packetTrap Blog

The country inches closer to the edge of the fiscal cliff with less than two weeks until tax increases and spending cuts go into effect. Any changes to the corporate tax structure or government spending could have a potential significant impact on small- to mid-sized business (SMBs).  As such, managed service providers (MSPs), channel partners and VARs that sell into SMBs should expect 2013 to bring a tumultuous start to their own fiscal years.

In today’s changing IT landscape, the need for service providers to differentiate offerings from their peers is now more important and competitive than ever. Further, the average SMB’s network is becoming more and more sophisticated due in large part to the rapid adoption rates of migrating to cloud and virtual environments.  We have noticed that one of the current significant trends in networking right now appears to be infrastructure virtualization and its impact on networking. Here’s why.