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Cloud computing services are projected to account for one-third of IT spending by 2013. Find out what functions value-added resellers should target and how to keep up with this evolutionary change. Partners of all stripes are evaluating the emerging world of cloud computing, and some solution providers are building their businesses around that delivery model. The role of the solution providers includes weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the cloud computing model for your customers. Marie Hattar, Cisco's vice president of network systems and security solutions, sat down with SearchITChannel.com after Interop New York to discuss Cisco's plans around virtualizing the network and the shift toward the cloud. Microsoft's plan to roll out cloud-based SQL Server Data Services has some of its partners intrigued -- others worried. Hewlett-Packard and NetSuite formed a deal that could drive traditional VARs into cloud-based computing, and drive NetSuite into the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market. IBM is luring more independent software vendors to develop and deploy their software on its cloud infrastructure with free beta services. Microsoft partners will be able to parlay their Windows and .NET skills in the company's future cloud infrastructure, CEO Steve Ballmer said. For many solution providers, cloud-based computing is a worrisome prospect -- functions served up direct to users from a vendor-owned and -operated cloud poses a huge disintermediation threat to partners. Bad news for people who hate buzzwords: Another big-name IT vendor is delving into cloud computing. AT&T's move into cloud computing is a sign that Software as a Service players will see intense competition from a powerful source -- telecom network operators. Amazon Web Services is "tiering" the pricing on its hosted storage system and gearing up its cloud computing efforts. The company told reporters in an email that Windows and Microsoft SQL Server will soon be running on Amazon's Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2). At Oracle OpenWorld, president Charles Phillips and executive VP Chuck Rozwat said the company is making its database and full Fusion middleware toolset available to run on Amazon.com's cloud infrastructure. Download this podcast to learn how Sun's finances are affecting its partners and about AT&T's new push into the cloud computing space. Microsoft developer Robert Anderson, chief technology officer of Digipede Technologies, raves about Microsoft's new cloud development platform, Azure, but says Windows 7 still needs a lot of work. Find out what you need to know before you add cloud-based services to your offerings, according to Gartner analyst John Pescatore. VARs wondering how to respond to client inquiries around cloud-based storage have four options: ignore it, become an agent, set up cloud services for customers or offer their own cloud storage services. VARs should start strategizing now to remain viable when cloud computing and Software as a Service take hold in earnest.
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