Managing Wireless Networks as a Service

The emergence of the bring-your-own-technology (BYOT) phenomenon coupled with the multiplication of wireless networks in the enterprise is creating a new opportunity for solution providers in the channel.

As the number and types of mobile computing devices on the network continue to expand, managing is proving to be a major challenge for many IT organizations. At the same time, many organizations now have multiple wireless networks in place from different vendors. Ideally, those networks and all the devices attached to them would all be managed under a common framework.

That’s the capability that PowerCloud Systems is trying to deliver as a service through the channel. According to PowerCloud CEO Jeff Abramowitz, PowerCloud has been working with providing its CloudCommand service via OEM partners. In the wake of attaining an additional $6 million in a round of funding led by Qualcomm, the company is now trying to expand its partner ecosystem in the channel.

There’s an old saying that says the best thing that any business can do is find a problem that a customer already has and solve it. It’s pretty clear that given all the management, security and compliance issues associated with mobile computing, IT organizations are about to have a major problem.

In general, customers are getting tired of managing IT. Anything that makes managing IT more complex to manage, no matter how much it boosts productivity, becomes another reason to look for someone else to manage it. So as we look forward to holidays, everyone in the channel might want to give a quiet cheer for every new mobile computing device that gets attached to corporate network in the New Year.