Perspectives
Kalibr8™ Introduces K8 Notifier™ Designed To Help Protect MSPs and Their Customers From Fraud and Security Breaches
Kalibr8™ today introduced a major new service embedded into its cloud Optimizer Loop which automatically detects anomalies associated with potential and often subtle attacks on their infrastructure, giving Managed Service Providers (MSPs) a new line of defense.
The Role of Supply and Demand Dynamics in Cloud Optimization
Cloud computing, which is by no means a new concept, has risen to new heights amidst the beginning of digital transformation, thanks to the advantages the technology holds over the older generations of computing.
Kalibr8 Closes New Financing Round
Kalibr8™ announced today they have closed a new round of financing as their Cloud Optimization Software as a Service offering continues to grow. The company’s highly automated solution enables service providers and their customers to get the maximum value out of their investments in cloud services through an advanced, unified portal designed to work across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
Kalibr8 Introduces FinOps as a Service Enablement Offering
Kalibr8™ today introduced a new offering for businesses who bring cloud services to market, whether as distributors, B2B cloud marketplaces, or managed service providers.
At The Intersection of Cloud Optimization and Carbon Reduction: On The Path to NetZero
Cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry. A single data center can consume the equivalent electricity of 50,000 homes, and at 200 terawatt hours (TWh) annually, data centers, in the aggregate, devour more energy than some nation-states.
In a Cloud-First World, Cloud Along With Cybersecurity Continue to Dominate the Urgent To-Dos and Drive Unstoppable MSP Growth
TechTarget’s global 2023 IT Priorities Survey, which polled more than 1,600 respondents, reveals that 63% cited cybersecurity as an urgent matter and a broad technology initiative that has become more important over the past two years, making it the top-ranking choice out of two dozen categories.
What Do You Get When You Blend Cost Optimization with Customization?
Cloud cost management may be the hottest topic in the MSP world today, given the dramatic acceleration of migration of nearly every IT service to the cloud. Bill shock has started to surface, and there is a lot of buzz around the true costs of cloud, but more importantly, cloud waste.
Costimization Counts: With Cloud Confidence, MSPs Can Improve Their Own Bottom Line While Driving Deeper Value and Loyalty With Customers
We’ve coined a new term here at Kalibr8 by combining the power of cost optimization with customization to help define an exciting new opportunity for MSPs to compete and win by bringing their customers’ tailor-made opportunities to not only reduce their cloud spend but increase the value of cloud-based services that have an immediate impact on their customers’ ability to grow and thrive with the perfect mix of cloud applications that won’t break the bank.
Why MSPs Are In An Ideal Position To Provide FinOps-as-a-Service
The modern-day managed service provider (MSP) industry has come a long way, looking almost nothing like the glorified hardware and software vendors MSPs were when the sector began. The rapid advent of digital transformation forced MSPs to become IT experts, across all functional areas, such as trial, installation, training, management, support, maintenance, and upgrades. MSPs today are digital “jack-of-all-trades,” managing infrastructure ranging from user devices and computers to firewalls, routers, switches, active directories, exchange servers, active directory servers, and data servers.