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Extreme Networks’ Platform ONE delivers consumption-based billing model for MSPs

Dan Dulac, Extreme Networks’ VP of Solutions Strategy, discusses the recently launched Extreme Platform ONE™ for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Built on a unique AI-driven multi-tenant architecture, consumption-based billing, and poolable licensing, the new solution is designed to deliver unmatched flexibility, simplicity, and cost savings, enabling MSPs to manage customers at scale.

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Providing a private solution to a public cloud ‘problem’

Mike Hoy, CTO, Pulsant, outlines some of the end user uncertainties related to cloud - discussing network connectivity, data sovereignty and data migration concerns. With AI set to ask further cloud questions, Mike explains how Pulsant’s recently launched Pulsant Private Cloud solution could just be the answer for many UK-based organisations, as well as how the planned acquisition of two further UK data centres enhances the company’s platformEDGE strategy.

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Private solution to a public cloud ‘problem’

Mike Hoy, CTO, Pulsant, outlines some of the end user uncertainties related to cloud - discussing network connectivity, data sovereignty and data migration concerns. With AI set to ask further cloud questions, Mike explains how Pulsant’s recently launched Pulsant Private Cloud solution could just be the answer for many UK-based organisations, as well as how the planned acquisition of two further UK data centres enhances the company’s platformEDGE strategy.

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A private solution to a public cloud ‘problem’

Mike Hoy, CTO, Pulsant, outlines some of the end user uncertainties related to cloud - discussing network connectivity, data sovereignty and data migration concerns. With AI set to ask further cloud questions, Mike explains how Pulsant’s recently launched Pulsant Private Cloud solution could just be the answer for many UK-based organisations, as well as how the planned acquisition of two further UK data centres enhances the company’s platformEDGE strategy.

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BCS recruits a competitive edge

Chris Coward, Director of Project Management and Anna Rantala, Marketing Manager – both at BCS - talk through the company’s recently launched Athlete Career Transition Programme, designed to address the data centre industry’s skills shortage by helping ex-professional sports people to find a new career in the digital infrastructure sector. Chris runs the programme and Anna is one of its several success stories to date, bringing many transferable skills to BCS.

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Channel partners eye cloud growth but need to upskill

Aaron Rees, Senior Vice President, AWS Business at Westcon-Comstor and CEO, Rebura discusses how the channel is poised to grasp the huge growth opportunities presented by the cloud market, but faces certain gaps around skills, capabilities and expertise. He also explains how distributors can support, enable and empower partners in pursuit of these aims by harnessing and deploying their own cloud expertise.

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Enterprises waste millions on underused tech, struggle to harness AI efficiencies

Vivek Behl, Vice President, Strategy at WalkMe, discusses the findings of the company’s annual report, The State of Digital Adoption 2025, Special AI Edition. This year’s report focuses on AI adoption in the enterprise and highlights an alarming disconnect - while 79% of executives express confidence in meeting their AI transformation goals, only 28% of employees feel adequately trained and only 25% report being able to use AI to work more efficiently.

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Growth is on the Horizon

John Paglicua, President and CEO at N-able, discusses the findings of the recently published second annual MSP Horizons Report in partnership with leading channel analyst firm, Canalys. The report reveals a sharp projected uptick for managed services growth driven by a number of key factors, including the maturity of cybersecurity services and the increasingly successful “MSP 3.0” model underscoring the importance of focusing on long-term opportunities vs. short-term wins to drive both scalability and profitability. John covers other key focus areas for MSPs including AI, risk management and compliance, cloud and vertical specialisation.

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How to avoid costly backup storage mistakes

Bill Andrews, ExaGrid President and CEO, addresses many of the misconceptions around the cost of different backup storage options, with many end users struggling to understand the long-term costs associated with CAPEX, Lease, Subscription, Consumption and the Public Cloud models. While most end users are embracing a hybrid IT model, where cost is one important factor among others (such as flexibility, scalability, security, speed of deployment and compliance), Bill cautions that, without a true understanding of backup storage lifecycle costs as part of their overall decision-making process, end users may well make a very expensive mistake. He also gives a ‘bonus’ preview of what to expect from ExaGrid during 2025.

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