into doubles.
What hustle by Buchanan!
Nice hustle, Buchanan! I'm relieved that David Buchanan did not pull up lame busting down the line, like Manship did.
I think he was out.
Tie goes to the runner...
Man that looked as close as can be. I thought for sure it was a tie from that one angle.
Probably out...does a tie go to the runner or defender?
Cyclic- I was thinking the same thing. What a moron.
He was basically putting forth the argument for why he should hit 9th, only he completely botched it.
Jimmy's HR will have to be a solo shot now.
How the hell is that not a tie?
Of course he's called out. Looked to me like a tie, but it's hard to say. With review, they want to make a decision about who got to the bag first, even if it's a millisecond that's too close to call.
Jimmy wasting no time hacking away now that he's back in the lead off spot.
Phillies have some bad mojo going. Nothing seems to be going their way.
get in the box espanosa, he needs to be drilled!
Though Buchanan looks good!
I think Buchanan could have gotten the out at second, but I guess I'll just be thankful he didn't throw it into CF.
I thought there was actually some question about whether a tie really does go to the runner.
I found this, which I find to be a rather confusing read (and I'm not reading with great attention); if you skip to the conclusion, they feel that a tie does go to the runner by default, per baseball rules, "because it cannot go to the fielder".
Since Revere was removed from the bench and put back into the leadoff spot:
.347/.360/.469 in 50 PA
Stairs disappointing me in that he's a huge fan of interleague play.
Ruf has sprained his left wrist, they are saying. :(
Oh, and he needs stitches in his knee, too. He did a number on himself, didn't he?
Werth bases loaded. 2-0 count.
Four or more runs will be scored in this inning.
Well, that could have been worse, I guess.
Buchanan's got poise and all, but I miss Cliff Lee.
Sounds like I'm missing one for the ages.
The fun has gone from watching this team.
Fun? We watch out of obligation!
Ruf hurt at AAA?
This is going exactly as I anticipated.
Theres nothing you can do but laugh at this point, Iceman.
Oh, you can do more than laugh. You can read into the situation that supernatural forces have a particular hatred for Phillies fans. Which means we should say hello to and welcome our inevitable first-round draft pick, Jacob Gatewood.
In Soviet Russia, Phillies are disappointed in you!
Jacob Gatewood will have a "great batting practice session with wooden bats at CBP" and we'll hear about what a great 2 sport athlete he is. It is inevitable. It is our destiny.
Here's a surprise. Howard leads all of baseball in Ks, but #2 on that list is also a Phillie - Byrd.
Guys, it's been a tough season, yeah, but you really do have to look at the bright side, at least we have TMac in the....
Ah, sh8t, I can't even finish that in good conscience.
I'm sure the draft will work out fine. Rube says Marti is doing a very fine job, specifically mentioning two signal successes in the past decade, the aforementioned roughed up Ruf and tonight's star, David Buchanan.
We will never up on our Phillies!!
I really don't care who they draft. But one word of advice: Whomever the draft pick in the first round is, put him in the majors immediately. Don't subject him (or her) to the kiss of death that passes for the Phillies minor league system. So far, JP Crawford is holding up unusually well. Sources say it's because the entire coaching staff at multiple levels has simply left him alone.
Benign Neglect should be our watchword with draftees from now on.
thanks goodness for the team meeting. Might have no hits through 4.2 innings otherwise.
Wait, Aumont was optioned after 2 games? The Phils thought he was ready for prime time, but changed their mind 2 innings later? Or maybe they expected him to suck but thought it would be a good experience for the kid to get knocked around some?
Somehow I don't think the goal of IBB is for the next guy to hit a double.
Franzke and LA said that the Nats' record when they score at least 4 runs is something like 20-3. I don't remember what exactly they said, but it was ridiculous. So this would be a good time to give up on the game.
What do they expect from Buchanan? He's not a major leaguer either. Can this please be the last game he starts?
After seeing red for a while after learning of the Ruf injury, I had a while to mull it over. Here is where I'm left:
On the one hand, angsting about Darin Ruf's getting hurt is probably a fool's errand. He's most likely a platoon bat who should be getting ~300 PA a year as a 1B and DH, who occasionally spot starts in LF and who provides a bit of pop and on-base skills off the bench. It's illogical to lavish the kind of attention most of us do on him, because he's ultimately not that big a deal for the Phils' organization when it is confronted by so many challenges of much greater severity.
