Opinion

Opinion

• Bridging the channel’s future-proofing skills gap

  Dan Milo, head of SME strategy and IT consultant, Targus, discusses why training shouldn’t just help channel partners sell, but give them a vision of the future  Continue Reading

• The channel are critical change agents for digitally transformation

  The channel’s role goes beyond providing tech and systems integration services. It has a responsibility to consult on ways businesses can save money via improved efficiency and collaboration, argues Simon Skellon, vice president, Mitel, UK  Continue Reading

• The Microsoft model seems to be working

  Recent results from major vendors have given an insight into the challenges for vendors that deliver both hardware and software with Billy MacInnes noting Microsoft seems ahead of rivals  Continue Reading

• UKFast takes the right steps to help the next generation

  The move by UKFast to help its graduates pay off some of their student loans has got the thumbs up from Billy MacInnes  Continue Reading

• Flash storage could end in tiers

  Flash storage was meant to mean all data was equal and could be accessed quickly but as Nick Booth finds out it hasn't quite happened like that  Continue Reading

• Let's just wait and see

  We all have a tendency to take a 'wait and see' attitude to life but as Billy MacInnes discovers that can be a dangerous approach when it comes to SMEs and cyber security  Continue Reading

• In praise of the power of partnerships

  Some of the most famous partnerships have changed the world, just look at Lennon and McCartney, and the same can be true in the tech world Billy MacInnes discovers  Continue Reading

• Twilio wants to end the automated snobbery of communcations channels

  CRM can be a positive tool but it can also become a problem but Nick Booth has been talking to someone who might have an answer  Continue Reading

• Why wouldn't you support apprenticeships?

  The decision to reduce funding for firms providing apprenticeships has got Billy MacInnes scratching his head over the strategy  Continue Reading

• Fake news joins the list of other dubious services for sale

  Trend Micro is all too familiar with charting the growth in malicious services for sale and it has added fake news to that list  Continue Reading

• Let's hope uncertain times leads to more IT spending

  The views of Claranet that the spending on digital transformation has increased as the economic and political landscape has become more uncertain has intrigued Billy MacInnes  Continue Reading

• Faith in IT can be lost at the flick of a switch

  The recent BA IT failure showed just how the expectations that IT will always work can quickly evaporate and got Billy MacInnes wondering on the cause of the problems  Continue Reading

• Will it be a Brexit through the gift shop for your EU competitors?

  Some fanatics are passionate about failure for the UK IT industry. Nick Booth wonders if they will be disappointed.  Continue Reading

• Going direct will not provide the complete solution

  Buying directly from the vendor might sound like an attractive idea but it is unlikely to provide the end result customers are looking for, argues Billy MacInnes  Continue Reading

• The curse of IT longevity

  Plenty of fingers were pointed at the use of Windows XP as one of the main factors in the spread of WannaCry but Billy MacInnes wonders if that is totally fair  Continue Reading