Opinion

Opinion

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Hugging hardware is outdated - the new trend is cuddling a cloud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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• The rise of the robots

  The robots are coming for jobs and Billy MacInnes wonders what that means for us all  Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Opportunity knocks: Answer the door to managed next generation firewalls

  SMEs are looking for data protection and Jason Howells, Director of EMEA at Barracuda MSP, argues the channel needs to include it in their security pitches  Continue Reading