November 2015

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  Can Google really take on Amazon and Microsoft?

  Does Google really stand a chance in the enterprise space or is it a case of too little, too late?  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  Channel incentives to drive the middle

  Reward programmes need to reach those in the reseller operation who are mid performers if they are going to be effective  Continue Reading

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Help customers expand IT investments with finance

  Amro Gebreel looks at how clients can fulfil their ambitions despite dwindling budget  Continue Reading

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Catch the software-defined wave

  Resellers need to learn fast if they are to cash in on growing interest in software-defined networking and storage Billy MacInnes reports  Continue Reading

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Softcat leads the way

  More than a week since Softcat went public and it is clear that its move to become a PLC will have benefits for the rest of the channel  Continue Reading

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Government fumbles around, unable to find the spot on the G-Cloud

  Nick Booth canvasses some opinion about just what is happening with G-Cloud  Continue Reading

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Who's gone where: Moves this week at Lenovo, Tech Data and WiFi Spark

  Your weekly roundup of activity in the channel. Who's been hired? Who's been fired? Who's gone where...  Continue Reading

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Imerja snapped up by Intercity

  Telecoms player Intercity Technology continues to bolster its capabilities through acquisition and has moved to buy Imerja  Continue Reading

• November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15

  Security is a channel goldmine waiting to be discovered

  Businesses big and small and crying out for help securing their data. Sean McGrath argues that it is time for the channel to step up  Continue Reading

• November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15

  Black Friday weekend a chance to sell data tools and security

  Data analytics and security might not be on the list for most shoppers but they should be for retailers and for their channel partners  Continue Reading

• November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15

  Apprenticeship levy no guarantee skills gap can be tackled

  Moves by the government to levy larger firms to increase the number of apprentices is no guarantee that the skills gap that plagues the channel can be eradicated  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Are ISVs and channel singing from the same hymn sheet?

  Survey from Cloud Technology Alliance reveals misaligned expectations between ISVs and their channel partners  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Why the PC?

  Apple's CEO might have mused on the reasons for a PC in the age of the iPad Pro and he has got Billy MacInnes thinking about the humble desktop and its role  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  IBM, Dell and EMC partners all targets for HP Inc

  Meg Whitman has used her slot speaking to analysts about the last set of results from a single HP operation to outline its aggressive plans to gain more partners from rivals  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  3D printing market becoming more of a mainstream proposition

  Although growth has taken a knock this year the 3D printing market is still heading towards becoming a mainstream proposition  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Businesses will start moving to Win 10 next year

  Gartner expects half of businesses to be on Windows 10 by the start of 2017 with many starting to make moves next year  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Refried fish: Dell admits pre-installing dodgy certificate on PCs

  Superfish-like certificate leaves Dell machines vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks  Continue Reading

• November 23, 2015 23 Nov'15

  Cisco places emphasis on IoT and cloud in certification revamp

  Cisco wants its certified experts to get on board with the Internet of Everything vision  Continue Reading

• November 23, 2015 23 Nov'15

  Consumer security risks require a business response

  Norton's exposure of consumer security risks has stirred some debate about what it means for the channel and the business community  Continue Reading

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Nadella the agent for change

  The Microsoft CEO is already changing the company and Nick Booth thinks even more is on the way  Continue Reading