Opinion

Opinion

Enterprise Hardware

• Hybrid work and peripherals

  Ahead of International E-Waste Day Neil MacDonald, UK&I Channel Director, HP , shares the vendor's progress on the recycling front  Continue Reading

• Providing the right tech to your employees matters more than ever

  Providing staff with the right technology is vital, says Tim Bodill, chief sales officer at Jigsaw24  Continue Reading

• Unpicking the cable mess

  There are so many different chargers and cables available now that Billy MacInnes is wondering how we got into this state  Continue Reading

• Flex and Peak supporting circular economy drive

  With recycling a key part of getting to net zero, we take a closer look at the actions of a couple of players in the market  Continue Reading

• How can technology drive environmental sustainability for the channel?

  To mark Earth Day, David Nelson, sales director trade-in services – EMEA, Tech Data, shares his thoughts on how the channel can make a difference  Continue Reading

• Channel tech predictions for a hybrid working future

  Nick Offin, head of sales, marketing and operations at Dynabook Northern Europe, shares some thoughts about the opportunities that are emerging for the channel  Continue Reading

• Want to be green? Maybe look at production cycles

  This is the age of sustainability and environmental responsibility – but being green might be harder than some vendors think  Continue Reading

• Why some businesses are struggling to get to grips with working from home

  We look at the reasons why some businesses have struggled to maintain productivity levels, staff engagement or creativity in remote working setups  Continue Reading

• It’s time for the channel to stand up and be counted on sustainability

  With e-waste volumes growing, Tim Westbrook, director at Stone Group, argues that now is the time for the channel to show how it can help to tackle the sustainability problem  Continue Reading

• The sustainability challenge

  Epson research indicates that users do care about sustainability, but it's not as easy as just tapping into that sentiment  Continue Reading

• Enhancing the conference call experience

  The use of collaborative tools has exploded – and so have efforts to make sure staff don’t fall asleep during the calls  Continue Reading

• What will the next phase of working look like due to Covid-19?

  Andy Jane, CTO at Olive Communications, looks back at the past couple of weeks as the UK has been on lockdown to see how businesses have coped during the initial stage of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis  Continue Reading

• Coronavirus: Tech to the rescue

  It has largely been technology that has kept workers productive and the kids entertained during the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown, says Billy MacInnes  Continue Reading

• Tech Data has a taste for Apple

  Company’s recent results got Billy MacInnes wondering about the importance of the relationship between the distributor and its key vendor  Continue Reading

• Zero clients: The future of mobile security for the channel?

  As cyber attacks and security breaches continue to grow, IT managers are seeking new ways to secure their critical business data. While thin clients have been a good option in the past, they have limited benefits for remote working. That is where ...  Continue Reading

• Digital transformation for print: Four traps to avoid

  In the final part of her series on the world of print, Nicola Narey looks at how print providers can keep on the straight and narrow  Continue Reading

• Moving with the times – how PSPs can adapt their skills for the digital age

  In the first part of her two-part series on the world of print, Quadient’s Nicola Narey shares her views on why print service providers need to evolve their businesses  Continue Reading

• IT security is broken: Six ways partners can help fix it

  Many organisations have numerous non-integrated security point products installed across their enterprise, the management of which is a huge challenge. Here, we discuss how partners can help their customers to adopt a more holistic approach to ...  Continue Reading

• Opportunities and threats with Microsoft 365 Business Voice

  The latest announcement from Microsoft brings significant business benefits and increased revenue to its resellers  Continue Reading

• Supporting intelligent workspaces

  As new technology continues to drive new ways of working, IT departments need support in facilitating the flexibility and connectivity demanded by today’s tech-savvy workforce  Continue Reading

• Commercial PC growth better for channel than consumer PC growth

  The commercial PC segment experienced a 15% sales increase in July, while consumer sales dropped by 2% – but that’s better than the other way round  Continue Reading

• Apstra stops the cyber criminals from loitering with intent

  Intent-based networking fine-tunes all the complicated variables that influence the performance of a network infrastructure and can head off any potential cock-ups  Continue Reading

• Making the business case to create a successful IoT initiative

  The internet of things has the potential to address multiple business objectives, but it is not a miracle technology that will provide business benefit in isolation – true value comes only when the wider challenges are considered across all ...  Continue Reading

• Trying to make an Android appear to be an Apple

  Just when does it help an Android app developer appear as if they are actually producing something for an Apple device? Billy MacInnes finds out  Continue Reading

• Your finger for your phone?

  Just how far will some people go to make sure they are not separated from their smart phones? Billy MacInnes is bemused by some research that claims to have the answer  Continue Reading

• The tech lets you just get on with playing

  The changes in the last time Billy MacInnes saw the Rolling Stones haven't just been to the band line-up  Continue Reading

• The difference between profits and revenues

  With numbers thrown around making revenue look like the main achievement Billy MacInnes turns his attention to profits  Continue Reading

• The importance of Tech Data's relationship with Apple

  Apple is the distributor's biggest vendor partner, which got Billy Macinnes wondering why that will come as a surprise to so many of us  Continue Reading

• Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse

  Those classic lines might be coming true in a way that the author never originally intended notes Billy MacInnes  Continue Reading

• What happened to the HP machine?

  Anyone remember the HP announcement about 'the machine'? Billy MacInnes does and he wonders just what has happened to the grand project  Continue Reading