But here's the thing: Since 2012, when the wheels started to come off and as things have snowballed, this lowly 20th round draft pick from a Flyover Country university, leads all Phils in wOBA who've accumulated at least 300 PA. True, it's a lead that's only b a hair's breadth -- Ruf's turned in a .359 wOBA, versus Utley .38 and Ruiz's .356 -- but it's still there, and that's good company to be in, given Utley's blazing 2014. In the same time span, that ranks him 44th of 438 OFs who fit the same criteria, with familiar faces Josh Willingham and Bryce Harper also notching .359 wOBAs in that timeframe. From so humble of roots, he erupted onto the scene and forced the Phils to give him a shot, which he has made the most of when regular playing time came his way. (And would have, I'm sure, in his brief call-up had he not been relegated to being a RHB bench bat.)
A lot of the good and memorable from the past three seasons can be owed to Darin Ruf's phenomenal journey, and for another big chunk of his 2014 being lost due to injury arising from RAJ's mishandling of the bullpen shuttle to and from LHV leaves me sputtering incoherently with rage. Not because I think he's the answer to the Phils' problems. Because if anybody's earned playing time in what is becoming lost season, it's him, and he's now gotten hurt during an unwarranted demotion and will be laid up for 4-8 weeks if the wrist injury is as bad it seems to be.
I've only been enraged with the front office once before since I started frequenting BL, and that was similarly Ruf-related, when RAJ said he wasn't an everyday player. And again, it's the result of the organization jerking around a guy who has done a good deal to make the past few years more enjoyable.
Wait. I just joined this game. Can someone explain to me why the pitcher was allowed to lead off the 6th inning, when the team is down 4-0?
3-1 count to Utley in a crucial AB. Fastball middle-in? Does nothing with it.
Byrd with nothing. Team makes you ill.
Juums: That was a truly excellent post.
Don't have cable, but I do have mlb.tv, so I'm watching Angels/Astros tonight.
About to watch Jonathan Singleton take his first major league PA.
I fear we're in for a decade of bad Phillies' teams.
I have to say, this new Gameday format which has been unveiled within the last few days is one of the greatest abominations of the 21st Century.
Damn, he's got a big swing.
Chased a slider like he was trying to be Ryan Howard.
I only caught the last pitch of the PA, but I can see why the Phils drafted Singleton. He's got a special bat. Takes an immense amount of talent make such a Howard-esque checked swing on strike three low and away in your very first MLB PA.
That was a good post, Juums.
BAP - Sandberg said that the BP still isn't quite rested, so I suspect that's the reason that Buchanan remained in the game.
If only management had allowed Roob to spend 200 million dollars on the payroll, we'd be a good baseball club.
Seriously, cut the cord on the GM already. He should have been canned long ago and its a joke he's still on the job. As soon as the draft is over they should can his ass. And let the long and painful rebuilding start (which also should have started long ago) with fresh faces running the show.
So Singleton just botched a pretty easy groundball right at him, and the Astros announcers are claiming that it wasn't routine.
Wasn't a short hop nor did it change directions. Just bad defense.
"Sandberg said that the BP still isn't quite rested, so I suspect that's the reason that Buchanan remained in the game."
I suppose it makes no difference. The Phillies aren't going to score 4 runs anyhow and whoever it is that replaced Buchanan would have been just as bad.
That's what I figure, BAP. The Nats' record with 4 runs is ridiculous, the Phillies can't score to save their souls, and Bastardo was the pitcher warming up, last I heard.
Throwing error, my ass. That's on Howard.
I actually want give David Buchanon some credit. Earlier today I said he was one of those fringy fifth-starter guys like Tyler Cloyd who could survive on an MLB roster for short amounts of time before getting overmatched. At the time I'd made that statement, I'd assumed he was 29 or 30 and basically Jeff Manship with more stamina. I hadn't realized he was just 25 and was at Reading this time last year. Not that he isn't presently a fringy 5th-starter-type. A 5th-starter or longman is probably what his upside is. But given his age and that his stuff isn't amazing, the only way he's going to reach it is through pitching to advanced hitters and learning how to get outs with what he's got. As he's had all of 70-some-odd IP at AAA, there's still plenty of time for him to become a perfectly functional piece of the back-end of a rotation.
Buchanon's being fed to the lions and, while he's gotten hit around, he kept plugging. I'll give'em credit for not melting down due to being constantly overmatched and soldiering on through six when his squad really did need him to do so. True, that's grading on a curve, but Buchanon's the...what, 9th or 10th SP on the depth chart? These situations are why the curve exists, lest you be overwhelmed by all of the bad news that necessitated Buchanon's call-up.
Ethan Martin, ladies and gentlemen.
Is it safe to
not look yet?
He was 92-94 all inning...so much for his "dead arm" I guess.
Mayberry hits a RHP. Maybe we can be done with Gwynn sooner than expected?
So apparently we should have been first-pitch swinging all night?
For the love of god, get an extra base hit.
I'd be fine a few more singles this inning.
Another memorable productive inning
So JMJ to CF, Rollins to LF, and Chase to RF...
Byrd had to make an out there. No other outfielders to hit the ball to.
With Ruf probably on the shelf for a substantial amount of time, who do you replace Gwynn with? As the logic of cutting Gwynn loose is so that you can have a proper bat on the bench. Who's the next thumper we've got on the depth chart? ...thumper who we are content to not have regular playing time.
Steve Susdorf seems like he'd be the most logical choice, unless you want to feed another farmhand to the lions and call up Cameron Perkins. Which seems to be a bad idea, as that'd deny him regular playing time, in the process.
I'm sure you'll see them...they'll just be in the bottom half of the inning unfortunately.
It feels like Marlon Byrd has been terrible for quite awhile now, but somehow his OPS is still above .800.
RBI Walk for Singleton nets him his first career RBI.
Actually, before yesterday, he'd hit in 5 straight games, with a .285 average. So he has only been terrible for the last game and a half. I guess that qualifies as "quite awhile."
I don't see it that way, Juums. This is Buchanan's third start. He can't get major leaguers out, from what I've seen. There's no way he's the best AAA option.
I know he's sucked for most of the yeat, but I'd much rather see Lincoln start a game. He just had a very good outing, and he at least has major league stuff.
Juums: If we're content to put 1Bs in the outfield for their bats, as well as having them hit off the bench or occasionally spell Howard, why not James Murphy? Tyler Henson could get a shot at 3rd, letting Brignac slide smoothly into the outfield? Could call up Dugan or Gillies too, the latter especially if you want a glove-centric 4th/5th outfielder.
Juums absolutely nails it with his 08:44 PM post. Iceman - c'mon now - who absolutely took delight when Ben Revere broke his foot? I hope your "ha, ha, Darin Ruf" post was the highjacker.
Who cares, anyway. I can't wait to see how the FO "shakes out" when attendance a CBP craters, and Comcast dials back the Phillies' TV royalties due to lack of ratings.
"I know he's sucked for most of the yeat, but I'd much rather see Lincoln start a game."
Or they could have done something completely crazy and called up the guy who has been their best AAA starter over the last year and a half: Greg Smith.
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"At Corton [Paul] Liebrandt finds the sweet spot between disciplined cooking and intricate, imaginative leaps," Frank Bruni declares. [NYT]
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Alan Richman calls April Bloomfield Americas leading practitioner of the unlikely art of making British-style food taste good. He is impressed with the John Dory, and with the chefs skills: It seems remarkable that a restaurant can do the opposite of what everybody else in New York is doing, and do it so well. [Forked/GQ]
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Gael Greene expects the John Dory to be a success: Its safe to predict youll want to come by too, not just because youre masochistic and need to go where you cant get in, but because the sea creatures are impeccably fresh and mostly good and the place is funny and finny. [Insatiable Critic]
Robert Sietsema visits the Roosevelt Food Court in Flushing, which is the "best chance to sample cutting-edge regional specialties recently arrived from China." [VV]
Too often, Braeburn gives the impression that [Brian] Bistrong's trying too hard, as if he doesn't trust his ingredients or the discrimination of the diner, writes Danyelle Freeman, who nonetheless believes the restaurant could make it with simpler dishes and bigger servings. [NYDN]
Jay Cheshes is also tepid on Braeburn. The owners havent quite figured out what they want Braeburn to be, he writes, adding that the food is far too expensive to get a regular local crowd and not nearly special enough to be worth making a trip for. [TONY]
David Bouley may be experiencing some expansion pains with Secession, which has a menu too big and erratically executed for Lauren Collins. But she's hopeful: Bouley doesnt shy from improvements. Fix her up, chef. [NYer]
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Dont make Ryan Sutton go back to At Vermilion he calls his experience there among my worst of 2008. [Bloomberg]
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American Idol Performance of the Week: Tim Urban (?!?)by Hilton Hater at . Comments
Granted, Casey James probably put on the best performance on last night's edition of American Idol.
