Transition From The Dying MSP Business Model To The New HSP Model Before It's To Late.
Here at ClearCenter, we are convinced that the best way to become a growing and profitable Service Provider is to transition from the dying Managed Service Provider (MSP) model to the new Hybrid Service Provider (HSP) model. According to Mordor Intelligence 2015-2020 Forecasts & Trends the Global Managed Services Market will grow to $229.59 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of 10.20%, from estimate…

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by Michael Proper
Two Outstanding All-in-One Linux Servers
Back in 2000, Microsoft released their Small Business Server. This product changed the way many people viewed how technology could function within the realm of business. Instead of having multiple machines handle different tasks, you could deploy a single server which would handle email, calendaring, file sharing, directory services, VPN, and a whole lot more. For many of small businesses, this was a serious boon, but for some the cost of the Windows SMB was prohibitive.

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by Colin Kelly
2015 Was The Year Linux And Open Source Won, Get Over It
Recently a wise researcher and writer Steven Vauhan-Nicolas published this insightful article. He states,"In 2015, Microsoft embraced Linux, Apple open-sourced its newest, hottest programming language, and the cloud couldn't run without Linux and open-source software. So, why can't people accept that Linux and open source have won the software wars?" And, "I'll make this simple for you. Open-source programmers, you've won. Relax already.…

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by Colin Kelly
2015 ClearOS Family Appreciation Event
Join the ClearOS Holiday Family Appreciation event for lots of games, food, friends and fun on Thursday, December 17th at 5:00PM hosted by Montage Deer Valley, Utah 9100 Marsac Avenue Deer Valley Utah 84060 and sponsered by ClearCenter.  RSVP At: 801.851.5556

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by Colin Kelly
Microsoft Ventures Taps ClearCenter
Microsoft Ventures* has invited ClearCenter to join the Seattle Accelerator on December 15, 2015 for the selection day of the Data Science and Machine Learning cohort beginning February 2, 2016. More to come regarding the results of this possible partnership exploration...  About Microsoft VenturesMicrosoft Ventures is a global initiative empowering entrepreneurs around the world on their journey to build great…

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by Colin Kelly
ClearOS 7, Business Edition Official Release
OREM, UTAH - ClearCenter, today announced the official release of ClearOS 7, Business Edition. This marks the latest release of ClearOS, optimized for production IT environments. ClearOS is a long standing and industry award winning small business server operating system, with key strengths being Gateway and Network functions. ClearOS removes the complexity of deploying and maintaining server, network, and gateway…

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by Colin Kelly
Intelligently Develop Open & Closed Applications For ClearOS
The ClearFoundation recently announced the new ClearOS Build System, which is patterned after many elements of the Fedora and Red Hat's Koji build system, with a fun twist. The new Build System intelligently allows both Free and Paid / Open and Closed application/service developers to confidently work together on one Build System. The ClearFoundation will continue to select and invite developers…

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by Colin Kelly
Samba4 Directory Ships With ClearOS 7
Samba4 Directory has been formally released on ClearOS 7.x on October 20, 2015 and currently in Beta and looking for active testing and feedback. ClearOS 7 Community app details can be found in the ClearOS 7 Community Samba4 Directory listing. Please provide any feedback in the ClearOS Samba4 Directory Forum's and plan on great collaboration to find and resolve any open bugs…

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by Colin Kelly
ClearOS 7 Subscriptions | What's Changing?
ClearOS 7 | Now Offered in 3 Editions: ClearOS 7 Community Edition ClearOS 7 Home Edition ClearOS 7 Business Edition With the upcoming release of ClearOS 7, there is a lot of market excitement for some of the recently announced features. We're grateful to you, our customers, and want to say thank you for choosing ClearOS. Coinciding with the availability…

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by Colin Kelly
ClearCenter Secures $4 Million Series A Financing Led by NF International
OREM, Utah — ClearCenter, has closed $4M in growth funding to start driving real awareness for ClearOS and the ClearOS Marketplace which intelligently integrates open source applications and cloud Services for Small Business and distributed Enterprise. The funds will be used to aggressively develop apps for ClearCenter's next generation IT Operating Platform connected to ClearOS and start accelerating sales,…

