Network Solutions Provider CEO: ‘Competition Is Getting Tighter’
“Customers don’t want five or six, multiple MSPs in-house,” Network Solutions Provider customer advocate CEO Phil Walker tells CRN. “They want one or two for redundancy that they can rely on.” By Wade Tyler Millward, Jennifer Zarate May 25, 2021, 01:30 PM EDT
The many products and services in the market give MSPs plenty of opportunities to stand out from the pack and increase their revenue.
But heightening competition, a need for more information sharing from vendors, and a lack of job candidates with the right skills has MSP CEOs like Phil Walker making new investments to meet his customer’s needs and keep his company’s growth going.
VMware’s vice president Ravi Kagalavadi has left as the virtualization leader’s software-defined networking, security and automation lead engineer, just days after Raghu Raghuram was named VMware’s new CEO.
$100B Biden Plan Calls For High-Speed Broadband For Every American
The proposal is part of the president’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan, and it calls for making affordable high-speed broadband available for every American as well as schools and businesses. It calls for building ‘future-proof’ infrastructure, prioritizing support for non-private Internet providers and increasing price transparency. By Dylan Martin April 01, 2021, 02:02 PM EDT
President Joe Biden has proposed spending $100 billion to ensure high-speed broadband is available to every American as part of his $2 trillion infrastructure plan.
Biden announced the broadband spending proposal as part of his American Jobs Plan Wednesday, saying that it will include expanded access for businesses and schools. He added that a key aspect of the plan is to make high-speed broadband affordable as the pandemic exacerbated the problems faced by millions of Americans who lack reliable
Splunk: Deal-Closing Rate Rebounded In Fourth Quarter
Company sees continued demand for its big data platform for digital security tasks, says SolarWinds attack highlights the need for “timely detection capabilities.” By Rick Whiting March 04, 2021, 03:10 PM EST
A slowdown in deal closings big data software developer Splunk experienced in its fiscal third quarter, which the company attributed to ongoing uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic, did not continue into the fourth quarter, company executives said this week in announcing Splunk’s fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter and year-end results.
Splunk CEO Doug Merritt (pictured), during an earnings call with financial analysts, also noted that the fallout from the SolarWinds cybersecurity attack points to the value of the Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud platforms and Splunk Enterprise Security solution for detecting and responding to cybersecurity hacks.