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Tech Data helps MSPs
deliver cloud services
Tech Data Corporation has launched a
cloud-based end-to-end provisioning, billing
and marketing engine for managed service
providers (MSPs).
TD Cloud, powered by the StreamOne platform,
is a dedicated business unit that helps resellers
and MSPs make the transition to cloud- and
subscription-based models.
A key component is the Tech Data Cloud
Solutions Store, a one-stop-shop that enables
resellers and MSPs to administer and control
the entire cloud services delivery process. The
app store-like environment facilitates quick and
efficient provisioning and ongoing management of
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-
a-Service (SaaS) from trusted technology providers.
Michael Urban, senior vice president of
Broadline, CE, Services & Procurement at Tech
Data Europe, said: “As we complete the phased
roll-out of the Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store, our
partners in Europe will have simplified access to
the very best cloud services from trusted providers,
enabling them to manage business processes and
billing smoothly.”
He added: “Tech Data can help our partners
reinvent their businesses in the cloud era and,
with StreamOne, provide the essential business
processes to facilitate that transformation.
Our experienced cloud and managed services
consultants within our new Europe-wide cloud
business unit will provide the professional
expertise and support that enable both broadline
and enterprise-focused resellers to feel confident
offering cloud-based services to their customers.”
The Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store is highly
scalable and can be used to manage multiple
revenue models and billing cycles, including
pre-pay subscriptions, licensing and renewals and
consumption-based usage.
Tech Data recently added full support for
Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider program through
the Solutions Store, making it easier for solution
providers and MSPs to provide Microsoft cloud
products and services such as Office 365 and Azure.
Tech Data Europe recently became the first
company to win the Microsoft Distribution Partner
of the Year Award for two consecutive years.
Midshire recognised for
information security
BSI has awarded Midshire Business
Systems ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification
for its ISMS Information Security
Management System.
Midshire completed the second stage of ISO
27001 in February 2015, when detailed audits
confirmed that it had successfully established its
data security in line with ISO 27001 requirements.
Midshire started the accreditation process in
November 2014, when it moved to new office
and warehouse facilities in West Bromwich.
Highlights of its strategy to protect client and
business data include:
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Risk assessments for all information assets;
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A Clear Desk Policy to remove confidential
paperwork from desks and workstations every
night;
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A Clear Screen Policy to protect data visible at
workstations;
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Threat detection and monitoring software for
email, networks and infrastructure; and
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Full control of hardware and data destruction
including issuance of waste transfer notes and
disposal certificates.
Sales Director Kevin Tunley said: “ISO 27001
means that when our customers entrust us with
their data they can be assured that we are a
responsible supplier. The accreditation will open
doors for Midshire to tender for contracts for the
larger organisations and government bodies that
require this standard as a minimum requirement.”
Midshire is already ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and
OHSAS 18001 certified.
Conference bags handed out to delegates
at the Cannes Lions 2015 festival of
creativity held on June 21-27 contained
individually printed notebooks created
to demonstrate the BrandOpus concept
of Eachness – the art of creating visual
distinctiveness that makes brands
memorable. Using the Mosaic application
of HP SmartStream Designer and six base
patterns, BrandOpus and HP produced
12,000 individual notebooks each with
its own edition number, one of which
was linked to a prize of a hamper and
free use of the HP SmartStream Designer
Mosaic application for a single consumer
campaign. The notebooks were printed on
an HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press.
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