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Call for a more measured approach

Carl West is business group director at GfK

The channel needs much better metrics and measurement if it is to win over coveted smaller customers, warns Carl West

28 May 2012

It’s all in the performance

Quocirca's Bob Tarzey

Bob Tarzey says application performance management tools and services are an untapped opportunity and their time is ripe

21 May 2012

Virtualise the application delivery controller

Bolt-on applications can help boost product sales

Client computing still king as SMB IT budgets grow

IBM PC

Research finds smaller firms' tech spending is set for double-digit H1 rise, with desktops, laptops and tablets the order of the day

08 May 2012

Analysing the beautiful game for business

Tom Buiocchi says Roy Hodgson’s appointment as England manager should strike a chord with SMBs

03 May 2012

SMBs may be set to boost PC sales

The turn of the year showed signs of promise for UK distribution, writes Marie-Christine Pygott

16 Apr 2012

One small step for government?

According to Phil McCabe, this latest Budget did not go far enough to help UK businesses

27 Mar 2012

GE Capital: UK SMBs plan £37bn CapEx spend in 2012

Of that figure £10.6bn will be to replace IT hardware and software, and £4.2bn replacing office equipment

20 Mar 2012

Small step to public sector savings

The public sector drive to increase efficiency and cut costs may create more opportunities for channel players. Fleur Doidge reports

20 Mar 2012

Government procurement changes could help SMBs win

Cabinet Office outlines new tools, plans and increased visibility of IT procurement regime

12 Mar 2012

Special report: Head above the clouds

New-style managed and converged infrastructures mean an expansion of partnering to provide a seamless customer experience

12 Mar 2012

The smartphone and tablet opportunity in printing

Louella Fernandes reports on the revenue opportunity and compares some vendor offerings

07 Mar 2012

Bigger is not always better

Small technology providers can and should compete more for public sector and enterprise deals, claims Jim Shaw

22 Feb 2012

Change afoot in the PC market

Vendors, distributors, resellers and retailers must clarify their business models in an increasingly confusing, complex PC market, Fleur Doidge discovered at this year’s Distree EMEA conference in Monte Carlo

17 Feb 2012

Accountancy and IT to work more closely

Kevin McLoughlin says newer technologies, such as SaaS, are needed to help transform small business accounts

14 Feb 2012

Getting to grips with SMB resilience

Andrew Buss looks at using virtualisation to improve business continuity

30 Jan 2012

SMBs lead the way in consumerisation of IT

Smaller firms across the world more likely to allow employee-owned devices onto the corporate network

25 Jan 2012

Good week/Bad week

We look at who's riding high and who's feeling low this week

23 Jan 2012

What’s on the VAR horizon in 2012

As 2011 disappears in the rear-view mirror, the channel can expect another year of change in the drive for mobility and efficiency

17 Jan 2012

Closing the SMB security gap

Tony Lock analyses the essential role the channel has to play in helping smaller firms to command their security and data risk landscape

16 Jan 2012

A year of living dangerously

Those who broke out their best guns in the fight for growth in 2011 may still be seeing strong results as we head towards 2012

12 Dec 2011

Field of dreams

Paul Cobley, managing director of Besttel, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of running an ambitious VAR from a field in Cumbria

05 Dec 2011

Osborne expected to unveil £40bn SMB lending scheme

Chancellor to take wraps off credit easing plan in autumn statement tomorrow

28 Nov 2011

Business heads in the cloud

How do customers really see the future of cloud computing? An Entrepreneurship Week event brought together four business leaders to answer the question. Fleur Doidge reports

28 Nov 2011

Bend but don’t break

John Antunes notes that flexibility can prove key to long-term growth for SMBs during tough economic times

28 Nov 2011

Good week/Bad week

We round up who's on a high and who's gone awry over the last seven days

28 Nov 2011

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Why Apple wants bigger bite of channel

Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn