IntelCorporation launched
the Intel AppUp Small Business Service, a service running on the Intel Hybrid
Cloud platform.
The platform enables server
manufacturers, software vendors, and service providers to offer small
businesses key advantages of cloud computing with applications and data running
on their own premises.
Intel’s AppUp Small Business Service, enabled by the
Intel Hybrid Cloud platform, represents a new business model for Intel. The
solution consists of a server, a catalog of prepackaged small business
applications from a broad range of software providers, and Intel-developed
software to securely manage and track use of the application software.
Small business customers access the
solution through service providers, paying on a monthly basis for the software
they use, just like in the cloud, but getting the responsiveness and control of
running their applications and data onsite.
We developed the Intel AppUp Small
Business Service to build a foundation on which the industry can innovate and
provide small business customers with a more convenient, secure, and
high-performance experience,” said Bridget Karlin, general manager, Intel
Hybrid Cloud.
Small businesses are the ultimate
beneficiaries because this service gives them a compelling new option for
improving their business results through IT. This Intel-based solution
comes ready to use, and doesn’t require their own IT staff or the capital cost
of a server,” Karlin added.
The Intel AppUp Small Business
Service’s innovations include use of a subscription-based delivery model for
software applications. Intel-developed software activates, deactivates,
and then tracks the customer’s usage of those applications on a platform.
Each month, that server tracks software
usage and sends a secure encrypted report to an Intel data center. Intel
invoices the small business’s service provider, which bills the small business
customer.
In addition, service providers can
remotely manage their customers’ servers that employ this Intel Hybrid Cloud
reference design by using a Web portal hosted by Intel and secured by a Web
application firewall and HTTPS encrypted communication. Using Intel
Active Management Technology (IntelAMT), service providers can
remotely troubleshoot, diagnose, and support the servers, saving the time and
cost of sending a technician onsite in most cases.
By TelecomLead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
