Opinion
Opinion
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Veritas reveals channel’s role in growth strategy
The vendor is “on a mission” to drive channel sales in midmarket and enterprise Continue Reading
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DataDirect Networks keeps the Tintri channel going
Billy MacInnes is impressed with the proactive channel approach being taken by DDN Continue Reading
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The hidden costs of doing business with vendors
Technology is starting to shed light on more of the mechanics of how the channel works with vendors and Nick Booth finds out about one of the latest offerings Continue Reading
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MSP Day 2018 - Only the beginning
Jason Howells, EMEA Director, Barracuda MSP, shares his views about building on the success of the first MSP Day Continue Reading
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Shouting over the gender gap
Things are being done but the shouting over the gender gap is far from over says Billy MacInnes Continue Reading
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AI Cops Walk the Thin Line Between Fin Tech and Fiend Tech
Steps are being taken to ensure that AI and machine learning do not damage consumers finds Nick Booth Continue Reading
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When it comes to privacy, technology is only part of the story
Philippe Ortodoro, VP EMEA Channel Sales, TrustArc, explains why the coming two years are going to be a business bonanza for the channel Continue Reading
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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
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Software defined networking, it’s a question of why rather than WAN
SD-WAN is due to accelerate but Nick Booth wonders just quite when that is all going to happen Continue Reading
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How the channel can play a vital role in reducing cybersecurity skills shortages
David Ellis, Vice President, Security and Mobility Solutions - Europe, Tech Data, argues that the channel can play a role in dealing with the security skills crisis Continue Reading
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Who wants to be number one?
Vendors have an obsession with being number one in their market but is it really that important wonders Billy MacInnes Continue Reading
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Email is the biggest threat for businesses… but the greatest opportunity for the channel
Chris Ross, SVP sales, international, Barracuda, explains why email still remains a major target for partners Continue Reading
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Coming back to the channel: why it’s time to rethink reselling
Neil Robertson, CEO of Compleat Software, shares the motivation for the firm's re-engagement with the channel Continue Reading
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You don’t need to treat clients mean to keep them keen, says WP Engine
The technology that made WordPress so easy to use is something that has caught Nick Booth's eye Continue Reading
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Considerations on a European channel strategy
Brad Parks, VP of business development at Morpheus Data, shares some of the thoughts that go through then mind of a vendor looking at increasing European channel coverage Continue Reading
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You know what’s over rated? Artificial intelligence
AI is sprinkled into almost every sales pitch but Nick Booth finds it is losing its punch with customers Continue Reading
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The rise of IoT
Craig Smith, director IoT and analytics solutions and services at Tech Data, shares his thoughts about the rise of the Internet of Things Continue Reading
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5 growing pains MSPs need to overcome
Gregg Lalle, vice-president of international sales and strategy at ConnectWise, explores the business challenges that confront MSPs as they endeavour to scale their businesses without compromising the customer experience Continue Reading
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Pegasystems gives the channel the Infinity option
The way some companies use CRM is less engaging than enraging. But Pegasystems has a suite of tools to help resellers fix that for clients Continue Reading
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CAE and i-Storage have something to market
A couple of British firms caught the eye of Nick Booth with both deserving recognition Continue Reading
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Cloud appeals come rain or shine
The recent hot weather got Billy MacInnes thinking about the benefits of paying for what you use Continue Reading
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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
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Looking beyond MSP Day to year-round sales opportunities
Later this month the first MSP Day will be marked but supporting and encouraging managed service providers is not a one-off exercise argues Jason Howells at Barracuda MSP Continue Reading
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The bland leading the bland
Maybe technology has a role to play in helping customers find out what a solution can really deliver argues Nick Booth Continue Reading
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Are resellers ready for the race to multi-cloud?
Multi-cloud is here to stay and could offer resellers a chance to stand out from the crowd if they can rise to the challenge Continue Reading
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Dell builds on the incumbency programme
The flurry of announcements coming out of the partner shindig in Las Vegas have included indications, picked up by Billy MacInnes, that the vendor is building on past work it has carried out with partners Continue Reading
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Park Place Technologies and GuardiCore go on hunts for UK partners
The channel is very much in demand and Nick Booth has come across a couple of firms keen to build up their reseller relationships Continue Reading
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If you hated GDPR you may like the African Continental Free Trade Area
For those struggling with GDPR there is a new $2.5 trillion target market that Nick Booth thinks is worth looking into Continue Reading
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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
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GDPR: securing data is more than just a technology fix, it’s about understanding human behaviour
Neal Lillywhite, VP EMEA Channel at Forcepoint, argues GDPR is about people and processes as well as technology Continue Reading
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Data: why should businesses invest in the new currency?
Ian Belton, Sales Director Analytics EMEA, Tech Data looks at why data is so important and the reasons why money should be spent on looking after it Continue Reading
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IT departments, LOB and more to come?
The channel is having to get used to lines of business spending more than the traditional IT buyers but Billy MacInnes wonders if change will stop there Continue Reading
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Giving the NHS some IT treatment
There are plenty of things that could help the NHS save money by using IT finds Nick Booth Continue Reading
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GDPR: Is time running out or is the clock just starting?
