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Opinion

• When ten miles is just too far

  We are all being encouraged to work flexibly but as Billy MacInnes discovers a short move proved simply too much for Reddit's CEO  Continue Reading

• Onward and upward at Innovate UK

  Britain’s technology strategy board (now rebranded as Innovate UK) held an exhibition of the inventions that can make Britain’s industries leaner and greener  Continue Reading

• The rise of the millennial heralds a golden age of IT

  Todd Thibodeaux, CEO at CompTIA argues that, far from representing a threat, the rise of ‘Generation Y’ offers a golden opportunity for the channel to put IT at the heart of the HR function  Continue Reading

• Insuring the smartphone user survives

  It might not just be the damaged smartphone that sparks an insurance claim Billy MacInnes discovers  Continue Reading

• Could MozFest 2014 help create a more open web in the future?

  The Internet has created a big revolution, creating a world that favours big data, big government and big corporations, but there’s still scope for the channel to sweat the small stuff.  Continue Reading

• It's time to split

  Billy Macinnes wonders just what it must feel like for those staff at HP and Symantec facing a future working for a split business  Continue Reading

• Finding some virtual problems

  Nick Booth walked the stands at the recent VMworld 2014 event to find out if anyone in the land of virtualisation had any problems to declare  Continue Reading

• Cyber security's "Doomsday Warning"

  Warnings of a Doomsday cyber security attack are not just the stuff of James Bond warns KCS Group chief executive and founder Stuart Poole-Robb  Continue Reading

• Messages of bravery and comfort from VMware

  Billy MacInnes finds a contradiction in the messages coming out of senior management at VMworld 2014  Continue Reading

• What does Microsoft have against the number 9?

  Billy MacInnes wonders just what reasoning lies behind Microsoft's decision to jump from Windows 8 to 10  Continue Reading

• Served from the cloud

  Graham Harris, product director for cloud at Daisy Wholesale, discusses cloud and why the channel shouldn’t be intimidated  Continue Reading

• Miliband might want more IT apprenticeships but will he get them?

  The Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has called for more apprenticeships, particularly in the IT sector, but Billy MacInnes is doubtful changes will happen quickly  Continue Reading

• The channel needs the right blend of youth and experience

  Nick Booth believes that the emphasis on coding is a welcome move that could solve a looming skills crisis  Continue Reading

• SMBs and the channel – one size doesn’t fit all

  Neil Bramley, Northern Europe business unit director, B2B at Toshiba, believes that channel can make a strong play in the SME market as trusted advisors  Continue Reading

• The looming datacentre problem

  Aging data centres could find they are no longer fit for purpose soon and that could pose a serious challenge to significant parts of the industry, finds Nick Booth  Continue Reading