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[email protected]) verybody knows how much the cloud matters. But what matters CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Paula Bernier, Ashok Bindra more and more are Managed Service Providers (MSPs). After all MSPs TMC LABS E just represent a higher level of cloud services, one that adds manage- Tom Keating, Executive Technology Editor/CTO/VP ment to the mix, offloading even more work from IT. ART Alan Urkawich, Associate Vice President of Creative Lisa A. Mellers, Graphic Designer EXECUTIVE OFFICERS That’s why some estimates have it that 75 cloud lets IT focus on CloudOps, and Nadji Tehrani, Chairman and Founder percent of companies already use some here IT is far more strategic. Rich Tehrani, Chief Executive Officer form of managed service. Dave Rodriguez, President Michael Genaro, Executive Vice President, Operations “IT’s role will change from one which Management is the key to all this, and configures and manages infrastructure, to ADVERTISING SALES Sales Office Phone: 203-852-6800 drives a tighter relationship between MSPs one that develops infrastructure, enabling Anthony Graffeo,Vice President of Business Development and their IT clients. services such as Infrastructure-as-Code, (
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