Ian Kilpatrick, EVP Cyber Security for Nuvias Group, looks at whether there are still channel opportunities with GDPR. Continue Reading
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A latte and a breach?
Coffee shops and hotels can be places where wifi can be compromised and Billy MacInnes has been looking into the issue over a brew Continue Reading
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Brexit Tracker helps chart the confidence
In these uncertain days Nick Booth is interested to find a technology that can give a little bit more clarity Continue Reading
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Zuckerberg could become a problem for Facebook
There are echoes of Steve Jobs at Apple with Mark Zuckerberg's tenure at Facebook thinks Billy MacInnes Continue Reading
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Twilio says it's time you gave your listening muscles a Flex
Most corporations use omni-channels for talking but they’ve got too little time for listening. Nick Booth thinks there’s plenty of scope for improvement Continue Reading
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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
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Stopping future “beasts from the east”grinding business to a halt
Phil Jones, managing director of Brother UK discusses what resellers can offer their clients to cope with disruption Continue Reading
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Dell is deadly serious about the channel
Things have changed at the once mighty direct giant and Billy MacInnes comments on a firm now heavily targeted on the channel Continue Reading
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Women in Tech – How long can we wait?
Inspiring the next generation into IT is clearly important, but says Zoe Cunningham, Managing Director, Softwire, the skills gap and gender imbalance will never be addressed without some radical thinking Continue Reading
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Who will save us from the privacy invaders?
Soon our most intimate details - our genomes - will be on open display, as liberalisation turns our private information into a global peep show for everyone from fraudsters to pharmaceuticals warns Nick Booth Continue Reading
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Is it worth taking out a file on WekaIO? It seems to be disrupting the data industry
The artificial intelligence data player is on the hunt for channel partners and Nick Booth thinks the firm is worth a closer look Continue Reading
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The rise of the millennials
The rise of millennials will drive disruption and innovation in the channel points out Steve Bailey, commercial director of Agilitas Continue Reading
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Setting up a business is like jumping out of a plane at 12,000 feet
When he decided to set up his own business the IBC Group it reminded Ian Birch of the feelings he had when skydiving Continue Reading
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Innovate or die?
The well worn phrase has Billy MacInnes wondering if it is still as popular as it once was in the channel Continue Reading
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New £655,000 Breast Cancer Care app inspires people on many levels
Finding out about the latest innovation in support for cancer sufferers has inspired Nick Booth on many levels Continue Reading
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Hugging hardware is outdated - the new trend is cuddling a cloud
The world is changing and as Nick Booth finds out after a chat with Arcserve the days of stroking the tin is coming to an end Continue Reading
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The price of happiness
What happens when people are happy in their work? Or rather, what happens when too many people are too happy in their work? Continue Reading
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There will be change but the channel is constant
Plenty of vendors are changing their partner programmes but as Billy MacInnes looks at recent examples he concludes all are looking for a long future relationship with partners Continue Reading
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Are Claromentis and Iconfirm putting in enough decent crosses for their strikers?
Dealing with customer data is already a challenge and as Nick Booth finds out it is going to get even harder with GDPR coming Continue Reading
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There is no Margin for Error in Azure it’s Strictly Bill Room
Nick Booth finds some inspiration in what Microsoft partner Astel Systems has been doing to deliver cloud services Continue Reading
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Why the UK’s Industrial Strategy needs the channel
Ben Boswell, VP Europe for World Wide Technology, discusses the role of channel players in boosting innovation in the UK, particularly post-Brexit Continue Reading
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The rise of the robots
The robots are coming for jobs and Billy MacInnes wonders what that means for us all Continue Reading
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Can ECS help the big banks deal with GDPR?
GDPR is looming and ECS is doing its bit to make sure financial institutions are ready for the data regulations Continue Reading
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Continuing in the face of disaster
Paul Blore, managing director at Netmetix, cloud network specialists, writes about the importance of business continuity and how businesses can best implement it Continue Reading
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Four tips for successful digital transformation
Nicola Downing, CFO, Ricoh Europe, has some advice for those looking to help customers carry out a successful digital transformation project Continue Reading
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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
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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
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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
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Stay flexible – how to benefit from the rise of the softphone
Softphones are popular, when the channel can get customers to adopt them, and Paul Clarke, channel manager, 3CX, has some advice on how to improve the odds of that happening Continue Reading
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Blame for NHS's £12 billion IT disaster identified
No evidence of corruption has been found in the NHS IT cock up that has cost the UK taxpayer £12.8 billion. Continue Reading
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Is your business prepared for the zombie apocalypse?
The BBC is today reporting that Leicester City Council has been forced to admit it is unprepared for an attack by hordes of flesh-eating zombies following a Freedom of Information request. Continue Reading
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Government has a role to play in fighting piracy
There will have been few eyebrows raised at the announcement that the UK software piracy figures have stayed the same at 27% with a quarter of the country using unlicensed products. Continue Reading
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"We're not a broadliner anymore," says C2000 boss. So what are you?
Computer 2000 is not a generalist distributor. Has everybody got that? You at the back, did you hear it? Continue Reading