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by Colin Kelly
The 2-5 Year Puck
"The Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies is the broadest aggregate Gartner Hype Cycle, featuring technologies that are the focus of attention because of particularly high levels of interest, and those that Gartner believes have the potential for significant impact," said Betsy Burton, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "This year, we encourage CIOs and other IT leaders to dedicate…

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by Colin Kelly
Small Business Computing.com Ranks ClearOS #1 Out Of The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business
With a wealth of great open source Linux servers to choose from, Small Business Computing ranks it's five top picks to help you zero in on the best choice. Quick Summary: ClearOS has one of the best administration interfaces and superior documentation, so it's a good fit for less-experienced admins or admins who just want to get up and running…

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by Colin Kelly
ClearCenter Launches ClearVM, Based On Recent Acquisition of Witsbits
OREM, UTAH - ClearCenter today announced that it has launched a new product named ClearVM, which was built on recently acquired Witsbits technology. Witsbits, based in San Francisco, California and built on Red Hats KVM*, was started in 2011 and funded by Bootstrap Labs, Chalmers Innovation Fund and Redhawk Investments. ClearVM removes the complexity of deploying and managing virtualization and IT infrastructure. ClearVM provides a next…

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by Colin Kelly
The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business
ClearOS, which used to be called ClarkConnect, is an integrated network, gateway, and server platform that bundles a wealth of useful features behind a well-organized browser-based administration interface. You get Web, print, messaging and file servers; networking and Internet gateway; VPN; sophisticated user- and resource-management; network charting; databases; and much more.

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by Colin Kelly
Join Angelbeat Lunch & Learn
Angelbeat is holding its annual Salt Lake 1/2 day seminar covering security/compliance, private & public cloud architecture and storage/backup, on Tuesday June 16. There are expert speakers from ClearCenter, VMware, HP, Dell, Kaspersky and other industry leaders. Each attendee receives complimentary registration, CPE credits, meals including a full hot lunch, plus you can win gift cards and other prizes. Join…

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by Colin Kelly
ClearCenter Acquires Witsbits, A Match Made In Heaven
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH —(PRNEWS WIRE)— ClearCenter, a leader in redefining the way IT is delivered, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Witsbits Inc., a venture backed startup based in San Francisco, built on KVM, started in 2011 and funded by Bootstrap Labs, Redhawk Invest and Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund. The Witsbits patent pending virtual…

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by Colin Kelly
Ring-a-Ding-Ding | ClearOS 7 Announced!
 INTEROP LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — April 30, 2015 — ClearFoundation an open source foundation which is dedicated to Intelligently integrating and organizing open source technologies today announced the initial release of ClearOS 7 (download here) at Interop 2015 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas Nevada, United States of America. ClearOS 7 is built from much of the…

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by Colin Kelly
ClearOS 7 Release Week | Lock Your Time To Review What's New
Join the InformationWeek Analysts Review Session for the long awaited sneak-peek at the release of ClearOS 7 Beta at the Interop 2015 Event on Thursday April 30, 2015 / Executive Briefing Room at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Or select your time here if you are attending one of the following events (Interop, InformationWeek, CloudConnect or Lenovo Accelerate) and…

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by Colin Kelly
ClearCenter Opens New India Office
  After 12+ months of working with new key team members from India, ClearCenter opens a new India Office in Jaipur (4th Floor North Avenue, Jaipur India) and is grateful to work with such bright and skilled team members.

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by Colin Kelly
Ding-Ding-Ding Projipro Partners gets tapped by ClearCenter as the Regional Value Added Distributor for the US Rocky Mountain Region.
ClearCenter welcomes Projipro Partners as the Regional Value Added Distributor for the US, Rocky Mountain Region. “The Projipro team brings a wealth of knowledge and industry expertise that ClearCenter desires for users and other partners in the Rocky Mountain Region”, said Devin Johnson, COO of ClearCenter. "Mark Warburton of Projipro has proven that his teams competence deploying ClearOS scales far…

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by Colin Kelly