And Crystal Bowersox pulled out a didgeridoo! (It's a wind instrument. Look it up.)
But we're awarding this week's Idol Performance of the Week to the smiley Tim Urban. For what reason? Because he'll likely advance to the top eight, and this time it won't be due to his positive attitude or good looks.
Urban actually impressed judges and wowed viewers with his rendition of "All My Loving" last night. See what we mean below:
Hey u fools out there...... TIM sucks. other than his good looks & a pasted on smiley face... he has NO real talent to be a AI winner. his voice is ok, but JUST that. so are u folks all tone deaf, an idiot as to a real talent or just a bunch of tweens voting on how good looking he is? he is a far cry from a deserving winner like David Cook. or even of Adam of last year... who had/has ALOT of talent. all Tim is doing is making a mockery of what AI used to stand for... REAL TALENT.he needs to go home NOW or just eliminate himself from the show. that would be a respectable thing to do if he truly is such a good christian boy. this whole thing is just a fun game to him & its not fair to some of the others who ARE talented.
I love Tim Urban!!!!
nice link...lolol....BTW the video is messed up.....
I'm an avid fan of Tim Urban. Being the next American Idol, Tim Urban will definitely make America a warm and happy global example of making it to the top despite the rough sailing. First, making it to the safe seat this week will make me extremely happy, and the whole Philippines, I suppose. Tim entertains us in a very special way compared to all the rest. America loves him and so do I!


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SMB tech support market will achieve double-digit growth through 2016
New research shows 14.4% CAGR for SMB tech support 2012-2016
Parks Associates today announced new SMB (small-and-medium-business) technical support research showing network complexity, growth of cloud services, and BYOD (bring-your-own-device) trends will help drive the U.S. market to a 14.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2012 and 2016, reaching nearly $25 billion by 2016.
Small Business Tech Support: Small Target, Big Market, a new report from Parks Associates, reports there are nearly six million U.S. firms with 1-99 employees. Nonprofits and non-employer firms also account for a large part of the market potential; the U.S. non-employer segment will reach nearly 24 million in 2013. The new research shows 45% of U.S. SMBs with 1-20 employees have paid for tech support at least once in the past year, but as the SMB network gets more complicated, many current solutions are inadequate.
"Many tech support providers have offered SMBs a product that was, essentially, a consumer solution on steroids," said Jim O'Neill, research analyst, Parks Associates. "But as SMBs have become more dependent on 24/7 uptime, tech support providers are responding with more robust offerings. Ideally, these new products are delivered by companies that already have relationships with SMBs: service providers like ISPs, cable companies, and telcos. Tech support is a great source of incremental revenue for them and also helps keep their services sticky."
Increasing network and connectivity complexity and the emergence of cloud storage and application adoption will drive the SMB tech support market to develop more robust solutions. For example, Comcast recently rolled out its tech support product "Signature Support" targeted at small businesses, and IBM expanded its Managed Vendor Support Services (MVSS) to support SMB. Cox Communications plans to deploy an SMB version of its residential product Cox Tech Solutions this year.
Cloud services popular with SMBs include collaboration, data backup, storage, and CRM, according to Parks Associates. SMBs value migration to the cloud as a way to reduce software and hardware spending, but integration can be complex, opening new opportunities for tech support providers that can address these issues.
SMB employees are also increasingly bringing their own devices into the workplace, and the introduction of this technology, particularly Android-based tablets and smartphones running a variety of apps, creates new challenges in network maintenance.
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