Opinion

Opinion

Network Infrastructure Solutions and Services

• The year of the innovator

  Cisco UK and Ireland CTO Ian Foddering explores the findings of the firm's recent TechWatch 2012 report, and argues for new approaches to IT strategy and training. Many IT decision makers have 2012 pegged as a year in which technology can deliver a ...  Continue Reading

• Five minute interview: Adam Winkelmann, Emulex

  This week, we subject Adam Winkelmann, vice president of international operations at converged networking vendor Emulex to our Five Minute Interview. Tell us what you do for a living?  Continue Reading

• Android business users get new UC functionality

  The increasing importance of Android to the business mobile experience was reflected this week with two UC vendors launching new apps for the platform.  Continue Reading

• Column: Keep your nerve in the M2M comms minefield

  As the man at the shop will have told you when you ordered your automated butler,M2M communications are going to be massive in the coming months.  Continue Reading

• The network will continue to assert itself in 2012

  In a new guest blog, Dan Cunliffe, head of BE wholesale, looks at the growing assertiveness of the networking sector at the heart of the IT proposition, and explores some of the trends that will continue to shape the industry in 2012. 2012 will ...  Continue Reading

• Five minute interview: Richard Roberts, Cisco

  This week, MicroScope questions Richard Roberts, recently named Cisco UK and Ireland partner organisation lead. Tell us what you do for a living lead the Partner Organisation for Cisco in the UK & Ireland.  Continue Reading

• Column: You wait ages, then two bandwagons come at once

  In this week's column, Nick Booth must choose between two very different bandwagons... First came the dotcom boom. And I did nothing, because I didn't learn how to write HTML quickly enough. Then came the mobile apps wave.  Continue Reading

• Column: Why do you want to go and get 'VARs in Your Eyes?'

  Like everyone in the channel who's got an eye on the next big thing, I'm looking forward to Discovering Start-Ups 2011 on December 8th Resellers always welcome the chance to work with new partners. For startups, it's a good chance to find some VARS.  Continue Reading

• Five minute interview: Henry West, Eclipse Internet

  In the first of our new Five Minute Interviews, Henry West, head of reseller channel at business ISP Eclipse Internet, takes a turn in the redecorated MicroScope confessional.  Continue Reading

• Unified Storage: An ideal offering for the growing business

  Paul Routledge European storage business development manager at D-Link, takes a look at the benefits unified storage can deliver for a customer.  Continue Reading

• Five minute interview: Mark Edge, A10 Networks

  MicroScope puts its questions to Mark Edge, EMEA sales director at network optimisation firm A10 Networks. What is the best/worst advice you have received and from whom?  Continue Reading

• Channel must get on top of new mobile compliance rules

  Avaya worldwide channel vice president, Jeremy Butt, examines new regulations on mobile communications handed down by the FSA, and considers the channel impact. This week marks an important date for the Financial Services industry and indeed for ...  Continue Reading

• Column: Bad things often come in threes

  Nick Booth wonders what redundant resellers should do next.  Continue Reading

• Avaya fires (and misfires) on opening day of 2011 VAR show

  Almost a year ago to the day I painted a mental image that those of us who have met Avaya worldwide channel boss Jeremy Butt would possibly rather forget.  Continue Reading

• Could Nortel have been an Apple killer?

  Could Nortel have had a piece of Apple? Could it have killed the iPhone before it was a glint in Steve Jobs' eye?  Continue Reading