The channel today is undergoing seismic shifts as new technologies such as cloud computing, software-defined networking, hyper-converged infrastructure and big data reshape the IT industry. While the channel overall has felt the impact of these technology advances, some solution providers are ahead of the curve when it comes to transforming their businesses to meet demands for such emerging technologies.

And so we present the 2015 CRN Next-Gen 250, the annual list of solution providers that are setting the pace for the rest of the channel in meeting customers’ ever-evolving IT needs. These are the solution providers that offer, or even specialize, in emerging technologies and so have the potential to greatly impact the channel in the near future.

Take Coretelligent, a Needham, Mass.-based solution provider that provides a full range of IT services but is especially adept at private cloud computing, managed services and around-the-clock support. The company was started in 2006 largely as a traditional IT services provider, but its founders soon realized the company could be something more.

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The channel is undergoing seismic shifts as new technologies such as cloud computing, software-defined networking, cybersecurity, hyper-converged infrastructure and big data reshape the IT industry. While the channel overall has felt the impact of these technology advances, some solution providers are ahead of the curve when it comes to transforming their businesses to meet demands for such emerging technologies.

The solution providers on the Next-Gen 250 list are selected through research, vendor and analyst interviews, and CRN editorial coverage…

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MSPmentor 501 honoree Coretelligent is now offering a BDR solution to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The Needham, Massachusetts-based MSP this week unveiled CoreBDR, which is designed to prevent data loss…

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MSPmentor 501 honoree Coretelligent is now offering a backup and disaster recovery (BDR) solution to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

The Needham, Massachusetts-based managed service provider (MSP) this week unveiled CoreBDR, which is designed to prevent data loss.Coretelligent said CoreBDR leverages EMC Data Domain for backup data storage and Veeam Backup & Replication for backup and recovery processing…

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Coretelligent, a private cloud service provider for small and mid-sized businesses, announced a new backup and disaster recovery solution called CoreBDR.

CoreBDR is available both for clients using cloud hosting as well as those with their own on premises infrastructure. The product is essentially a coupling of two existing backup solutions, EMC Data Domain and Veeam Backup & Replication. The EMC Data Domain part handles regular backup data storage, and the Veeam part handles backup and recovery processing. The result is a solution the company claimed is faster, more secure, and more scalable than other solutions…

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Byline by Chris Messer, senior vice president of technology at Coretelligent

Organizations are under constant pressure to do more with less, and it’s never been more important to maximize return on investment. Cloud computing offers tremendous opportunity to improve operations and reduce costs, but it’s not right for everyone.

When considering moving some or all business IT services to the cloud, it’s critical that decision-makers ask a number of key questions to ensure they are properly evaluating the vendors and their technologies – and most importantly, the overall impact to the business.

Asking the Obvious
There are plenty of good reasons for moving to the cloud, but it’s critical that organizations clearly understand what’s prompting a possible migration before jumping head first.

What are our specific needs and requirements? What compliance requirements do we need to meet? And what are our technical limitations?

These might be obvious questions, but they’re important ones to ask. The answers to these seemingly simple questions will help professionals realize what exactly they’re trying to improve or solve with the cloud and set realistic expectations.

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According to a Gartner prediction cloud adoption will rise to $250 billion by 2017. 42 percent of IT leaders plan to spend more on cloud this year as per a ComputerWorld forecast.

These statistics prove how the cloud is becoming increasingly popular as the enhanced flexibility and the potential cost savings that cloud computing offers is continuing to intrigue an increasing number of businesses.

However, there is a thin difference on how cloud vendors operate. One type of vendor offers proprietary cloud services, while the other outsources some of the services covered in the contract to another cloud-computing service provider.

While every business is aware of the first type of provider, most organizations fail to consider the security concerns involved if their provider outsources to a third party…

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When considering moving some or all business IT services to the cloud, it’s critical that decision-makers ask a number of key questions to ensure they are properly evaluating the vendors and their technologies – and most importantly, the overall impact to the business.

First and foremost businesses need to clearly identify the various needs and requirements as well as technical limitations that are prompting the decision to move to the cloud. Businesses should have a clear understanding of what exactly they are trying to improve or solve with the cloud…

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Time is money. I’m sure that’s not the first time you’ve heard that expression. One of the reasons it’s such a common expression, though, is that it’s true—especially when it comes to the performance of your applications and data. The cloud offers unique challenges and you must pay particular attention to a handful of factors that can seriously impede your cloud performance…

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Organizations are under constant pressure to do more with less. No matter what size the company or how large the budget it’s never been more important to maximize return on investment. Cloud computing offers tremendous opportunity to improve operations and reduce costs but it’s not right for everyone as there are significant security pros and cons to consider. There are a number of factors to consider to determine if you should use public, private, or hybrid cloud services or avoid the cloud entirely…

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