Conquering latency issues for remote cloud customers

June 7, 2012 Published by  SearchCloudProvider.com Cloud Provider Essentials Islands want clouds: Overcoming remote cloud-user concerns Gina Narcisi, News Writer The last thing that vacationers on a tropical island want to see is a cloud. But geographically isolated businesses -- whether located on an island or in a rural area -- are not seeing enough remote cloud offerings. Many cloud providers have been focusing on serving highly populated areas where large enterprises and prominent businesses are located. However, businesses in less populated locations, as well as remote branch offices of large enterprises, are potential consumers of cloud services, too. Cloud providers can fill this niche market by solving the latency, connectivity and reliability issues associated with cloud adoption in remote areas. HOW DO YOU SERVE REMOTE CUSTOMERS? Opinion: Networking vendors need software to achieve cloud innovation As service providers develop cloud innovation strategies, they're focusing less on the network -- looking instead to servers and software. But are vendors keeping up? WHICH HARDWARE VENDOR IS A SOFTWARE LEADER? What should you look for in a cloud channel program? When reselling another provider's cloud services, it is important to give extra attention to the nuances of its partner program, says managed services expert Lauren Robinette. ASK THE EXPERT ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchCloudProvider.com, part of the TechTarget network. TechTarget provides IT professionals with the resources they need to perform their jobs: Web sites, newsletters, forums, blogs, white papers, webcasts, events and more. Copyright 2012 TechTarget. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. If you no longer wish to receive Cloud Provider Essentials from SearchCloudProvider.com click to unsubscribe. Unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. Contact Us: SearchCloudProvider.com Member Services 275 Grove Street Newton, MA 02466 Contact: Webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this newsletter, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy.