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Admittedly, most VARs have yet to jump into Amazon’s cloud. But that may soon change. Here are three prime examples highlighting how Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) are catching on with solutions providers. In some cases, the solutions providers may not even realize they’re working in Amazon’s cloud. Take a look.

Today’s forecast on Long Island’s Gold Coast calls for blizzard conditions and 10 to 16 inches of snow. So how does The VAR Guy (allegedly a Long Island resident) plan to stay warm and stay online — especially during today’s MSPmentor 100 webcast? The simple answer: Hide in a local Network Operation Center (NOC), maintained by one of the fastest-growing solutions providers in North America. Here are the details.

The third-annual MSPmentor 100 list and report — produced by The VAR Guy’s sister site — will debut February 10. Check our MSPmentor 100 center for details about the world’s top 100 managed services providers. Or join our special webcast at 2:00 p.m. eastern on February 10. The MSPmentor 100 is a global survey, and we’ll be putting an extra-bright spotlight on international markets such as Europe and Australia this year.

Talk about a change of heart. As we look at the MSPmentor 100 survey results, we’ve discovered an interesting trend: Many of today’s top performing managed services providers are finding revenue from an unlikely source. Customers that previously said no to sales pitches in 2008 are now signing up for ongoing services. Want more sales and business tips from The VAR Guy’s sister site, MSPmentor? Then join the next MSPmentor live webcast. Here’s what we’ll cover.

The VAR Guy’s sister site, MSPmentor, will unveil the third-annual MSPmentor 100 results during a February 10 MSPmentor live webcast. The research identifies 100 of the most progressive, most successful MSPs across the globe. What are some key business trends among those companies? Here are three quick trends culled from the research data.

Hey Monty, who made key channel partner program deals for the week ending July 24, 2009? Here’s a look at new alliances, reseller agreements and partner program initiatives, as tracked by The VAR Guy.

In case you missed the latest MSPmentor Live webcast, you can view the archived managed services event now. The Feb. 11 webcast, held by The VAR Guy’s sister site, unveils the MSPmentor 100 companies and features interviews with the following managed services experts…

MSPmentor (The VAR Guy’s sister site) has unveiled its latest MSPmentor 100 report. The free 2008-2009 report identifies the world’s 100 most progressive managed service providers and also pinpoints key trends in the managed services market. Feel free to take a look.

Who are the world’s top 100 managed service providers — and what can you learn from them? You can find out if you join us on February 11 at 2:00pm eastern for MSPmentor Live: Meet the World’s Top 100 MSPs.

Sure, Voltage Security is gaining momentum with traditional channel partners. But take a closer look, and you’ll see that the company also has a SaaS (software as a service) strategy that’s starting to connect with partners.

On June 12, executives representing managed service providers will gather for a Webcast aptly named MSPmentor Live: CEO Exchange. During the fast-moving online event, MSPs will be able to ask peers and experts their most pressing questions about pricing and service level agreement strategies.